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GIS-Pro 2019

Welcome to the event site for GIS-Pro 2019 in New Orleans!
Use this site to design your agenda, review presentations in-depth, and network with your peers.
Start reviewing the comprehensive workshop and training opportunities, the keynote addresses, professional development and networking events, and the abundance of concurrent breakout sessions in several focused program tracks:

GIS Leadership & Management
Community Resiliency and Sustainability
Social Justice and Equity Implications of GIS
GIS Supporting Health and Human Services
Data Management and Analysis
Geospatial Technology Innovations
Inspiring the Future of GIS and Education

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8:00am CDT

URISA Board of Directors Meeting Prince of Wales Room, 2nd FloorKim McDonough, GISP

12:00pm CDT

Registration First Floor Event Registration Area

1:00pm CDT

URISA Committee Coordination Meeting Camp Room, 3rd FloorKeri Brennan, GISP ENP • Kevin Mickey, GISP, CTT+

6:00pm CDT

Young Professionals' Meet-Up offsite at Barcadia

7:30am CDT

Registration First Floor Event Registration Area

8:30am CDT

Un-Conference Room Salon 16, 1st Floor Emergency Preparedness for GIS (Half-Day Workshop) - AICP/CM Approve Salon 21, 1st FloorTheresa (Tari) Martin, GISP Introduction to GIS for Equity and Social Justice (Half-Day Workshop) -AICP/CM Approved 3.5 Salon 22, 1st FloorGreg Babinski, GISP • Nicole Franklin GIS Program Management (Full-Day Workshop) Salon 15, 1st FloorPeter Croswell, GISP, PMP, CMS • Randal Krejcarek, GISP, PE GIS Strategic Planning (Full-Day Workshop) Salon 24, 1st FloorRebecca Somers, GISP • Allen Ibaugh, AICP, GISP Managing Addressing For the 21st Century (Full-Day Workshop) - AICP/CM Approved 8.5 Salon 18, 1st FloorMartha Wells, GISP • Ed Wells, GISP OFFSITE: Small Unmanned Systems (sUAS) for Mapping - Full-Day Workshop* - AICP/CM Approved 8.5 - NO AVAILABILITY City ParkChad Netto, GISP Preparing for GISP Certification (Full-Day Workshop) Salon 19, 1st FloorTripp Corbin, MCP, GISP • Kevin Mickey, GISP, CTT+ • Keri Brennan, GISP ENP • Carl Anderson, GISP • Lynda Wayne, GISP • Lynn Dupont, GISP • James Armstrong, GISP • Cindy Post, GISP • Charlena Thornton, GISP

12:00pm CDT

URISA Leadership Development Committee Meeting Camp Room, 3rd FloorTeresa Townsend, AICP

1:00pm CDT

Un-Conference Room Salon 16, 1st Floor Building Community Using Geospatial Tools (Half-Day Workshop) - AICP/CM Approved 4.0 Salon 22, 1st FloorJudy Colby-George, GISP NG9-1-1 and the GIS Workflow (Half-Day Workshop) - AICP/CM Approved 4.0 Salon 21, 1st FloorKeri Brennan, GISP ENP

5:00pm CDT

Speed Networking Ballroom Foyer

5:30pm CDT

Esri User Group Meeting Fulton Room, 3rd FloorBrent Jones, PE, PLS

7:00pm CDT

GIS-Pro 2019 Geocaching First Floor Event Registration Area

7:00am CDT

URISA Past Presidents’ Breakfast Meeting (for URISA past presidents only) Camp Room, 3rd FloorTeresa Townsend, AICP

7:30am CDT

Coffee break in Grand Ballroom AB Grand Ballroom AB Registration First Floor Event Registration Area

8:30am CDT

Welcome & Keynote Address: NOAA and Digital Coast - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Grand Ballroom ABNate Herold • Ashley Hitt, GISP • Judy Colby-George, GISP • Kim McDonough, GISP • John Nolte, GISP • Brent Yantis

