SPRING 2010 CONFERENCE
April 14-15, 2010
I-Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, Illinois
Bring Your Past, Present, and Future Together with GIS
Important Deadlines & Dates…
Online Conference Registration begins February 15, 2010 - Downloadable Form Available! On Line Registration Available!
Student Award Nominations Due, March 12, 2010
Session Submissions Deadline, March 12, 2010
Hotel Block Rates Ends March 13, 2010
Early Registration Rates Ends March 19, 2010
Poster Submissions Due, April 1, 2010
Workshop Day, Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Conference Day, Thursday, April 15, 2010
Conference at a Glance
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
8:00 – 9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 12:00 and 1:30 - 4:30
Workshop: Just the Basics: An Introduction to Database Concepts for Geographers
9:00 - 12:00
Workshop: An Introduction for Geodesy for GIS Professionals
Workshop: Geo-Tagging Digital Photography
Workshop: The GISCI Certification Program
Workshop: Mobile GIS Applications-- Hands On Workshop! Participants are asked to please bring their own laptop to use during this session.
Workshop: PRO-GRADE: An ArcGIS Package for Water Resources Research
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch at Houlihan’s – for full day registrants
1:30 - 4:30
Workshop: How Land Surveying and GIS Work Together
Workshop: Using GPS for GIS Data Maintenance
Workshop: Geodesy, Datums, and State Plane Coordinates
Workshop: GIS Manager's Workshop
Workshop: Web GIS Modernization: Migrating from ArcIMS to ArcGIS Server 9.3.1
4:30 - 7:30 Exhibitor Hall opens, Exhibitor Reception and Poster Displays
6:30 - 7:30 Open ILGISA Board Meeting
7:30 – 11:30 Closed ILGISA Board Meeting
7:30 – 9:30 User Group Meeting (arrangements must be made ahead of time for room use-please contact the Executive Director of ILGISA if you wish to host a User Group meeting.)
Thursday, April 15
8:00 – 3:30 Exhibits and Poster Displays
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 Key Note Speaker and Student Awards Presentation
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:00 Concurrent Sessions I
12:00 – 1:30 Awards Luncheon
1:30 – 3:00 Concurrent Sessions II
3:00 – 3:30 Break, Poster Awards, Silent Auction Wrap-up
3:30 – 5:00 Concurrent Sessions II
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A Preview Selection of the Spring Conference Presentations
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Impact of Globalization on Consumerism in India
FOIA: For Better or Worse
Impervious Surface Mapping Saves Time and Money
Toll Brothers Sanitary Recapture
An Easier and Faster Way of Streaming Orthophotos
Tracking Commodity Data Using Server-based GIS
The Community Obesity Measures Project: GIS Protocols
The Role of GIS in the State’s Response to H1N1
Experiences with Surveying and Mapping Delhi Slums on a Geographical Information System
Cadastral GIS Solutions: Success Stories and Examples
The National Map 2.0 Viewer, Base Map and Services
A New Generation of USGS Maps
NEXTMap – A New National Elevation Layer for the US
Smartview – A New Dimension in Oblique Aerial View Imagery
Exploiting the ESRI Versioning Tools to Update Impervious Surfaces
Advanced Ortho Image Processing
Avoiding the Common GPS Pitfalls
The Art and Science of Training, Part 1 of Many
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Edgematching Work by the NEIL Counties
GIS for Damage Assessment and Your EOC
Case Study: DuPage County – Benefits of Utilizing a Height Modernization Program
Intelligent Oblique Aerial Imagery - Overview, Deployment, and GIS Integration options
Using ArcGIS to Model Weekly Areal Precipitation With Relationships to Flooding
ILGISA Student Chapters: Next Generation of the GIS Workforce
HAZUS-MH: FEMA’s Methodology for Estimating Potential Losses from Disasters
Digitizing historic maps in McDonough County
ArcGIS: the Road Ahead
GIS-Centric Asset Management at the City of Champaign, IL
GIS Careers - A Career Panel Discussion
Poster Contest
Poster submissions are divided between those created by GIS Professionals and students. Posters will be available for viewing in the Exhibitor Hall throughout the entire conference, beginning Wednesday, April 14 at 4:00 PM. Conference attendees are asked to vote on their favorite posters with the winning entries being announced at the late afternoon break on the last day of the conference.
Submissions for the Poster Contest will be accepted up to the opening day of the conference. If you wish to submit, please register on-line at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HGCBL2H.
All submissions registered by April 1 will be included in the Conference Program.
Professional Submissions
Submitted by Zoe Zaloudek, Illinois State Water Survey: Comparison of 1%-annual-chance precipitation totals for Illinois: A GIS-Based Approach for comparing ISWS Bulletin 70 to NOAA Atlas 14
Student Submissions
Submitted by Imelda K Moise, CPRD/University of Illinois: Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to Model Student 30 Day Alcohol Use Rate in Illinois
Submitted by Brian Firek, Elmhurst College: Potential Mega-tsunami Hazard Area for New York Coast
Submitted by Marina Drigo, UIUC/CERL: Choice, Not Chance, Determines One's Destiny: GIS and Agent-Based Modeling of Access to Chicago's Formal Support System by Domestic Violence Victims
Student Volunteers Needed!
The ILGISA Spring Conference Committee is soliciting full time undergraduate and graduate students to help with this year's conference taking place at the I-Hotel & Conference Center on the University of Illinois, Champaign campus. In exchange for volunteering, students will have the opportunity to attend the General and Technical Sessions, visit the Exhibit Hall, and enjoy the Exhibitor's Reception.
Student Volunteers will be required to work at least 8 hours throughout the duration of the conference. No special skills or experience are necessary for most volunteer positions; however, some familiarity with computing platforms, audio/visual equipment, or office equipment can be helpful.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about the geospatial field, meet some of the top names in the industry, and explore job possibilities; you are encouraged to bring your resumé as a special area will be set aside for resumé postings.
Possible volunteer duties may include assistance with:
• Registration desk.
• Entrance/Access to dining halls.
• Workshops.
• Session moderating.
Students will be given specific assignments prior to the conference. You can volunteer for half day time slot.
Half day Sessions are from 7:00 am - 12:00 pm or 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact, no later than March 1, 2010. In your email, please provide your name, phone number and email address, as well as specify your preferred time slot:
Day 1 (April 14)
Day 2 (April 15)
Half-day AM or PM
or Full Day
Volunteers are required to comply with the Conference Volunteer Guidelines as outlined below. Those who do not comply will be asked to relinquish their Conference name badge and volunteer identification and will not be permitted to continue attending this Conference without paying the appropriate registration fee.
Conference Volunteer Guidelines
1. Volunteers must check-in and out with the Conference Coordinator at the Volunteer Desk.
2. Volunteers must be on time and stay at their post for entire time assigned.
3. Volunteers are requested to dress in a professional manner for this Conference. Business casual wear is acceptable. If appearance is deemed inappropriate, they may be asked to leave their assignment for the day. In the event that another assignment for a following day(s) cannot be made and the volunteer time requirements cannot be met, the volunteer may be asked to relinquish their badge and volunteer identification necessitating the payment of registration fee if they wish to continue attending the Conference.
4. It is expected that all volunteers will conduct themselves in a professional manner as they represent ILGISA to Conference attendees. Chatting with friends, visiting, etc. is discouraged and you will be asked to refrain from doing so.
5. If a conference attendee raises any questions or problems that the volunteer is unable or uncomfortable handling, they should ask the person to accompany them to the Conference Registration desk and ask to speak to an ILGISA staff member for resolution of the matter.
6. All volunteers, regardless of assignment, are asked to act as hosts and assist attendees in any way possible throughout the Conference.
7. If a volunteer does not have an assignment during a particular time slot, they are encouraged to attend the events occurring during that time period to maximize their Conference experience.
Volunteer Task Descriptions
Conference Registration Desk
Volunteers will be asked to distribute conference packets to attendees who are registered in advance. There will be an ILGISA contact at the registration desk and that person will direct volunteers regarding their duties at the Registration Desk. Volunteers will also direct individuals who have not pre-registered to the registration counter for “day of” registration.
Workshop Sessions
Volunteers are responsible for checking that all audio-visual equipment is functioning and that presenters are comfortable with operating equipment.
Dining Assistance
Volunteers will assist in determining that all entrants have proper lunch ticket for entrance to dining hall for the day.
Session Moderators
Volunteers are responsible for checking that all audio-visual equipment is functioning and that presenters are comfortable with operating equipment. Volunteers will help presenters’ moderate session presentations during the second day of the conference. All sessions will follow the printed program schedule and moderators are responsible for maintaining time schedule.
Floater
Volunteers will assist Conference staff wherever needed.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Who is eligible to be a student volunteer?
When are student volunteers needed?
What do I get by being a student volunteer?
What don't I get as a student volunteer?
What kinds of work will I do as a student volunteer?
Why would I want to volunteer?
Do I have a vote in what work I do as a volunteer?
Do I have to be there for the whole conference to be a volunteer?
How do I apply?
When will I find out if you have selected me?
Other questions?
Q. Who is eligible to be a student volunteer?
A. Any full time college student may become a student volunteer. Both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome.
You will need a recommendation from one of your professors as well as a copy of your current class schedule showing a minimum of 12 hours for undergraduate students and 9 hours for graduate students.
Q. When are student volunteers needed?
A. Official conference activities will start on Wednesday, April 14 and last through Thursday, late afternoon, April 15, 2010. Student Volunteers are expected to arrive at the conference on time for their scheduled time-slot.
Q. What do I get by being a student volunteer?
A. The conference provides students with:
• Registration to the conference including technical sessions and presentations
• Access to the exhibit floor
• Access to opening reception
• Meals during conference hours
Q. What don't I get as a student volunteer?
There are some important considerations for you to be aware of.
• Student volunteers are responsible for their travel expenses. In some cases, your school may be able to provide assistance.
• Student volunteers are responsible for their own lodging expenses.
Q. What kinds of work will I do as a volunteer?
There are a wide variety of volunteer tasks and we make our best effort to provide each student volunteer with a variety of duties. Many of the tasks are administrative but because they are often in support of sessions, volunteers have the opportunity to listen to some exciting presentations. See position descriptions for more information.
Q. Why would I want to volunteer?
Most volunteers are expected to work approximately 4 - 8 hours per day during the conference. The rest of the time is available to attend technical sessions or visit vendor and research exhibits and network with hundreds of people in GIS related fields.
Q. Do I have a say in what work I do as a volunteer?
Not much, but we'll do what we can. There are often fewer volunteers than tasks. Unanticipated tasks can pop up anytime so we ask that volunteers be flexible and willing to help as needed. If you have special skills, we will try to use them.
Q. Do I have to be there for the whole conference to be a volunteer?
No. We realize that other commitments (like school) exist. We hope that students local to the area will be able to be flexible. You will need to be able to devote enough time to work 4 hours per day during the conference.
Q. How do I apply?
Apply Here!
Q. When will I be notified regarding my application?
Applications will be accepted through March 1, 2010. We will begin notifying students after that time.
Q. Other questions?
If you have any additional questions, please email us at tlrogers@niu.edu.