EWUG set for October 29-30

Mark your calendar, the 2008 ESRI Wisconsin User Group Conference will be held at the Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton on October 29-30. Presenters should submit their abstracts by July 30.

Upcoming GIS and LiDAR workshops in Minnesota

Wisconsinites willing to take a short trip to the west may be interested in some upcoming ArcGIS and LiDAR workshops happening in Minnesota. (Update: LiDAR workshop date changed to June 6.)

 

WLIA gearing up for meeting in Wausau

Several nationally-known speakers plus the usual mix of local talent will discuss topics revolving around the conference theme of “Democratizing the Multi-Purpose Land Information System: Impediments and Opportunities.”

Save the date for EWUG ’08

The popular ESRI Wisconsin User Group annual conference is scheduled for October 9-10 at the Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton. 

Renowned map collector to speak at UW-Madison

Philanthropist, map collector, cartographer, and technology guru David Rumsey will speak on the UW-Madison campus on May 9th.

American Geographical Society Library celebrating 30 years

Staff and friends of the world renowned geographic and map library at UW-Milwaukee will mark 30 years in Wisconsin on May 30th.

Registration open for WLIA annual conference

Mark your calendar for the premier gathering of Wisconsin geospatial professionals on February 27-29 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva.

Chicago museum hosts impressive mapping exhibition

In November, State Cartographer Ted Koch had the opportunity to walk through one of the most remarkable displays of historic maps to occur in this country for quite some time. The exhibit runs through January 27, 2008.

NAIP telecon October 30th

Larry Cutforth with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service agency in Madison is hosting a teleconference to discuss next steps in a potential 2008 National Agriculture Imagery Program orthoimagery project in Wisconsin.

Former Wyoming governor to speak in Madison

Jim Geringer, former governor of Wyoming from 1995 to 2003 and the current Director of policy and public sector strategy for ESRI, will speak October 24th on the role of geographically-referenced information in making better decisions.