10:30am CDT

Floods, Droughts, and Coastal Resiliency - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 21, 1st FloorXan Fredericks, GISP • Michael Gilbrook, PhD, AICP, GISP • Joshua Viers, Ph.D. • Martin Mantz • Richard Poche, GISP, PLA • Chintamani Kandel Cradle to Grave to Cloud - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 18, 1st FloorDavid Lanter • Michael Crosby, PhD • John Morgan • John May, GISP Esri Learning Lab Commerce Room, 3rd Floor The 4-1-1 on 9-1-1 - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 24, 1st FloorDr. Demetrio P Zourarakis, GISP • Steve Marzolf • Deb Rozeboom, ENP, PMP, GISP • Melissa Liebert • Ashley Buzzeo • Lisa Caldwell Surfing the GIS Waves to Success Salon 15, 1st FloorRandal Krejcarek, GISP, PE • Adam Carnow Thinking About Grad School? Salon 19, 1st FloorKendrick Watson • Eric Money • Christina Brunsvold URISA Core Documents Committee Meeting Camp Room, 3rd FloorBryan Townsend, GISP Elections, Gerrymandering, and Civil War Monuments - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 22, 1st FloorRobert Kirkman, GISP • Greg Babinski, GISP • Mark Salling, PhD, GISP • Gary Bilotta, GISP Un-Conference Room Salon 16, 1st Floor

12:00pm CDT

GIS-Pro 2019 Hosted Awards Luncheon Grand Ballroom AB

1:30pm CDT

Dessert Break in Exhibit Hall Grand Salon A&B

2:30pm CDT

Asset Management in Emergency Response and Preparedness - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 21, 1st FloorKevin Mickey, GISP, CTT+ • Arnab Bhowmick • Deb Rozeboom, ENP, PMP, GISP Hit the Road Jack - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 18, 1st FloorLiz Lowe • Russell Prentice • Aaron Licker • John Morgan • Reza Sardari, Ph.D., GISP • Daniela Sabillon Esri Learning Lab Commerce Room, 3rd Floor Addressing How We Are Alike and Different for a Better NextGen 911 (Chapter IV A New Hope) - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 24, 1st FloorMartha Wells, GISP • Dr. Steve Steinberg, GISP • Tom Fisher, AICP, GISP • Rachel Marquez, GISP • Sheila Steffenson What’s Next? Salon 22, 1st FloorMartin Roche, GISP • David Lanter • Emma Paz, GISP Developing GIS Management Best Practices - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 15, 1st FloorRebecca Somers, GISP • Peter Croswell, GISP, PMP, CMS • Ed Wells, GISP Getting Hired With the Impactful Resume Salon 19, 1st FloorSarah Marie Kelly • Clare Brown, GISP • Susan Kamei • John Nolte, GISP URISA GIS Leadership Academy Committee Meeting Camp Room, 3rd FloorCarl Anderson, GISP Un-Conference Room Salon 16, 1st Floor

3:30pm CDT

Exhibit Hall Break Grand Salon A&B

4:00pm CDT

Community Sustainability through GIS - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 21, 1st FloorTeresa Townsend, AICP • Lynn Dupont, GISP • Al Mowbray, GISP Planning – In the Beginning - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 18, 1st FloorCara Solon Atchison, LEED AP • Mark Leipnik, Ph.D • Michelle Plaskett • Sam Briuglio, GISP • Sara Kidd, GISP Esri Learning Lab Commerce Room, 3rd Floor Get Your Head in the Clouds Salon 24, 1st FloorAngie Swirski • John Maloney • Mark Korver, MCP/DA GIS Management Surf Stories Salon 15, 1st FloorDoug Adams, GISP • Ashley Hitt, GISP Calling All Young Professionals: Career Panel Honest Talk Salon 19, 1st FloorSusan Kamei • Kevin Volz, GISP • Christina Brunsvold • Rachel Marquez, GISP OneURISA Q&A Camp Room, 3rd FloorKim McDonough, GISP Health & Equity: The Civic Engagement Component - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 22, 1st FloorMark Salling, PhD, GISP • Yunwoo Nam • Michael Shean, GISP Un-Conference Room Salon 16, 1st Floor

