
Rocket City Geospatial Conference 2008: Agenda
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Tuesday, November 18 — Workshops
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1:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m. |
WORKSHOP #1 - Virtual Alabama
WORKSHOP #2 - ArcGIS Server
WORKSHOP #3 - National Hydrography Data Set
WORKSHOP #4 - The Convergence of CAD and GIS- The Ultimate Enterprise Geospatial
Solution
WORKSHOP #5 - Building web sites for sharing geospatial information
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4:45 p.m - 6:00 p.m. |
Tour of Huntsville/Madison County E911 (Buses Depart from the Marriott Hotel @ 4:45 p.m.)
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Wednesday, November 19
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7:30 a.m - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast @ the Marriott - Registration and Exhibit Area
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Location |
Main Ballroom
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8:30 a.m - 9:00 a.m. |
Introduction by Conference Chairman and Committee
Welcome Address - Brian Hilson - President, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce
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9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation (w/Q&A) — Mr. Jack Dangermond, ESRI
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10:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m. |
Break
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10:30 a.m - 12:00 Noon |
Special Plenary Session on Disaster Management & Emergency Response — Planning and Recovery from Hurricane's Gustav & Ike in the Gulf Coast Region
Invited Participants include senior management from Alabama EMA, Louisiana EMA, NASA's Johnson Space Flight Center, Virtual Alabama and Virtual Louisiana
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12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch in the Exhibit Area sponsored by ESRI
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Location |
Main Ballroom
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Challenger
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Enterprise
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1:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m. |
Spatial Data Management
Moderator:
Bruce Westcott, Intergraph.
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Field Force Automation/Utilties
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UAV applications
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2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m. |
BIM/GIS Integration
Moderator:
David Kingsbury, Autodesk.
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Transportation
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Military/Intel/Homeland Security
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3:30 p.m - 4:00 p.m. |
Break in the Exhibit Area
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4:00 p.m - 5:30 p.m. |
Web GIS
Moderator:
Roger Harwell, Intergraph.
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Environmental
Moderator:
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Emergency Management 1
Moderator:
Chris Johnson, US Space and Rocket Center.
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5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m. |
Wednesday Social Event in Exhibit Area Sponsored by Autodesk
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Thursday, November 20
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7:30 a.m - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast @ the Marriott - Registration and Exhibit Area
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Location |
Main Ballroom
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8:30 a.m - 9:15 a.m. |
Special Address - Bob Baron - President & Founder, Baron Services
Baron Services Video - Lightening strike detection system Identifies a single home struck by lightning
Baron Services Video - MicroTrack product
Baron Service Video - OMNI
Baron Services Video -VIPIR® (Volumetric Imaging and Processing of Integrated Radar)
Baron Services Video - Early Days of Digital Weather Display Information
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9:15 a.m - 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation (w/Q&A) — Mr. Mark Doherty, Executive Director, Intergraph
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10:00 a.m - 10:45 a.m. |
Break in the Exhibit Area
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Location |
Main Ballroom
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Challenger
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Enterprise
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10:45 a.m - 12:15 p.m |
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Moderator:
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Atlantis-
Timothy Heinse Title 1: GIS Day for Endeavor Elementary School 4th graders
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12:15 p.m - 1:30 p.m. |
Plated Lunch in Ballroom Sponsored by Intergraph
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1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m. |
GIS Data Integration
Moderator:
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Local & State Government Enterprise Applications
Moderator:
Mike Vanhook, Alabama Geospatial Office.
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Geospatial Issues
Moderator:
Dr. Steve Ramroop, Troy University.
A High Resolution and Frame Rate, Wide FOV Camera - David B. Pollock, Center for Applied Optics / Electrical Computer Engineering, University of Alabama Huntsville
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3:00 p.m - 3:30 p.m. |
Break in the Exhibit Area
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3:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m. |
Interoperability & Mobile Applications
Moderator:
Nora Parker, Directions Media.
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Enterprise Applications
Moderator:
Damon Dougherty, Bentley Systems.
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Emergency Management 2
Moderator:
Hal Reid, Directions Media.
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4:30 p.m - 5:00 p.m. |
Wrap Up Plenary Session w/door prizes and fun activity
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