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Annette Theroux A: I returned to college in my 30s and was intent on a career that invigorated me. I naturally gravitated towards geography. Organizing the world through location and using maps to tell the story made sense! A rich and engaging endeavor – I was hooked. Although, I must admit, just plotting color thematic…

Baxter Elementary School’s (in Baxter, MN) 4th grade classes celebrated GIS Day November 14th, when students learned about the importance of geography, maps and geographic information systems. The GIS Day celebrations were led by local GIS small business Pro-West & Associates, whose Solutions Engineer, Kyle Wikstrom, partnered with the 4th grade teachers to share with their students…

Attendees came from organizations around the state to join the event and discover how to power organizational success using GIS technology. Topics of discussion included field mobility, enterprise GIS implementation, leadership engagement, public access to data, and a focus on efficient land records management that covered value analysis, system integration, and ArcGIS Online-based solutions such…

Pro-West is pleased to be exhibiting at and sponsoring this year’s Esri Wisconsin User Group (EWUG) Annual Conference at Lambeau Field Atrium in Green Bay, WI. Taking place Thursday and Friday, October 25-26, the conference brings together GIS users form across the state to discuss GIS challenges, share ideas, and connect with peers in the…

WORKSHOP SLIDES NOW AVAILABLE! Adventures in IT: A Guide for GIS People 3.0 Introduction to ArcGIS Monitor Pro-West is getting ready to make its annual pilgrimage to the MN GIS/LIS Annual Conference, returning for 2018 to Duluth’s DECC venue. Taking place October 3-5, the conference provides the ideal environment to reinforce connections within  the Minnesota GIS…

  Interested in a career in GIS and in the Minnesota/North Dakota area? Pro-West will have a booth at the University of North Dakota Job Fair for Computer Science, Engineering & Technology disciplines taking place Thursday, September 27 from 11:00am-3:00pm at the UND Wellness Center in Grand Forks, ND. If you’re focused on starting a…

Pro-West Vice-President of Programs, Kendis Scharenbroich, will be presenting during the “Effective GIS Leadership and Strategic Planning” session at GIS-Pro & CalGIS, taking place October 8-12 in Palm Springs, CA. The event brings together two conferences that are key parts of the GIS professional’s calendar – URISA GIS-Pro and CalGIS – in the stunning town…

LEANN OVERBEEK – HR/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT LeAnn supports Pro-West’s HR and administrative functions with a multitude of diverse tasks every day, bringing significant expertise from her career as an HR professional in the technology industry. LeAnn is also a portrait photographer and has run her business, Studio 64 Photography, for 10 years (she also took the staff…

Pro-West is pleased to be a sponsor of this year’s Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) Annual Conference, taking place at the Providence Biltmore Hotel in Providence, RI from August 27-30, 2018. We are looking forward to this opportunity to connect with our community of land records management professionals, and to discovering Providence. Catch up with…

Pro-West is pleased to be part of a stand-out agenda for Pine to Prairie GIS User Group’s summer meeting, taking place August 9 in Fergus Falls, MN. Kyle Wikstrom, Solutions Engineer at Pro-West, will share his insight on using value analysis to develop a modern and efficient Assessor’s office. He will be joined on the…