Welcome to MAC URISA's 19th Regional Conference!
Greetings Everyone!
On behalf of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of URISA and the 2018 Conference Planning Committee, it is our pleasure to welcome you to the MAC URISA 2018 Conference at Resorts in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Our goal for this, our 19th regional GIS conference, is to provide you with exceptional opportunities for you to learn, network, socialize and provide you with continuing education opportunities. Our invitation to submit abstracts, posters, and participation in Techspo was an open opportunity for you to engage with our regional GIS community to promote your technically challenging projects and provide the audience with methods and tools for attendees to leverage to be successful in their own pursuits. Providing this type of learning experience is rewarded by gaining peer recognition, as well as earning points toward a GISP certification/recertification for our presenters. Through these submissions, we have created an exciting multi-day conference format which includes workshops, technical sessions, technology exposition, and the ever popular Hands-On Learning Laboratory.
We encourage you to visit our Exhibit Hall that features some of the premier geospatial technology and services available today. Our conference would not be possible without our exhibitors and sponsors. We would like to recognize and thank all our sponsors, especially our Premier Sponsors: Esri and Civil Solutions. We appreciate the support of all of our exhibitors.
Building on the success of past years, we are happy again to host the public quarterly meeting of the New Jersey Geospatial Forum. This year we have chosen to start our Friday conference after NJGF. After Friday breakfast, we encourage all MAC URISA Conference Participants to attend NJGF and our content will start immediately after NJGF.
To start this conference, we have selected Dan Martin as our Keynote Speaker. Dan is Northeast Regional Geodetic Advisor. As the Regional Advisor, he instructs local surveyors, state and municipal agencies, and the geospatial community at large. His keynote address, "NAD-WHAT? Choose wisely or your data may suffer" will discuss the upcoming 2022 datum change and how it may affect our existing data.
As you look over the details of the program, we hope you will recognize that our conference offers a rewarding opportunity for professional growth. This could not be achieved without the hard work and dedication of our conference committee, supporters, and sponsors whose commitment to upholding our mission is unmatched. Enjoy the Conference!
Dawn F. McCall, GISP
President
MAC URISA Leadership
President
Dawn F. McCall, GISP
Princeton University
Vice President
Matthew Duffy, GISP
Atlantic County Office of GIS
Treasurer
John Reiser, GISP
Rowan University
Secretary
Maya Thomas, CAPM
NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS
Trustees
Justin Cusick
Esri
Trish Long, PP
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Matt Soslow
Camden County
Sara Taylor, GISP
Woodard & Curran
MAC URISA 2018 Conference Committee
Conference Chair
Matthew Duffy, GISP, Atlantic County Office of GIS
Program
Matthew Duffy, GISP, Atlantic County Office of GIS
Matt Soslow, Camden County
Dawn McCall, GISP, Princeton University
Moderated Sessions
Justin Cusick, Esri
Janel McCoy
Workshops
Trish Long, PP, US Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deepa Sanjeevaraya, NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS
Techspo
Merrilee Torres, GISP, Burlington County GIS
Naomi Barnes, NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS
Deepa Sanjeevaraya, NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS
Lightning Talks
Sara Taylor, GISP, Woodard & Curran
Posters
Jennifer Whytlaw, Ph.D., GISP, Rutgers University
Exhibitors
Sara Taylor, GISP, Woodard & Curran
Dan McIntire, Axis Geospatial
Registration
Maya Thomas, CAPM, NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS
Publicity/Marketing
Maya Thomas, CAPM, NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS
Naomi Barnes, NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS
Bridgett Freese, JMT
Venue
Matthew Duffy, GISP, Atlantic County Office of GIS
Dawn McCall, GISP, Princeton University
Finance
John Reiser, GISP, Rowan University
Site Selection Committee
Matthew Duffy, GISP, Atlantic County Office of GIS
Ursula Duffy, GISP, AECOM, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center
Maya Thomas, CAPM, NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS
Naomi Barnes
Noah Berkowitz
Tait Chirenje
Justin Cusick
Peirce Eichelberger
Liz Janczewski
Matthew Lawson
Meghan Leavey
Richard Quodomine
Deepa Sanjeevaraya
Anne Timmreck
Merrilee Torres
Andrew Tracy
Seth Van Aken
Julia Wolanski
