Next Up ---- The NYS GIS Conference!
Register now for the NYS GIS Conference at:  http://www.esf.edu/nysgisconf/.  

You’re in for a real treat this year as it will be held October 24th-October 26th in historic Saratoga Springs. There will be great workshops on Sunday as well as a reception at the Racing Museum. Monday will feature the formal opening of the conference with a keynote address by Kass Green, president of Kass Green & Associates and the “State of the State in GIS” by Bill Johnson, Assistant Deputy Director for the New York State Office of Cyber Security.  Monday evening will be rounded out by a banquet and a talk by Jack Knowlton, owner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide. Don’t miss this opportunity to network with GIS professionals and learn about the latest in software and applications being developed across New York State.

Looking to save money at this year’s Conference? 

• Share a ride through the Association’s ride sharing site: http://2010_nysgisconf.erideshare.com/ (see “How to Get Started with Ride Sharing for the Conference” below for instructions); or
• Share a room through the Association’s room sharing site: http://www.eroomshare.com (Under the map select the group "2010 NYS GIS Conference"- the password is "nysgis2010".) 
• Join the Association today and get an instant discount to one of the Sunday workshops.

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What's new at this year's NYS GIS Conference?

• "GIS Ablaze" - For the first time ever, Platinum and Gold Sponsors of this year's NYS GIS Conference will be given the opportunity to stand center stage and impart their wisdom in a power-packed presentation of GIS knowledge, and tidbits of “Who knew you could do that with geospatial information?” in our newly launched “GIS Ablaze” Ignite Sessions. These 5-minute sessions will be held during lunch on Monday and attendees will have the opportunity to vote on a favorite. The goal of this new program is to provide entertaining presentations that impart new knowledge to conference attendees.
• Workshops available on Sunday, October 24, 2010: 
   1:00 - 4:00 PM Remote Sensing Seminar, Kass Green
   1:00 - 4:00 PM LiDAR Workshop, Ben Houston & Karen Kwasnowski
   1:00 - 4:00 PM OpenSource GIS Workshop, Bryan McBride 
   12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Educator's Workshop, Amy Work, Carol Burch, Tom O'Neil, & Bob Jones

   
  

Interested in Assisting the New York State Geospatial Community? 

Volunteers are needed to run for the Association/s Board of Directors.  If you are interested, please contact Sheri Norton at: nortons@co.warren.ny.us for more information.  Volunteers are also needed to participate on Association Committees.  Please contact the Committee Chairs if you can contribute your time and skills to the NYS geospatial community.

2010 Annual Meeting 

The Association’s Annual Meeting will be held at the NYS GIS Conference on October 25th at 4 pm. The meeting is open to all. This year’s meeting will feature election of officers to the Board of Directors, a vote on amendments to the Association By-Laws, the latest on the surveying legislation and an announcement of the Association Award winners.  Please come and support the Association as it continues to move forward in its development.

The Association Wishes to Thank the 2010 Summit Sponsors

The NYS GIS Association wishes to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the sponsors of the 2010 NYS GeoSpatial Summit.  This unique event is funded entirely through registration fees and the support of the sponsors.  In this economic climate, we all recognize how difficult it is to make this kind of commitment and we thank all those that provided the opportunity to hold this event.  These include: Gold Sponsors: GIS Solutions, Inc as the Reception Sponsor, and Bergmann Associates,  Lunch Sponsor; Silver Sponsors: Wendel as Breakfast Sponsor, ESRI as Morning Break Sponsor, and Pictometry as Afternoon Break Sponsor; and Underwriting Sponsors: Applied Geographics Inc., Bowne Management Systems, Inc., C. T. Male Associates, PC, fountains spatial, GIS/SIG, Orienteering Unlimited, Oswald Associates, Stone Environmental, Inc., Tele Atlas, The Cedra Corporation, US Geological Survey, and Waypoint Technology Group, LLC.