Thunder Bay, ON

Main Conference - Agenda
Tuesday May 1, 2007
11:30 AM Registration - Solutions Expo Open
1:00 PM

Welcome & Introduction

1:15 PM

ESRI Canada Strategic Directions & Technology Live!
Alex Miller, President and Chris North, Director of Technology Strategy, ESRI Canada

2:30 PM Refreshment break & Solutions Expo
3:00 PM ESRI Canada Strategic Directions & Technology Live! - Continued
4:00 PM Refreshment break & Solutions Expo
6:00 PM

Dinner, Awards and Entertainment

Opening Greetings
Robert Petrie, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Thunder Bay
ESRI Canada Award of Excellence Presentation

Main Conference - Agenda
Wednesday May 2, 2007
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Solutions Expo
  Ballroom 1 Ballroom 3
8:30 AM

Session 1: Municipal GIS

Rating Infrastructure Using
GPS and GIS -

Henry Connor, City of Thunder Bay

Complying with PSAB -
Dan Kaloutsky, RIVA Online

Growing GIS in the North -
Jason Morrison, Township of Michipicoten

Session 2: Natural Resources

Ontario's Enhanced Forest Resources
Inventory Program -

Joseph Kapron, Ministry of Natural
Resources

LIDAR's Future Role in an Enhanced
Forest Inventory-

Paul Courville, Forest Research Partnership

Predictive Growth Modeling for Wild
Land Forest Fires in Real-Time -

John R. Forsythe, FireSim Technologies
10:30 AM

Refreshment break

11:00 AM Session 3: Funding Programs

Strategic Approach to FedNor
Investments in Technology -

Mike Belliveau, FedNor -Industry Canada

GeoConnections - Opportunities for
Northern Projects -

Gordon Plunkett, ESRI Canada
Session 4: Technical Session

Server GIS at 9.2: Getting the Most
Out of ArcIMS & ArcGIS Server -

Brock Kingston, ESRI Canada

A New Municipal Template
for ArcGIS Server -

Chris North, ESRI Canada
12:00 PM Closing Remarks, Door Prizes and Refreshments