1. 2008 Local Government GIS Forum
September 26, 2008
September 26, :00am - 3:00pm Farm Bureau Building 225 S. East Street Indianapolis, IN 46202

2. Agenda
Welcome (9:00)
IGIC Update
Break
Icebreaker
GIO Update
Lunch
Hot Issues group discussion
Dismiss (3:00)

3. State and Local GIS Initiatives
Phil Worral, IGIC Executive Director Bill Holder, IGIC President

4. Break!

5. Icebreaker!

6. You have been using GIS for more than
Raise your hand if…
You have been using GIS for more than
1 year
5 years
10 years
15 years!
20 years!!

7. Raise your hand if…
You think that the Indianapolis Colts will win the rest of their games in 2008.
You think the Colts will not win more than half of their games in 2008.
You think that the Colts will win the Superbowl.
You don’t know who the Colts are.

8. Raise your hand …
If your favorite subject in school was geography
If you never took a geography class in school
If you are lousy at geography questions when playing Trivial Pursuit

9. Raise your hand if…
You have visited more than 1 state
You have visited more than 5 states
You have visited more than 10 states
You have visited more than 20 states!

10. Raise your hand if…
You explain GIS to non-GIS users as ‘I make maps.’
Do you have other favorite GIS definitions?

11. Raise your hand if…
You never heard of the IndianaMap before today
You have concerns about how the IndianaMap impacts your community
You support the overall vision of the IndianaMap (assuming your concerns are addressed)

12. Indiana Geographic Information Office: Projects, Progress, Discussion
Jim Sparks, Indiana GIO

13. Your Lunch Assignment

14. What challenges, concerns, and opportunities do you have related to GIS in Indiana? Be sure to consider the IndianaMap as well as other initiatives.

15. Bill Holder, IGIC President
Closing Remarks
Bill Holder, IGIC President