5:00pm CDT

Exhibit Hall Networking Reception Grand Salon A&B

6:30pm CDT

GIS-Pro 2019 Mapathon Camp Room, 3rd Floor

7:30am CDT

Registration First Floor Event Registration Area

8:00am CDT

Breakfast with GIS-Pro 2019 Exhibitors Grand Salon A&B

9:00am CDT

Precision Addressing for Community GIS and 9-1-1 - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 21, 1st FloorKathrine Cargo, GISP • Martha Wells, GISP • Ed Wells, GISP GIS and Surveying - Technology, Trends and Policy - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 18, 1st FloorJennifer Buchanan, GISP • Brent Jones, PE, PLS • Andrew Milanes, GISP • Brad Holleman • Eric Gakstatter Esri Learning Lab Commerce Room, 3rd Floor Taking Paper to the Sky Salon 24, 1st FloorDr. Steve Steinberg, GISP • Ryan Moore • Amal Suleiman Surviving the GIS Storm Salon 15, 1st FloorChristina Brunsvold • Rebecca Somers, GISP • John Nolte, GISP Training the Trainer Salon 19, 1st FloorKeri Brennan, GISP ENP • Gunnar Olson, GISP URISA Professional Education Committee Meeting Camp Room, 3rd FloorXan Fredericks, GISP • Kevin Mickey, GISP, CTT+ From Poverty Alleviation to Burning Villages, Using Spatial Analysis for Social Justice - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 22, 1st FloorRobert Kirkman, GISP • Shefali Tripathi, PhD., GISP • Delaney Almond • Andrew Marx, Ph.D Un-Conference Room Salon 16, 1st Floor

10:00am CDT

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall - Raffle drawings Grand Salon A&B OneURISA Q&A Camp Room, 3rd FloorKim McDonough, GISP

11:00am CDT

Modeling Data to Mitigate Emergencies - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 21, 1st FloorJennifer Buchanan, GISP • Michael Crosby, PhD • Xan Fredericks, GISP • Chris Cretini • Marian Batton CYA - Cover Your Assets - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 19, 1st FloorLiz Lowe • Doug Adams, GISP • Arnab Bhowmick Work Like a Pro - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 18, 1st FloorDavid Alford • Ashley Ratley • Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP Esri Learning Lab Commerce Room, 3rd Floor Drone On - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 24, 1st FloorDanny Hendren, GISP • Ryan Hermann • Trisha Brush GISP PMP DTM • Jason Amadori, GISP • Junhee Youn Which Wave Do I Ride First? - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 15, 1st FloorWendy Peloquin, GISP • Tim Nolan, GISP, CGCIO, LAVM Spatial Analysis for Community Health - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 22, 1st FloorBernadette de Leon, GISP • Peter Herman • Ned English • Navya Tripathi URISA Policy Advisory Committee Meeting Camp Room, 3rd FloorGlenn O’Grady, GISP Un-Conference Room Salon 16, 1st Floor

12:00pm CDT

Lunch & Learn: What’s New in ArcGIS - Sponsored by Esri Fulton Room, 3rd Floor Lunch on own URISA Chapter Leaders Forum Camp Room, 3rd FloorTom Fisher, AICP, GISP URISA Equity & Social Justice Committee Meeting Salon 16, 1st FloorJudy Colby-George, GISP

