Hi folks,

Last reminder about the Iowa Rural GIS Summit next week.  Below I've copied the agenda as it stands.

The Summit starts on Tuesday at 4pm at Terrible's Lakeside Casino, Osceola, in Clarke County, with dinner at 530pm and a presentation by Pete Buckingham afterward.  There are Casino hotel rooms reserved for us (http://www.ruralgissummit.org/events ).  The rooms are $68 for all gov't, up to $88 for regular folks.  Dinner Tues and Lunch Wed are part of the $40 registration fee.

The Summit resumes at 800am Wednesday morning with bagels, coffee and juice.  Then we do a session on resources and return on investment.  Then the expert panel session starts at 1030am on Wednesday.  It continues after lunch with a few more questions to the panel.  Then the audience gets to ask additional questions.  It'll be fun.  We'll all learn a lot from each other.

If you haven't registered, go here:   http://www.ruralgissummit.org/registration/registration-online

Questions??

Jim Giglierano
319-335-1594

Agenda
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

4:00pm - 4:30pm         Registration, welcome, introductions and program overview
                                    Host - Paula Lemke, Cerro Gordo Co GIS

4:30pm - 5:30pm         GIS Gee Whiz Applications
                                       Host - Brad Cutler, MIDAS COG
*   Presentation by ISU Community and Regional Planning and GIS Extension

5:30pm - 7:00pm         Dinner

7:00pm - 8:30pm        Opening keynote session
                                    "Leveraging Public and Private Resources in Advancing GIS Development"  presentation by Pete Buckingham

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

8:00am  - 8:30am          Networking - introduce newcomers and panelists

8:30am - 10:15am        Getting Started with GIS (or Getting Better)
                                        Host - Jim Giglierano, Iowa DNR/Geological Survey
            * Why do GIS anyway?  Iowa 2007-2008 Return on Investment Study
            * How to get Started?  Workbook:  GIS on a Shoestring
            * Resources: What's on your flash drive?
               * Planning Resources
               * Educational and Training Resources
               * Free Data available to you
                  * Statewide LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)
                  * Statewide 2' Ortho-photography and buy-ups
                  * Statewide Geocoding Project
                  * other state and local data resources
                  * Expert Resources
              * Federal GIS in Iowa:  Bob Lemen, USGS Geospatial Liaison for Iowa

BREAK 10:15am - 10:35am

10:35am - 12:00pm     Panel discussion - GIS in rural Iowa - the real world
                                       Host - Jim G cont.

Panelists:
* Roger Patocka - Emmet Co Engineer
* Cherese Sexe - Humboldt Co E911 Coordinator
* Tyler Jacobsen - Rathbun Rural Water
* Kevin Stucker - Linn Rural Electric
* LaVon Schiltz - Nevada Economic Development
* Jerry Lawson - Shelby Co GIS
* Paula Lemke - Cerro Gordo Co GIS
* Becky Nardy - SICOG
* Pete Buckingham - City of Leon

LUNCH 12:00 - 1:00pm

1:00pm - 2:45pm           Panel Discussion Continued - How would you start a GIS?
                                        Host - Bob Lemen, USGS

Panelists: same as morning session

BREAK 2:45 - 3:15pm

3:15pm - 4:30pm           Wrap-up, how to learn more and closing comments

* Participants' questions to the panel