NWGIS UC 2024

- Bob’s Red Mill GF Oatmeal
- Hard-Boiled Eggs
- Fresh Fruit
- Bagels with Cream Cheese
- Assorted Muffins
- Beverage Service

Menu may change.

Peruse this year's poster submissions and vote for your favorite!

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Would you like to enter a poster?
You are welcome to participate in a juried poster, map and app session at the conference. Two $100 Amazon gift card prizes will be awarded for the overall conference favorite and NWGIS Board favorite. Winners will be announced Wednesday afternoon before the closing Keynote. If you are interested, please bring your poster, map, or app to the conference and submit it to a person at the Registration Desk when you check in. We will hang the posters Tuesday and have voting open all day Wednesday. Winners will be announced Wednesday afternoon before the closing Keynote. If you have any questions, please contact Sam Jenkins.

Esri Blog x Dr. Aileen Buckley

Ever wish you could just find the people at a conference with knowledge or interest on a particular GIS topic that is on your mind and have an open conversation? That can be difficult if none of the predetermined presentations at a conference cover that specific topic and/or you don’t know who has experience or interest. This is where the “Birds of a Feather” sessions come in. These are not lectures, workshops, or prepared presentations. These are smaller group discussion sessions focused on a GIS topic proposed by attendees.

Webpage: https://nwgis.org/Birds-of-a-Feather

- Clam Chowder
- Hearty Garden Vegetable (GF) Soup
- Fresh Spinach and House Greens
- Bounty of Fresh Vegetables
- Vegetable Pasta Salad
- Fresh Fruit Salad,
- Dinner Rolls and Crackers

Menu may change.

Join our vendors for a chat in the Front Lobby.

Big thanks to:
- 3j Consulting
- Access Geographic, LLC
- Cityworks
- EagleView
- Esri
- Frontier Precision
- The Gartrell Group, Inc
- GeoTerra, Inc.
- Novotx
- Quartic Solutions
- Sanborn Map Company
- State of Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Operations
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10
- VertiGIS

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with geographic information systems (GIS) has opened new possibilities for spatial analysis and decision-making. This presentation explores the advancements in what we term GeoAI (a.k.a. Machine Learning) found in Esri software. We will discuss how GeoAI algorithms can be trained to analyze geospatial data, extract meaningful insights, and automate various tasks. We’ll also look at Generative AI that Esri is beginning to integrate into many of its solutions. These tools leverage AI\ML techniques to generate realistic and contextually aware spatial data. Throughout the presentation, we will showcase real-world examples and success stories of organizations leveraging Esri's GeoAI and Generative AI tools.

The purpose of this collaboration session is to provide helpful guidance for anyone interested in developing tools and processes using Python with ArcGIS Pro. A brief overview of the ArcGIS Pro Python development options will be provided, followed by an explanation of a set of tools and scripts created to support the development of endangered species protection areas. This explanation will serve as a foundation for interactive discussion and demonstrations concerning a wide variety of topics, including high-level coding considerations, in-depth techniques, and things to watch out for in ArcGIS Pro. All session attendees will be welcome to contribute to the discussion and provide, for example, tips and tricks and perspectives based on their own ArcGIS Pro and Python development experience, the goal being to provide a forum for a beneficial exchange of ideas and inspiration. Coding is especially rewarding in many respects, but it can be tricky at times. It becomes less of a challenge, however, if we help each other as much as possible.

Trends in State and Local Government: Keeping Pace with Technology and Policy Drivers in GIS - Have you ever wondered if you are keeping pace with your peers in the applications of GIS in government? There are many drivers that shape how state and local governments use GIS, ranging from response to crisis, legislation, peer technologies, and new releases of spatial solutions. This session will draw from the pioneering work of government users, repeated patterns of success, and technology that is reshaping our industry. We will present how these trends are emerging and how governments are adapting to deliver the next generation of digital government services by:
• Leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Leading your community’s recovery efforts
• Building an intelligent organization
• Managing successful infrastructure projects
• Driving towards digital transformation

At the 2022 joint GIS-Pro and Northwest GIS conference, Jack Dangermond, the President of Esri concluded his keynote presentation by saying that "the central problem of our time is our lack of understanding and failure to collaborate, which is challenging our sustainability and threatening our future." This begs the question: What are we going to do about it? Given that the word "conference" means, among other things, "a meeting of two or more persons for discussing matters of common concern," does a typical conference presentation format support effective collaboration? One could argue that it doesn’t, at least not to a great enough extent. In this session, and in a complementary session focused on the lone GIS professional, we’ll try something different. Together, the participants will arrange the room to be conducive to collaboration; they’ll initiate discussion on topics that they feel are worth knowing about, taking something of an “anything goes” approach; and they’ll encourage helpful interaction. All participants will be expected to contribute to the proceedings at some point during the session, offering their own perspectives on a topic of someone else’s choosing or requesting a focus on something of interest. It may be chaos. Ideally, it will be very helpful. It’s worth trying alternative approaches like this, though. And if we make a mess of it this time, we’ll learn from what happened and keep trying on other occasions as we evolve to be better collaborators.

- Beef Tenderloin Shish Kabob: Marinated Tenderloin Skewered with Peppers, Onions and Mushroom. Served with Rice Pilaf and Roasted Seasonal Vegetables.
- Vegetable Lasagna: Layers of Fresh Pasta, Marinara Sauce, Fresh Vegetable Medley and a 3-Cheese Blend
- House Green Salad
- Dinner Rolls.
- Dessert: Cheesecake with NW Berry Topping and Chocolate Tiger Cake

Menu may change.