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Building Relationships in 2010. Shaun Scholer Incoming President. What does a GIS Consist of…. Building Our Relational Network. Board members communicating with of their sector IGIC working with state organizations Promote Regional GIS User Groups
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Building Relationships in 2010 Shaun Scholer Incoming President
Building Our Relational Network Board members communicating with of their sector IGIC working with state organizations Promote Regional GIS User Groups Scheduling fun personal team building events
Indiana Geographic Information Council WHAT WE DO • IGIC coordinates geographic information resources in Indiana - we take the lead in getting people and organizations working with each other toward common goals. • IGIC provides education, policy guidance, and technology resources to hundreds of individuals and organizations throughout Indiana. MISSION • Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, building partnerships and the IndianaMap.
IGIC Membership Benefits of Membership • Network with other geospatial professionals • Members-only portion of the IGIC website • Members-only rate for annual GIS Conference • Professional development activities • Help shape policies and positions • Monthly GIS newsletter • More…
Strength in Numbers • 2010 Orthophotography • National Hydrography Data Project • 2005 Orthophotography • Annual GIS Conference
Workgroups Committees Workgroups Board Members
Work closely with people who have common interests • Helping fellow GIS professionals • Working with the nuts and bolts. • Being the sounding board for the state officials Committees and Workgroups (Boots on the Ground)
Out-going IGIC Board Members • Bill Holder, County • Brenda King, Commercial • Matt Riggs, At Large • Andrew Swenson, At Large • Aaron Shaw, Regional GIS Consortia • Jeff Stelle, Rural Municipal • Bruce Nielsen, Federal
Incoming IGIC Board Members • Elected: • Val Swift, County • Chris Walls, Commercial • Mike Martin, At Large • Rick Hill, At Large • Jim Stout, Regional GIS Consortia • Re-Elected: • Deb Kuehn (Martin), Municipal • Kevin Mickey, University • Charline Avey, Utilities • Christina McCullough, Critical Infrastructure
Duties of the Board of Directors • Attend bimonthly meetings • Help guide direction of IGIC • Receive updates on projects around the state • Review grant opportunities • Inform IGIC Members • Social networking
This Year’s Accomplishments • 1st Time Orienteering in downtown Indianapolis • 1st time Geo-Dinner in West Lafayette • GIS Educational Seminars • 3rd annual Local Government GIS Coordinators Forum • Annual Conferences – Indiana University • Exhibited at AIC and IACT
Next Year’s Goals • Permanent Funding for GIS in Indiana
This Year’s Fun Activities • Summer Orienteering at Eagle Creek Park • September Golf Outing
Professional Development • Geo-Dinners • Local Gov GIS Coordinators Forum(Birds of a Feather) • Present & co-sponsor at AIC, IACT, ISPLS, … • Height Modernization Regional Workshop • Monthly GIS Educational Seminars • GIS Road Shows • GIS Days Higher Education Cities and Towns Counties
2011 IGIC Conference • Conference at Horizon Center in collaboration with Ball State University • March 1st & 2nd , 2011
Social Networking • Facebook • LinkedIn • Twitter • Crowdsourcing
IGIC Web Stats igic.org • Classic Web Tools • igic.org (average of 206% increase is unique monthly visitors per year) • indianamap.org (average of 2,000 unique visitors per month) • IGIC-L listserv (1,242 subscribers) Social Media Sites (since October 2009) • LinkedIN (126 Members, 40 Posts) • Twitter (56 followers, 95 Tweets) • Facebook (41 fans, 40 Posts) • Slideshare (3 ppt - 604 views) • YouTube (1 video - 16 views) • bit.ly (100 URLs, 784 clicks on http://bit.ly/qrJPDsocial media post) indianamap.org
2010 Conference Special thanks to: Conference Committee Indiana University UITS Indiana Geological Surveys
Enjoy the Conference and Build Relationships