Pro-West will be at the 2026 CalGIS event hosted by California GPN January 20-23, 2026.
Held at Esri's Redlands Campus, the conference encompasses workshops, sessions and an exhibit hall, plus many opportunities to connect socially with others in the professional community.
Pro-West will be an attendee, sponsor and presenter at the 2026 CalGIS conference.
Sessions
GEOSID Talk - Selling the Story of GIS: ROI, Modernization, and Strategic Influence
10:30am - 12:00pm | Wednesday, January 21 | Bldg Q Auditorium
Effective GIS leaders know how to combine technical improvements with compelling narrative. In this session, executives will discuss methods for measuring and communicating ROI once a GIS program receives sponsorship. They will present practical examples of modernizing municipal GIS environments to better serve community needs. The session wraps with techniques for influencing executives and securing support for new capabilities and innovation.
This session will include:
Reinventing a City GIS: From Legacy to Leading Edge
See how the City of La Canada Flintridge left behind a fragmented and outdated system to create a modern, sustainable and scalable GIS. Learn about the City’s migration to a well-supported enterprise environment, development of robust data management workflows, automated processes, integrations and public and internal GIS apps that support asset management, land records and much more.
Speakers:
Arabo Parseghian, Assistant City Manager, City of La Canada Flintridge
David Van Gilluwe, Chief Data Officer, City of Carlsbad
Power in Partnership: How GIS Consultants Elevate Geospatial Organizations
10:30am - 12:00pm | Thursday, January 22 | Bldg M Conference Room 2
Join us for an energizing session that reveals how powerful collaborations with GIS consultants can transform the way geospatial organizations work, innovate, and deliver impact. You’ll discover how Assessors are using cutting-edge mapping and analytics tools to sharpen valuation accuracy, expose inequities, and modernize land records like never before. We’ll also dive into advanced automation strategies that turn messy, multi-source datasets into trusted, high-quality information—dramatically reducing effort while elevating data-driven decision-making. Finally, get inspired by a real-world success story from the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona’s WIC program, where custom spatial analysis, optimized vendor access, and hands-on GIS training created meaningful, community-focused change.
This session will include:
Modernizing Valuation: Leveraging GIS to Improve Assessment
Explore how Assessors are using GIS tools to enhance valuation accuracy, uncover inequities, and improve efficiency in the assessment process. Discover solutions for analyzing parcel value and tracking historical parcel changes with configurable maps and metrics to evaluate sales and neighborhood trends and track historical parcel changes. Learn how they can be part of a strategy to modernize land records management and streamline your processes.
Speakers:
Jacob Mark, Geospatial Project Manager, Dewberry
Sheila Steffenson, CEO, 1 Spatial, Inc.
Kyle Wikstrom, Solutions Director, Pro-West & Associates, Inc.
The full schedule for this event can be found HERE.
Exhibit Hall
Visit Pro-West in the exhibit hall, San Joaquin, throughout the 2026 CalGIS conference! Our experts will be available to discuss your needs in relation to:
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