Calgary 2008 Conference Proceedings

Main Conference - Agenda
Calgary, AB
Thursday, April 3, 2008
8:00 AM Registration & Morning Coffee - Solutions Expo Open
9:00 AM Welcome Address & Introduction
Mark Sombach, District Manager, ESRI Canada
9:05 AM ESRI Canada Strategic Directions
Chris North, Director of Technology Strategy and Mike Gregotski, Technical Marketing Solutions Specialist, ESRI Canada
10:20 AM Refreshment Break sponsored by IHS and Solutions Expo
10:50 AM Technology Live - What's Coming in ArcGIS 9.3
Chris North, Director of Technology Strategy, ESRI Canada
11:35 AM Implementing Enterprise Geographic Information Systems at Alberta Environment
Vernon Remesz, Senior GIS Specialist, Alberta Environment
12:05 PM Presentation of ESRI Canada's Award of Excellence
Mark Sombach, District Manager, ESRI Canada
12:15 PM Lunch
1:30 PM ESRI Canada Update
John Kitchen, Vice President & General Manager, ESRI Canada
 
CONCURRENT PRESENTATIONS
Room

MACLEOD HALL A

MACLEOD HALL A 1/2

2:15 PM

Session 1:
Applied Geographic Analysis


Development of a Global Plate Tectonic Reconstruction Application for GIS

Bridget Ady and Richard Whittaker,
GeoArctic Ltd.

Session 2:
GIS in Corporate Decision Making


On the Road to Enterprise GIS Implementation at the ERCB
Dianne Haley,
Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board(ERCB)

3:00 PM Refreshment Break & Solutions Expo
3:30 PM

Session 3:
Applied Geographic Analysis


Using PurVIEW Softcopy Mapping for Improved Pipeline Oil and Gas Planning
Dennis O'Leary and Robert Harris,
Jacques Whitford Ltd.

Session 4:
GIS in Corporate Decision Making


Managing a Rural Census Project through Integration and Innovation
Therese Morris,
Mountain View County

4:15 PM Question and Answer Period
4:30 PM Closing Remarks, Reception and Door Prizes