2022 Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Annual Conference

The Pro-West team looks forward to much anticipated return of the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Annual Conference. Making 2022 even more of a landmark year is the conference's location in Bemidji, MN, close to Pro-West's main office in Walker, MN.

The 2022 event will mark the MN GIS/LIS Consortium's 32nd Annual Conference, with Pro-West participating through presenting, sponsorship, exhibiting and attendance for the vast majority of those years. 2022 is no exception - there is much to share, learn and celebrate this year.

We hope to see you there!

Presentations

Entrepreneurship & Opportunity Recognition in GIS - Thursday, October 13, 11:00am-12:00pm

Location technology and mapping software empower organizations to unlock the potential to solve today's challenges and transform communities into Smart Communities. However, this does not happen simply by owning hardware or software. Transformation starts with people, tools, understanding, and creativity. Learn how to begin seeing new possibilities in the same situations and excel at Opportunity Recognition. By bringing the spirit and practices of entrepreneurship into existing geographic information systems, you can begin to create your own data-driven ecosystem that supports your Smart Community.

Presenter - Kyle Wikstrom, Solutions Architect, Pro-West & Associates

 

Transforming Permit Management with ArcGIS Online - Thursday, October 13, 1:30-3:00pm

Permitting operations are some of the most complicated for local governments. Discover how the City of West Fargo, ND transformed its permit process and is utilizing ArcGIS Online to manage its Right-Of-Way, Sidewalk/Driveway, Commercial Civil Site and Residential Civil Site Permits. See first hand how web forms, a permit management center web app, internal and public-facing apps, dashboards, automated notifications are being used by staff, contractors and residents for efficient permit management.

Presenter - Alex Lange, Solutions Engineer, Pro-West & Associates

 

Going Beyond the PLSS with ArcGIS Hub - Thursday, October 13, 3:30-5:00pm

The Public Land Survey System forms the building blocks for tax parcels, and Townships, Sections and Quarter Quarters are common datasets that play the second fiddle...but no more! With a new ArcGIS Hub initiative based on the PLSS and a focus on how to best manage and use your PLS data, the ultimate "reference data" now gets to be the highlight. Along with Corner Monuments, the PLS has a lot to offer your organization. Join this session to see how this new Hub site is put into action.

Presenter - Alex Lange, Solutions Engineer, Pro-West & Associates

 

Managing Property Tax Assessment Appeals - Friday, October 13, 10:30am-12:00pm

Learn how you can use GIS tools to bring together the data, maps and apps needed to manage appeals. See how GIS can be leveraged to assign appeals to staff, track their status, edit and drill down into associated data, and share appeals information with other internal stakeholders.

Presenter - Kyle Wikstrom, Solutions Architect, Pro-West & Associates

Polaris Leadership Award

Pro-West is incredibly proud of Kyle Wikstrom, Pro-West Solutions Architect, who will receive the MN GIS/LIS Consortium's Polaris Leadership Award on Thursday, October 13, during the conference.

The Polaris Leadership Award recognizes active, established leaders in the geospatial community who are inspiring and leading us through their contributions, energy, and creativity. 

Kyle embodies this definition every day, to the benefit of his clients, coworkers and all those with whom he collaborates. Congratulations to Kyle!

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Sponsorship & Exhibit Booth

Pro-West is pleased to be a sponsor of the Thursday night conference social and will have an exhibit booth staffed by GIS experts throughout the conference. Join us there to discuss topics including:

We look forward to seeing you there!

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