Program

8:30 – 9:45
Registration/Breakfast

9:45 – 10:00
Welcome
Austin Fisher - Fountains Spatial and NYS GIS Association
Bill Johnson - NYS GIS Coordination Program

10:00 – 12:00
Future of the GIS Industry panel discussion featuring:

Michael Jones - Chief Technologist, Google Earth;
Tom Barclay - Microsoft Virtual Earth Imagery Program Manager;
Richard Kaplan - President and CEO of Pictometry;
Jay Benson - VP of Business Development for TeleAtlas;
George Moon - Chief Technology Officer for MapInfo;
Chris Cappelli - Director, U.S. Sales ESRI;
Adena Schutzberg - Executive Editor, Directions Magazine, Moderator;

12:00 – 1:00
Lunch - provided on site

1:00 – 3:00
Bill Johnson - NYS GIS Coordination Program
NYS GIS Coordination Program Update

Ian White - President, Urban Mapping
“The design of geodata” - Urban Mapping will share thoughts on the intersection of Internet technologies, GIS infrastructure and user-led research. The result yields a fresh perspective on designing large-scale web apps.

3:00 – 3:30
Afternoon Break

3:30 – 5:00
Todd Fabozzi - Regional Planning Expert, Capital District Regional Planning Commission
"Growth, Decline, and Redevelopment in Upstate New York" - Todd will discuss how these regional growth dynamics have played out in New York's Capital District region. He will show, through maps and extensive photographs, the location and type of new growth in the region. He will discuss the general characteristics and trends of this growth; the historical, economic, political and social context; the issues and challenges facing the Capital District and other New York regions; and alternative place-making techniques to ameliorate the negative aspects of suburban sprawl.

Ross Whaley - Chairman, Adirondack Park Agency
Planning & GIS in the Adirondacks