Date: Friday, March 23rd, 2012 Location: Brandon, Manitoba Venue: Assiniboine Community College

WGUG Conference Agenda
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8:30 - Registration

9:00 - Welcoming Remarks (Steven Hills & Dion Wiseman)

9:15 - Using GIS and Geomatics Tools in Ground Search & Rescue in Manitoba: Experience and New Opportunities. (Sean Frey, Riding Mountain National)
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9:35 - Analyzing Spatial Water Quality Monitoring Data in MS Access and ArcGIS using the Power of a Pivot. (Sean Frey, Riding Mountain National)
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10:00 - Accuracy and cost-effectiveness of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle derived Digital Elevation Models for localized areas (Jurjen van der Sluijs and Dion Wiseman, Brandon University)
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10:30 - Refreshment Break

11:00 - The ESRI Update (Sarah Garner, Professional Services Prairies Region, ESRI)

12:00 - Lunch Break Networking

1:00 - RRBC: GIS Tools for the Flow Reduction Strategy (Dr. Jay Sagin, Red River Basin Commission)
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1:30 - Combining Historical Maps and GIS (Louise Buck, Assiniboine Community College)
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2:00 - Geocortex: An ArcServer GIS Platform for the City of Brandon (Stephanie Colli, City of Brandon)

2:30 - Refreshment Break

3:00 - Part 1: Saving the World, Bit by Bit: How Visual Basic GIS Tools Help MHHC Operate Efficiently
Part 2: Keeping up with the ESRI’s: The VBA to VB.Net Experience (Lacy Kontzie & Dylan Bart, Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corp.)

3:45 - Changes, Problems and Updates to GNSS (Pam Wilson, Assiniboine Community College)
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4:15 - Adjournment

Vendors’ Showcase!

Once again, space will be made available for vendors to display their products and services or for organizations to distribute information. If you are a vendor and would like to reserve space please contact HillsSC@assiniboine.net.

Please spread the word and circulate this announcement to friends and colleagues who may not be on our email list.

The conference schedule and registration information will be distributed by email in early March. As usual, a morning and afternoon refreshment break and a hot lunch will be included for a nominal registration fee ($35), payable upon arrival.

For more information, please contact either:

Mr. Steven Hills, HillsSC@assiniboine.net, Ph. 204.725.8700 or 1.800.862.6307 ext. 7003

Dr. Dion J. Wiseman, wiseman@brandonu.ca, Ph. 204.727.9774