1:30pm CDT

Accuracy Isn’t Everything, but it is GIS - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 18, 1st FloorAndrew Milanes, GISP • Kevin Cormier • Liz Lowe • Eric Gakstatter • Timothy Oliver Innovating Historical GIS and High-Production Mapping - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Salon 21, 1st FloorXan Fredericks, GISP • Sara Boyer • William Marken • Albert Rozo • Eva Dodsworth • Markus Wieland Esri Learning Lab Commerce Room, 3rd Floor Seeing it All: Above and Beyond - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 24, 1st FloorTrisha Brush GISP PMP DTM • Keith Olson, GISP • Phil Gardner • Conrad Comeaux • Danny Hendren, GISP • Alex Hepp Unleashing your Entrepreneurial Spirit...Without Breaking It - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 15, 1st FloorRandal Krejcarek, GISP, PE • Allen Ibaugh, AICP, GISP • Teresa Townsend, AICP • Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP Modeling Health Risk Exposures - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 22, 1st FloorBernadette de Leon, GISP • Abdulkader Murad, Ph.D • Maya Richardson, M.S. • Rhoda Moise, Ph.D Engaging GIS Students in the Community - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 19, 1st FloorSusan Kamei • Dawson Belk • Lara Hall • Thomas Jeanquart • Michael Crosby, PhD • Bryant Devillier Vanguard Cabinet Committee Meeting Camp Room, 3rd FloorRachel Marquez, GISP Un-Conference Room Salon 16, 1st Floor

3:15pm CDT

Lightning Talks & "Mappy Hour" Grand Ballroom ABKeri Brennan, GISP ENP • Carl Anderson, GISP • Clare Brown, GISP • Allen Ibaugh, AICP, GISP • Yunwoo Nam • Alyssa Randall • Safa Ridene • Angie Swirski • Myra Tetteh, PhD, MPP • Conner Gay • James Riechel • Mason Richardson • Michael Crosby, PhD • Shobha Sriharan Un-Conference Room Salon 16, 1st Floor

6:00pm CDT

GIS-Pro 2019 Social at Fulton Alley Fulton Alley

7:30am CDT

Conference Committee Meeting & Continental Breakfast Camp Room, 3rd FloorJudy Colby-George, GISP • Ashley Hitt, GISP

8:00am CDT

Registration First Floor Event Registration Area

8:30am CDT

URISA Community Resilience Taskforce: Lessons Learned and Next Steps - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 21, 1st FloorKevin Mickey, GISP, CTT+ • Bradley Dean CFM, CE • Theresa (Tari) Martin, GISP • Shane Hubbard, Ph.D. Geospatial Data Act and COGO’s NSDI Report Card - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 18, 1st FloorAlex Hepp • Cy Smith, GISP • Glenn O’Grady, GISP • Ed Wells, GISP Esri Learning Lab Commerce Room, 3rd Floor Using Lidar and Field Data to Advance Transportation, Utilities, and Engineering - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 24, 1st FloorCaitlyn Meyer • Michael Gilbrook, PhD, AICP, GISP • Matt Vinopal Let’s Get Together - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 15, 1st FloorRyan Cornet, GISP • Jack Eichenbaum • Aaron Licker Soup to Nuts: A Bite-Size Approach to Mentoring and Networking Salon 19, 1st FloorAlex Lopez-Rogina, GISP • Clare Brown, GISP • Carl Anderson, GISP • Kathrine Cargo, GISP • Kristin Johnston • Haley Zehentbauer Committee Meeting - Not yet reserved Camp Room, 3rd Floor Techniques & Tools in Community Data Collection and Analysis - AICP/CM Approved 1.5 Salon 22, 1st FloorGreg Babinski, GISP • David Grolling, MPS

10:00am CDT

Coffee Break in the Foyer Ballroom Foyer

10:30am CDT

URISA Policy Advisory Committee Updates and Keynote Address: Are You Prepared For The New Datums? - AICP/CM Approved 1.0 Grand Ballroom ABDenis Riordan • Bruce Joffe, GISP • Glenn O’Grady, GISP

11:30am CDT

URISA Annual Business Meeting Grand Ballroom ABKeri Brennan, GISP ENP • Bryan Townsend, GISP • Kim McDonough, GISP • Doug Adams, GISP

1:00pm CDT

URISA Board of Directors’ Meeting & Lunch Eglinton Winton, 2nd FloorKeri Brennan, GISP ENP