GIS-Pro 2011: Conference Program
November 1 - 4, 2011 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Come to GIS-Pro 2011 to be:
• INspired
• INvigorated
• INformed
• INvolved
Conference Chair, Geney Terry, GISP noted that the educational content of the conference will “cover professional development, tools to measure the success of GIS like ROI and maturity models, state of the art technologies, geospatial industry trends, sharing of leadership experience, and cross-jurisdictional collaboration. Several sessions will be conducted more like a training class and you will have information in your hands that you can take back to work and implement immediately. One area of the GIS profession that the conference has not focused on extensively in the past is the developer community, both application and web. That's changing this year. We've included several sessions, both daytime breakout sessions and evening events, that will provide opportunities for developers to learn, collaborate, and network. These sessions cover industry standard software and open source applications.”
The conference program was developed, in large part, from the abstract submissions received through the Call for Presentations, and is organized to appeal to almost any attendee scenario. If you have very specific expectations for the conference, a single track may be appealing. If, however, your needs are more general, selecting individual sessions across multiple tracks may be the appropriate strategy. The good news is, the choice will be YOURS for an optimal conference experience!
Review Conference Tracks/Session Themes
Preconference Workshops
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Begin your conference on Tuesday, November 1 with full-day workshops included with your conference registration (previously an additional registration fee). Six URISA Certified Workshops - reviewed and updated by your peers - are on the schedule:
- Business Intelligence and Data Integration for the GIS Professional
- Cartography and Map Design
- 3D Geospatial: Project Implementation Methods and Best Practices
- An Overview of Open Source Software
- GIS Strategic Planning
- Public Data, Public Access, Privacy and Security
Note that the workshops are presented in a classroom setting and attendance is limited for each workshop. Even though one workshop is included with your full conference registration, you must register in advance. Be sure to register early to have the best chance of attending your preferred workshop.
URISA Certified Workshop Descriptions & Tuesday Events
Registration and Travel Information
