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Agenda & Floorplans

Schedule at a Glance

Tuesday October 17

Event

Location

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration & Information

North Elba

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Exhibitor Set-up

Excelsior, Edelweiss & Hall of Fam

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Optional Half-Day Workshop: Powerful Presentations for Impact

Salon A

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Optional Full-Day Workshop: NYS UAS Mapping Symposium

Salon B

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Exhibitor Set-up

Excelsior, Edelweiss & Hall of Fame

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Optional Half-Day Workshop: Framing your Message to Advocate and Educate

Salon A

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Poster Setup

Lussi Ballroom

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Ice Breaker Reception - explore where the 1980 US Hockey Team made Olympic History (feel free to skate!)

1980 Olympic Hockey Rink

Wednesday, October 18

Event

Location

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration & Information

North Elba

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast with Sponsors: New York State Fair Drone Film Festival Award Winning Film Screening

Excelsior, Edelweiss, Hall of Fame

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Poster Displays

Lussi Ballroom

9:00am – 10:30am

Concurrent Technical Session 1 - See Concurrent Technical Session Matrix

Salon A, Salon B, Salon C, Legends

10:30am – 11:00am

Mid-Morning Break with Sponsors

Excelsior, Edelweiss & Hall of Fame

11:00am-11:45am

Opening Plenary and State of the State

Lussi Ballroom

11:45am-1:00pm

Lunch: New York State Fair Drone Film Festival Award Winning Film Screening

Lussi Ballroom

1:00pm – 1:10pm

Geospatial Advisory Council Update

Lussi Ballroom

1:10pm – 2:30pm

NYS GIS Association Meeting

Lussi Ballroom

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Poster Displays

Lussi Ballroom

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Afternoon Break with Sponsors

Excelsior, Edelweiss & Hall of Fame

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Concurrent Technical Session 2 - See Concurrent Technical Session Matrix

Salon A, Salon B, Salon C, Legends

4:15pm – 5:00pm

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sophia Liu, U.S. Geological Survey

Lussi Ballroom

5:00pm – 5:30pm

Awards Presentation

Lussi Ballroom

5:30pm – 7:30pm

Networking Reception

Excelsior, Edelweiss & Hall of Fame

Thursday,
October 19

Event

Location

7:30 am - 2:30 am

Registration & Information

North Elba

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Poster Displays

Lussi Ballroom

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Concurrent Technical Session 3 - See Concurrent Technical Session Matrix

Salon A, Salon B, Salon C, Legends

10:00am – 10:30am

Poster Displays

Lussi Ballroom

10:00am – 10:30am

Mid-Morning Break with Sponsors

Excelsior, Edelweiss & Hall of Fame

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Technical Session 4 - See Concurrent Technical Session Matrix

Salon A, Salon B, Salon C, Legends

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch

Lussi Ballroom

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Concurrent Technical Session 5 - See Concurrent Technical Session Matrix

Salon A, Salon B, Salon C, Legends

2:30 pm

CONFERENCE ADJOURNS

See You in 2019!

Full Day UAS Symposium Details

NYS UAS Mapping Full Day Symposium
Sponsored by the New York State GIS Association
www.nysgis.net
Tuesday, October 17, 9:00am – 4:00pm, Salon B

Welcome to the 2017 NYS UAS Mapping Symposium. For the first symposium of its kind in New York State focused
specifically on mapping with drones, the NYSGIS Association has brought together regional leaders and innovators in the
field for a full day of discussions on a wide range of topics including:

Hardware, software considerations
Educational and government program implementations
RTK, PPK, and Ground Control technologies
Mapping best practices and pitfalls
Application areas including transportation, infrastructure monitoring and 3D modeling
And more…

Please join us both at the NYGeoCon and for this full-day program. Discussions will be appropriate for the novice and the seasoned drone veteran alike. Content is being submitted for NYS PE/LS continuing education credits.

Participants Include:
University of Vermont, Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne
NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation - Scott McDonnell
Air Shark - Jon Budreski
Remote Intelligence - Rob Schwarz
Spatial Analytix - Matt Mercurio
Hale Technology in Practice - Greg Hale
Principal Point Geospatial - Trevis Gigliotti

Planned Agenda is as Follows: 

9:00-9:15 Introduction Welcome Remarks Ben Houston, Spatial Analytix
9:15-10:45 Session 1 (1.5 hrs) Hardware & Software Overview Rob Schwarz, Remote Intelligence Jon Budreski, AirShark
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00- 12:30 Session 2 (1.5 hrs) Ground Control: Survey Grade Accuracy: PPK, RTK and Demystified Matt Mercurio, Spatial Analytix Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Session 3 (1 hr) UAS Operations Trevis Gigliotti, Principal Point Geospatial Scott McDonnell, NYS DEC
2:30-3:30 Session 4 (1 hr) 3D UAS Data Development Greg Hale, Hale Technology in Practice
3:30-4:00 Open Questions & Answers Moderated: Ben Houston, Spatial Analytix

A One (1) Hour Panel discussion will also be held on Wednesday October 18 from 3:00-4:00 as part of the regular
NYGeoCon Agenda.

Powerful Presentations for Impact Half Day Morning Workshop

Tuesday, October 17, 9:00am – 12:00pm, Salon A

Do you dread giving or receiving a PowerPoint presentation? Facts alone do not change people’s minds or move them to action. Understand how to use story as a tool to inspire your listeners. See new techniques and approaches for powerful presentations and outreach.

This workshop is designed to help you:

- Utilize story as a tool to persuade employees, communities, Boards, investors and other decision makers to your point of view
- Blend charts, graphs, statistics, imagery and videos in presentations
- Make technical, scientific or financial materials more interesting
- Gather presentation delivery tips and techniques

Framing your Message to Advocate and Educate Half Day Afternoon Workshop

Tuesday, October 17, 1:00pm – 4:00pm, Salon A

Learn techniques to develop and frame persuasive messages for your audience. How you say it, is sometimes more important than what you say. Understand your personal style and how to tailor your message and content to motivate your community, team or project.

This workshop is designed to help you:

- Identify and understand your audience (including millennials)
- Create a compelling message to change awareness, attitudes and persuade
- Adapt your style to blend with others to improve interactions, collaboration and decision making
- Understand contributing factors for a successful messaging and outreach campaign

Ice Breaker Reception

Tuesday, October 17, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, 1980 Olympic Hockey Rink (Herb Brooks Arena)

Ice Breaker Reception – explore where the 1980 US Hockey Team made Olympic History (feel free to skate!)

Floorlan

Most of the conference sessions nd workshops will take place on Level 2 click the floor plan or the button below for more information.

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