2024 Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Annual Conference
The Pro-West team looks forward to much anticipated return of the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Annual Conference. We are excited to travel to the beautiful city of Duluth, MN for this year's conference.
The 2024 event will mark the MN GIS/LIS Consortium's 34th Annual Conference, with Pro-West participating through presenting, sponsorship, exhibiting and attendance for the vast majority of those years.
We hope to see you there!
Duluth, MN, where the 2023 MN GIS/LIS Annual Conference will be held
Citizen Request Center: A Valuable Resource at the City of Ely – Thursday, October 3, 11:00am-11:30am, Lake Superior Ballroom O
Citizen engagement does more than just generate debate - it can be leveraged as an organizational resource. Find out how the City of Ely deployed a GIS-based Citizen Request Center that allows the public to submit specific issues they notice in the community, enabling staff to respond and plan more effectively, and displaying completed work for citizens to view.
Presenter - Bradley Roy, Emergency Manager, City of Ely; Alex Lange, Solutions Engineer, Pro-West & Associates
Streamlining Work Order Management at Jackson County– Thursday, October 3, 11:00am-11:30am, St Louis River
Learn how Jackson County streamlined its workflow for managing work order requests from the public, using modern GIS technology to add capabilities, automate processes and improve efficiency for citizens and staff. With a set of solutions encompassing a mobile-friendly Public Work Order Request app, internal Work Order Request Management and Work Order Request Field Map, paired with automated email notifications, see how Jackson County implemented a user-friendly, modern and streamlined work order management system.
Presenter - Jared Baloun, GIS Technician, Jackson County, MN; Nils Odgren, Solutions Engineer, Pro-West & Associates
Workshop
Join us for a half-day workshop on the parcel fabric.
Parcel Fabric Editing: 7 Essential Skills To Take You From ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro – Wednesday, October 2, 9:00am-12:00pm, Workshop
Are you a Parcel Fabric editor preparing to move from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro? Are you wondering how you’ll perform your regular edits using ArcGIS Pro? If so, this workshop is for you. Join us to take the pain out of ArcGIS Pro, tackling 7 core tasks that editors commonly perform, with side-by-side comparisons of performing them in ArcMap vs ArcGIS Pro. Learn the most efficient workflows to achieve your editing goals using ArcGIS Pro tools, why we use the tools and methods demonstrated, and build confidence in your skills in parcel editing in ArcGIS Pro.
Presenter - Lisa Schaefer, GIS Specialist, Pro-West & Associates
Exhibit Booth
Pro-West have an exhibit booth staffed by GIS experts throughout the conference. Join us there to discuss topics including:
- Local government GIS packages
- End-to-End GIS support
- Land records management and modernization
- Enterprise GIS
- Esri solution configuration to support organizational processes
- Integrating third-party systems with GIS
- On-Demand Legal Description Training
We look forward to seeing you there!