1. Conference Proceedings for WV Association of Geospatial Professionals
& Eastern WV Panhandle GIS Users Group Annual Forum – June 14-15, 2011
Location: USFWS, National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV
Total Attendance = 91
Conference Organizing Committee Members:
Matt Mullenax, HEPMPO/Region 9 (co-chair) Wendy Shaffer, Jefferson Co. GIS (admin)
Todd Fagan, Jefferson Co. GIS (co-chair) Jeremiah Sanders, Shepherd U (student helper)
Thelma Flynn, NCTC (host administration) Patrick Corley, WVU (student helper)
Kurt Donaldson, WVGISTC (registration) Jessica DeWitt, WVU (student helper)
Katherine Paybins, USGS-WRD (registration) Lindsey Felton, WVU (student helper)
Jessica Gormont, Jefferson Co. GIS (map gallery) Steven Thorp, WVU (student helper)
Sponsors:
West Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals (WVAGP)
National Conservation Training Center (NCTC)
Eastern Panhandle Regional Planning and Development Council (Region 9)
Jefferson County GIS Department
Sponsoring Vendors:
Atlas Geographic Data Precision Laser & Instruments
Delta Development Group Spatial Systems Associates
Earth Vector Systems Woolpert
ESRI
Speakers and Instructors Presented:
Jim Willis, Deputy Director, NCTC - (host ‐ Welcome & Introductions)
Robb Shaffer, President, WVAGP- (sponsor ‐ Welcome & Introductions)
Matt Mullenax, Eastern Panhandle WV GIS Users Group - (facilitator ‐ Welcome & Introductions)
Christine Iksic, PLI– (Understanding Coordinate Systems and Best GPS Practices)
Kevin Kuhn, WV GIS Technical Center – (What to Know About ArcGIS 10)
Frank LaFone, WVGISTC – (Internet Mapping Overview – What You Need to Know to Get Started)
Laura Waggoner, US Census Bureau– (Census Data Boot Camp)
Jessica Gormont, Tori Myers, and Mark Schiavone, Jefferson County Commission – (When Domains
Collide: Linking Databases to Determine Pupil Generation Rates)
John Amos, SkyTruth – (Remote Sensing and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill)
Jake Skinner and Brad Songer, ESRI – (ArcGIS 10 Parcel Management Tools)
Keith Alexander and Christy Toms, Shepherd University – (The West Virginia GeoExplorer Project)
Sam Lammie, USFS – (Benefits of GISP for WVAGP Members)
Map Gallery Awards: Follow Up contact Information:
1st Place – Jessica DeWitt, WVU Jefferson County, WV GIS
2nd Place – Jessica Gormont, Jefferson Co. GIS tfagan@jeffersoncountywv.org
3rd Place – Kyle Weatherholt, WVDoT 304.724.6759
116 E. Washington St., Suite 201
Charles Town, WV 25414