Celebrating the GIS Professional
On Tuesday, November 14, in advance of GIS Day, join us in celebrating the invaluable contributions of GIS users across Canada. Meet the passionate people who often work behind the scenes to create positive change through a geographic approach.
Welcome, Keynote & Award Presentation
Introduction - Mike Gregotski, Esri Canada
Building a GIS-Empowered Organization: York Region’s Journey - John Houweling, Regional Municipality of York
Making a Difference Award - Alex Miller, Esri Canada & Derik Woo, Township of Langley
Coffee Break at the GIS Day Café
Maggie Samson & Justin Brassard - Esri Canada
Maggie Samson & Jasmine Sohal - Esri Canada
Maggie Samson & Tyler Scuralli - Esri Canada
Lightning Talks: Public Safety
From Wildfires to Floods: Emergency Response using GIS in Halifax Regional Municipality
Francois Malenfant - Halifax Regional Municipality
GIS: Supporting the Emergency Operations Centre Before, During and After a Wildfire
Dave Orlando & Karen Kahtava - Regional District of Central Okanagan
Lightning Talks: Land, Air, Water
Connecting Cultures: Planning the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) using GIS
Lauren Wilson - Esri Canada
Lightning Talks: Asset & Resource Inventory
An Automated Pavement Marking Inventory Using Computer Vision
Charlotte Choy - City of Surrey
A GIS-Informed Approach to Mixed-Asset Investment Planning
Erik Wright - Town of Newmarket & Roozbeh Rashedi - Infrastructure Solutions
Lightning Talks: Environment
GIS in Agriculture: The Olds College Smart Farm Story
Bob Hoffos & Christina Kaye - Olds College of Agriculture and Technology
Felippe Karp - McGill University
Collaborating on COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance by Leveraging ArcGIS Hub
Brad Ruzylo & Mitchell Knight - Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
Noise Reduction through Crowdsourced Data Collection
Ingrid Buday - No More Noise Toronto
Lightning Talks: Housing and Urban Matters
Using GIS to Inform Residential Intensification in Kingston, Ontario
Rayne Jones - City of Kingston
Decision-Making Tools to Assess Climate Hazards and Implement Adaptation Measures in Montréal
Rachel Mallet - Ville de Montréal
Lightning Talks: Work Management
City of Hamilton: QuickCapture and Garbage Collection
Kyle Rankin, Enterprise Geospatial Solutions Specialist - City of Hamilton
The Silos that Brought Together BIM and GIS
Zoé Sabourin - Pomerleau
Water Utility Network Implementation by a Small City
Jamie Hart, Manager of Municipal Assets - City of Brandon
Nick Malazdrewicz, Geomatics Specialist - City of Brandon
Tech Sessions
Trailblazing with GIS: A 38-Day Hike from Adirondacks to Algonquin Park
Madison Mackey - Esri Canada
Leveraging ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App and ArcGIS for Excel to Update Data in Commercial Markets
Paul Voegtle - Esri Canada
I Can Relate! A Beginner’s Guide to Joins and Relates in ArcGIS
Mark Ho - Esri Canada
Closing Presentation
GIS for Youth Engagement in Municipal Planning & Policy
Josh Fullan - Maximum City