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December 3, 4, 2008 Corbin, VA. NGS-Geomatics Vendor Summit A symposium cosponsored by NGS, ACSM and GIAA. Welcome. Inaugural meeting between manufacturers as a group and NGS I.e. beginning of a relationship. GIAA . Geomatics Industry Association of America
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December 3, 4, 2008 Corbin, VA NGS-Geomatics Vendor SummitA symposium cosponsored by NGS, ACSM and GIAA
Welcome • Inaugural meeting between manufacturers as a group and NGS • I.e. beginning of a relationship
GIAA • Geomatics Industry Association of America • Initially formed to gather sales statistics • Added workshops and articles in trade press • Now Technical Committee
Technical Committee (GIAA-TC) • Formed for mfrs to collaborate on • Articles • Workshops • Standards • Specifications • Recommendations (to users on how to operate, store, etc.) • NGS Interaction
Membership • Don’t have to be a member of “big” GIAA to be a member of TC • Talk to me or Clark Mulligan about details
This meeting • Not just presentations • Interaction required! • Question, participate, suggest, collaborate
Follow-up • Discuss more Thursday afternoon • More meetings such as this? when? • Website? • Blog? • Other types of meetings? • Important to keep the momentum up
Thanks • Dave Zilkoski • Organizers: Erika Wilson, Dan Martin, Trisha Milburn, Curt Sumner • Clark Mulligan
Complaints, suggestions • Joseph V.R. Paiva • jvrpaiva@swbell.net • (816) 960-6693 • (816) 225-7163 (mobile) • Thanks for attending! Have a good meeting!