Dangermond to present conference keynote

Jack Dangermond (ESRI) has agreed to present the opening keynote address at the 2007 Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC) conference. The 2007 conference will mark the 8th biennial conference for IGIC and Mr. Dangermond is by far the highest profile keynote speaker the conference has attracted.

Sioux City Selected to Host 2007 IGIC Conference

2007 IGIC Conference to be held in Sioux City, IA. The Conference will be held at the Sioux City Convention Center during the fourth week of April, 2007.

Conference committee selects chair for 2007 Conference

The Conference Committee has elected Ron Koch (Woodbury County) to serve as the committee chair for the 8th biennial conference.

Exhibitor Registration Details for the 2007 IGIC Conference

Exhibitor Registration Details for the 2007 IGIC Conference:

• Price of $550.00 per 8'x10' booth space
  
• The registration price includes 3 conference registrations included.
• Electricity and wireless internet connectivity are included.
• Tentatively 2 lunches and 4 breaks will be included for each registrant.
• Exhibitor contact information will be displayed on the IGIC Conference website and included in the conference program.
• Conference hotel room rates are priced at $69.95 per night.

Details on conference sponsorship opportunities will be coming soon.

Voting ends for 2006-2008 IGIC Board of Directors

The IGIC Board consists of 25 members that are elected on a 2 year cycle. Voting concluded on May 15th, 2006 to fill the empty seats in all 8 of the sectors represented on the Board. Those elected include:

• University & College Sector: Patrick Brown (Iowa State University); Dr. Anya Butt (Central College); Chris Seeger (Iowa State University); and Dr. Ramanathan Sugumaran (University of Northern Iowa)
• County Government: Micah Cutler (Harrison County); Lawrence Hartpence (Jasper County); Ron Koch (Woodbury County); and Paula Lemke (Cerro Gordo County)
• Community Colleges & K-12 Education: Terry Brase (Kirkwood Community College) and Scott Ermer (Hawkeye Community College)
• Federal Government: Gregg Hadish (United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service) and Robert Lemen (United States Geological Survey)
• State Government: Eric Abrams (Iowa Department of Transportation); Chris Ensminger (Iowa Department of Natural Resources); Adam Kiel (Iowa Department of Natural Resources); and Jon Paoli (Homeland Security and Emergency Management)
• Municipal Government: Herb Kuehne (City of Sioux City Police Department); Steve Cooper (City of Cedar Rapids); and Dave Croll (City of Johnston)
• Regional Organization: Brad Cutler (Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development) and Ben McConville (Muscatine Area Geograpic Information Consortium)
• Private Sector: Gail Brown (Hertz Farm Management); Lang Deng (Pioneer); Joe Eckmann (ESRI); and Anne Packard (Fox Engineering)

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