2018 GIS Managers' Open Summit Summary
For those of you that were not able to join us at this year’s Esri International Users Conference, I would like to take some time to share the excitement we had in San Diego meeting and greeting each other at the GIS Managers Open Summit. Over 300 people were registered for the Summit this year.
We had an exciting agenda, starting at 8:00 am Tuesday morning with registration and networking.
Check out the Speaker Bios. (Adam Carnow, Tom Tibbits, Paul Giroux, and Nick O’Day)
We started our morning with a speed networking session; a chance to meet and greet attendees from every part of the GIS community. Our goal was to meet as many folks as possible to start our day.
Following introductions, Adam Carnow provided a presentation on Executive/Elected Official Sponsorship of GIS. Adam introduced some special Elected Official guests who participated in a panel discussion. These guests included the following:
- Katrina Scarborough – Osceola Co., FL Property Appraiser
- Eddie Canon – Cobb Co., GA Support Services Agency Director
Following the panel discussion, Adam introduced everyone to the “Lean Coffee” communication methodology that we would use to drive our round table discussions.
Following each presentation, we had round table discussions related to the presentation topics. Each table was free to introduce topics for discussion, which were then voted on by the table members and discussed based on the identified table topic priorities. The “Lean Coffee” process got all table members engaged and promoted some very exciting and meaningful discussions.
Tom Tibbitts provided our second presentation on Managing a Utility; Solving Assets, Operations, Projects & Hurricanes with Mobile-GIS, Cityworks and.... Tom’s presentation was followed by our second period of round table discussions.
After our lunch break, Paul Giroux presented our third presentation on An Elusive Enterprise. We followed with our third period of round table discussions.
Our final presentation was provided by Nick O’Day – Punching above your Weight: Maximizing the Impact of your GIS. We followed with our fourth period of round table discussions and closed with a Panel Discussion with Adam, Tom, Paul, and Nick.
Throughout the day we asked attendees to share key topics from their table discussions on our GIS Managers Round Table Take Away board. We had a great time in San Diego. We were introduced to some great technology, met new friends, and had some great conversations for moving GIS forward. Thanks to all who contributed to this successful event. We will see you next year!