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Conference Program

The North Carolina conference brings our community together to talk GIS, to learn from each other, to promote data sharing, and to build a strong business case for GIS within our organizations. The program for the twelfth North Carolina GIS Conference is now posted (see link below). This year’s theme is “Thinking Spatially, Connecting Globally” and the program promises to be radically different than the first NC GIS Conference in 1987.

Perhaps a select few were beginning to “think spatially” in 1987 but no one was connected globally. The Program Committee is developing a program that serves multiple interests of the GIS user community with presentations on the latest technology, trends, and real-world applications.

Make plans to attend. Meet old friends and make new ones at the 2011 NC GIS Conference! We promise you will go home smarter and wiser.

PROGRAM

The preliminary program is now online - 2011 NC GIS Conference Program.  The program is complete but changes may occur prior to the conference.  Session times and room numbers are subject to change.  See the final printed program when you pick up your conference packet at the registration table.  For a summary view of the program, see the Conference at a Glance.

GISP and AICP and PMA CREDIT

GISP: The GIS Certification Institute offers both education and contribution points toward a GISP for attendance and other involvement in the NC GIS Conference.
  • For initial GISP Certification, attending the two day conference is worth .2 education (EDU) points.  For renewal of your GISP, attending the two day conference is worth 2.66 EDU points.
  • For initial GISP Certification, attending an 8-hour CURISA workshop is worth .2 education (EDU) points.  For renewal of your GISP, attending an 8-hour CURISA workshop is worth 2.66 EDU points.
  • For initial GISP Certification, a conference poster is worth 1 contribution point.  For renewal of your GISP, a conference poster is worth 3 contribution points.
  • For initial GISP Certification, a conference presentation is worth 1 contribution point.  For renewal of your GISP, a conference presentation is worth 3 contribution points.
For more information on GISP credit, see the application at the GISCI website, see www.gisci.org.

AICP: Session titles in the program that are followed by (AICP) have been approved for AICP certification credit. For confirmation, please see www.planning.org/cm/search.

NC PMA Property Mapper: Property Mappers can earn 8 hours of continuing education credit toward renewal of state certification.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Wed, February 16
 9:00-5:00    Workshops, sponsored by Carolina URISA

Thu, February 17
 8:00-5:00        Registration
 8:00-7:00        Exhibit Hall Open
 10:00-10:30    Plenary Session
 10:45-11:30    Concurrent Sessions
 11:30-1:30      Box Lunch, Exhibit Hall
 1:30-3:00        Concurrent Sessions
 3:30-5:00        Concurrent Sessions
 5:00-7:00        Poster Session / Social

Fri, February 18
 8:00-12:00      Registration
 8:00-11:00      Exhibit Hall Open
 8:30-10:00      Concurrent Sessions
 10:30-12:00    Consurrent Sessions
 12:00-1:30      Luncheon
 1:30-3:00        Concurrent Sessions
 3:00                Conference Adjourns

G. Herbert Stout Student Award Winners

The NC GIS Conference proudly features undergraduate and graduate student presentations. The 2011 conference welcomes 19 students from 13 participating universities and colleges in the eighth G. Herbert Stout Student Award competition.

2011 Undergraduate Award Winners:

  • Karreem Ali, UNC Charlotte, “Visual Recognition of Emergency Phones on Campus: Using Viewshed Analysis to Determine Where Emergency Phones Can Be Seen"
  • Kerry Bacon, NC Central University, “Verifying Impervious Surfaces for the City of Durham, North Carolina”
  • Jeremy Baynes, NC State University, “Apex High School Cross Country Training Routes”
  • Maia Call, UNC Chapel Hill, “Teenage Pregnancy Rates, Race, and Poverty in North Carolina”
  • Sara Casey, UNC Wilmington, “Mapping Local Food Production in Southeast North Carolina”
  • Aaron Chapman, Appalachian State University, “GIS Modeling to Identify Potential Conservation Easements along the N. and S. Fork New River, NC”
  • Paul Giers, Central Piedmont Community College, “Historical Impact of Suburban Development in Mecklenburg County”
  • Steven Greenhoe, Asheville-Buncombe Technical College, “Internet Mapping in Western North Carolina Becomes a Juicy Idea”
  • Alex Krebs, UNC Asheville, “GIS and Videogame Technology: Development and Integration”
  • Nicholas Lee, East Carolina University, “3D Storm Surge Modeling on the Outer Banks”
  • Daniel Newby, UNC Greensboro, “Spatial Analysis and Travel Time”
  • Samuel Shoge, Elon University, “The Impacts of Impervious Surface Change on Water Quality in Alamance County: 1984-2010"

2011 Graduate Award Winners:

  • Motunrayo Akinpelu, NC Central University, “Building a GIS Database for the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone”"
  • David Carr, NC State University, “Do They Get It? Assessing GIS Student Learning Outcomes"
  • Haley Cleckner, East Carolina University, “Spatial Modeling of the Risk of Mosquito-borne Disease Transmission, Chesapeake, VA"
  • Richard Crowley, Duke University, “A Biomass Fuelshed Assessment and Optimization Model for a Hypothetical Combined Heat and Power Unit at Duke University"
  • Zhaoya Gong, UNC Charlotte, “WebGIS-based Interactive Visualization of Reconstructed Cognized and Functional Spaces: The Case of U.S. Migration"
  • Matthew McCarthy, UNC Wilmington, “Using Spatial Analysis Technology to Assess Habitat Change on North Carolina Barrier Islands: Masonboro Island and Rachel Carson Reserve"
  • James Waynick, Appalachian State University, “Spatial Analysis of Surveyed Perceptions of Safety, Crime, and Lighting"

Questions?

Contact the Program Committee Co-Chairs: