Fall Regional Meeting 2024
WLIA 2024 Fall Regional at Radisson Hotel in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
We are headed to the Radisson Hotel in La Crosse for the Fall Regional in October! If you would like to help plan, or have any ideas about the regional meeting, please contact Doug Avoles.
Preliminary Agenda
The Fall Education Committee is currently putting the final touches on the preliminary agenda, the following is subject to change.
| Wednesday, October 16 | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM | WLIA Board Meeting |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | MUG Workshop, Iowa Room Agenda |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | WLIC Meeting, Illinois Room |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
Optional Networking Event
Rivoli Theater Private Showing Room Pizza, Food, & Drinks with Showing of "Decoding the Driftless" (6-7pm) After the movie, show off your creativity with a competitive photo scavenger hunt. Explore beautiful La Crosse, take photos and win prizes! |
| Thursday, October 17 | |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Breakfast / Registration
LION Meeting
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| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Welcome Message |
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
Keynote - Protecting Paradise in the Driftless
Marcy West, Former Executive Director, Kickapoo Reserve Management Board (KRMB)
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| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
Putting Outdoor Recreation on the Map: Tap into the Potential of Wisconsin's Outdoor Recreation Inventory
Cassie Mordini & Taylar Foster - Wisconsin Office of Outdoor Recreation |
| 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM |
Break
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| 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM |
Geospatial Strategies for Improving Flood Resiliency in the Black Earth Creek Watershed Janet. Silbernagel - Silvernail Geodesign, LLC Mike Rupiper, S. Gaffield - EOR, Inc. |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | How Organic Valley is Implementing GIS Solutions to Support It's Cooperators & Enhance Business Operations Phillip Marty - Organic Valley |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PM |
Lunch
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| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
Committee Updates, 50/50 Raffle
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| 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Break
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| 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM | In Deep Water: Leveraging a FEMA Grant to Navigate Flood Mitigation Samer Karbush, Amy Oliver, & Monique Hassman - Vernon County |
| 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | Essential Geospatial Workflows for Project Delivery Kelly Jacobs - CORRE, Inc |
| 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Break |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Lead Service Line Inventory Solution Overview |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM |
GIS for the Wisconsin NG911 Project: Where We Stand
Zach Hassler - WI DMA OEC Jessical Frye & Rebecca Nordine - GeoComm |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
NG911 SIG
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| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Social Night Dinner & Spirits at the La Crosse Distilling Company with Board Games & Fun! |
| Friday, October 18 | |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Breakfast/Registration |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Welcome Message |
| 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
Driftless Area LIO Panel - A Glimpse into the "Un-glaciated" Land Info Experience Monique Hassman - Vernon County |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Break / Checkout |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Contemporary Bedrock Geologic Mapping in the Driftless Area Stephen Mauel, Matt Rehwald, Eric D. Stewart - WGNHS |
| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
RFID + GIS = Accurate, Auditable and Streamlined Asset Management Sumukh Ramesh - Bernsten International |
| 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
Closing Remarks |
Hotel Information:
Room Rates:
$98 for 1 King Bed Room (City View)
$128 for 2 Queen Beds Room (River View).
Call the Radisson Hotel directly Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm, at 608-784-6680 and ask for the WI Land Information Association group block OR make online reservations directly to the group block here.
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