In less than two months NSGIC will be holding its 25th Annual Conference.* I am inviting you to attend.* Whether you have been a long time member or one of the original members who started this great organization, please come.* If you are in federal, state, local or tribal government, please come.* If you work in the private sector, for a non-profit, in education or are retired, please come to Indianapolis. All are welcome.
I am personally very excited about this conference.* You as members make our conferences great.* They are great because of the diversity of presenters we are able to attract and the rich content they provide.* The value in attending our conferences and becoming a member is that each of us will gain new ideas, collaborate on solving problems, establish or strengthen our connections with others, and share our knowledge.* This is the essence of NSGIC.* This is the reason NSGIC first met in 1991 followed by its first conference in Santa Fe, NM, in 1992.* It is the reason I attended my first conference in 2006 and have kept coming back year after year.
The 25th Annual Conference comes with an opportunity to recognize our past, yet the agenda is loaded with new ideas that will carry us forward. Why celebrate our past?* It does three things.* It shows respect for the challenges and efforts that came before us, it allows us to appreciate our current blessings, and finally it allows us to carry forward lessons learned so we don’t make the same mistakes.* These are three principles I adhere to in my own life and I believe should be applied to NSGIC.
There are a lot of special surprises being planned to help us celebrate 25 years.* I can’t tell what they are or they wouldn’t be surprises now, would they?* I’m not sure how we can ever top last year’s social event with fireworks at the WWI museum in Kansas City, unless of course we do fireworks again, but I can share a few things with you now.
For the first time, NSGIC has an executive director and Molly Schar will help me kick off the conference in style with a brief welcome message and Molly’s observations after four months on the job.* I have gotten to know Molly the last couple of months and I’m excited to introduce her to the membership.* You will have all week to introduce yourself to Molly, so don’t be shy.* NSGICers shy? Yeah, right!
The conference will also feature Admiral David Simpson from the Federal Communication Commission as the keynote speaker on the hot topic of Next Generation 9-1-1.* I had a chance to visit with Admiral Simpson earlier this summer and I think you will find him to be engaging and passionate about location accuracy for 9-1-1 and the need to provide our 9-1-1 centers with more accurate and comprehensive mapping data.
Wednesday afternoon is going to be special.* We have a 30 minute presentation on NSGIC history, a past presidents panel with some of our past presidents providing reflection from the early years of NSGIC, and finally a 25th anniversary celebration at the NCAA museum where we can all enjoy an evening of reflection and a bit of fun. **Be sure to represent your alma mater and wear your college colors.* It would be fun to see where each of you went to school.
Lastly, “In celebrating 25 years of facilitating smart policy, partnership-building, innovation and professional growth,” the Board of Directors has established a series of new awards called the Geospatial Excellence Awards.* I want to encourage our state reps to submit nominations by September 12, 2016.* If you know of anyone or any organization who is deserving, please consider submitting a nomination to info@nsgic.org *Awards will be announced during the conference.
I look forward to seeing you all in Indianapolis very soon!
Chris Diller (WI)
NSGIC President
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I am personally very excited about this conference.* You as members make our conferences great.* They are great because of the diversity of presenters we are able to attract and the rich content they provide.* The value in attending our conferences and becoming a member is that each of us will gain new ideas, collaborate on solving problems, establish or strengthen our connections with others, and share our knowledge.* This is the essence of NSGIC.* This is the reason NSGIC first met in 1991 followed by its first conference in Santa Fe, NM, in 1992.* It is the reason I attended my first conference in 2006 and have kept coming back year after year.
The 25th Annual Conference comes with an opportunity to recognize our past, yet the agenda is loaded with new ideas that will carry us forward. Why celebrate our past?* It does three things.* It shows respect for the challenges and efforts that came before us, it allows us to appreciate our current blessings, and finally it allows us to carry forward lessons learned so we don’t make the same mistakes.* These are three principles I adhere to in my own life and I believe should be applied to NSGIC.
There are a lot of special surprises being planned to help us celebrate 25 years.* I can’t tell what they are or they wouldn’t be surprises now, would they?* I’m not sure how we can ever top last year’s social event with fireworks at the WWI museum in Kansas City, unless of course we do fireworks again, but I can share a few things with you now.
For the first time, NSGIC has an executive director and Molly Schar will help me kick off the conference in style with a brief welcome message and Molly’s observations after four months on the job.* I have gotten to know Molly the last couple of months and I’m excited to introduce her to the membership.* You will have all week to introduce yourself to Molly, so don’t be shy.* NSGICers shy? Yeah, right!
The conference will also feature Admiral David Simpson from the Federal Communication Commission as the keynote speaker on the hot topic of Next Generation 9-1-1.* I had a chance to visit with Admiral Simpson earlier this summer and I think you will find him to be engaging and passionate about location accuracy for 9-1-1 and the need to provide our 9-1-1 centers with more accurate and comprehensive mapping data.
Wednesday afternoon is going to be special.* We have a 30 minute presentation on NSGIC history, a past presidents panel with some of our past presidents providing reflection from the early years of NSGIC, and finally a 25th anniversary celebration at the NCAA museum where we can all enjoy an evening of reflection and a bit of fun. **Be sure to represent your alma mater and wear your college colors.* It would be fun to see where each of you went to school.
Lastly, “In celebrating 25 years of facilitating smart policy, partnership-building, innovation and professional growth,” the Board of Directors has established a series of new awards called the Geospatial Excellence Awards.* I want to encourage our state reps to submit nominations by September 12, 2016.* If you know of anyone or any organization who is deserving, please consider submitting a nomination to info@nsgic.org *Awards will be announced during the conference.
I look forward to seeing you all in Indianapolis very soon!
Chris Diller (WI)
NSGIC President
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