~The Rocky Mountain Compiler~

Since the last time I wrote this column, we have made some good progress in a number of directions that will benefit ASPRS members in the Rocky Mountain Region.

The first milestone has been reached with our web site development. We now have our very own Internet Service Provider, Web Developer and Web Master. However, if you check out www.asprs-rmr.org right now, you will notice that we still have a ways to go. There are a few kinks in there to be straightened out. We need lots more content and many links, images, etc. still need to be fixed. Despite the under construction appearance, we do have a brand new, refreshing design, and much of the organization behind-the-scenes is in place for a well-maintained, informative, and interesting web resource for our members.

Another major development concerning our region is our bid to host the 2004 ASPRS Annual Convention in Denver. The ASPRS-RMR board submitted a pre-proposal to host this convention at the annual ASPRS convention in Washington D.C. in May, in order to show an interest in bidding. In August, the final proposal was submitted to headquarters. By the time you read this, the ASPRS national conference committee and executive committee will have made a decision whether to hold this conference in Denver or elsewhere. We will make a formal announcement to all members in our next newsletter.

This brings me to my next topic. If our region is awarded the 2004 convention we then need to create a possible second regional committee to work exclusively on the planning and preparation for this big event. We are also currently seeking volunteers to serve on next year's ASPRS-RMR board. There is a position open that we need to fill immediately. This is titled "Regional Director - GIS in the Rockies". The responsibilities for this job include serving on the 2001 and 2002 "GIS in the Rockies" steering committee. We will need a further four board positions filled in January. If you are interested in serving in any of these roles, please contact me. Some of the benefits to you, which are often overlooked, include networking with fellow members of your profession, volunteering your time to make the society better serve our profession, and having a say on the future direction of the society at large. So I encourage you all to give volunteering with ASPRS serious consideration. We welcome all the participation we can get.

For all the mapping, remote sensing, and GIS companies or government agencies out there, we are looking to you to provide any level of support (financial or otherwise) to our anticipated ASPRS annual convention in 2004. It will take the full four years to plan this conference so an early commitment will be required. Again, please contact me directly on this.

Finally, we are still planning both technical tours of sites and facilities of interest as well as a couple of social events before the end the year. We will keep you posted on these events by e-mail and on our web site. The biggest event of the year for our region is coming up on September 25-27, GIS in the Rockies 2000. This will be the biggest and best ever with well over 500 attendees expected. We look forward to seeing you all then at the ASPRS booth in the exhibit hall. See http://www.GISintheRockies.org for further details.

Again, I would like to hear any comments, complaints, or queries that you may have on anything that concerns our local ASPRS region in 2000 and look forward to assisting you in any way I can. Thanks for your loyal support of ASPRS.

Rob Eadie, President ASPRS-RMR
(303) 473-9100 ext. 11
readie@3dillc.com

GIS in the Rockies Conference
Coming September 25-27, 2000

This program information is preliminary. Please visit the conference web site for updates: http://www.GISintheRockies.org. The registration form is on the web in Word and pdf formats. By registering early, you save yourself time the morning of the conference, and help the conference planning process. We also invite your help in promoting the conference: print the promotional flyer from the web site and post it; send e-mail to discussion groups about the tracks that would interest group members.

Monday 25th Workshops

Luncheon speaker: Mr. Curt Sumner, ACSM Executive Director

Tuesday 26th Conference and Exposition

Keynote Speaker: Marc Holtzman
Colorado Secretary of Technology

Marc Holtzman serves in the Cabinet of Governor Bill Owens as Colorado's first Secretary of Technology. Secretary Holtzman is responsible for the Governor's Office of Innovation and Technology. In addition, Secretary Holtzman is Chairman of Colorado's Information Management Commission and Co-Chairman of the Governor's Commission on Science and Technology.

Exhibit Hours 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Poster Session and Contest
Evening Social 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Join your colleagues in the exhibit area for food, door prizes, networking, and demonstrations from the top vendors in GIS and GIS-related technologies
31 door prizes! YOU could win!

Wednesday 27th Conference & Exhibits

About the Technical Sessions

Please see the website GISintheRockies.org for full details including contact information for each track chair and organizing track committee members, as well as complete track summary and abstracts for presentations.

Track Topics and Chair Persons

• Delivering GIS Services over the Web, Mr. Rod Kuhns, Kuhns and Associates, Inc.
• GIS Water Resources (Simulation & Modeling), Dr.Lynn E. Johnson, Univ Colorado at Denver
• GIS and Assessment, Ms. Cindy Braddock, Boulder County Assessor's Office
• Earth Resources/Environmental Decision Making, Mr. Rick Spengler, USGS
• Forestry / Agriculture, Dr. Roger Hoffer, Colorado State University
• Surveying and GIS, Mr. Richard Cohen, NOAA
• Remote Sensing Data & GIS Integration, Mr. Scott Bennett, ImageLinks, Inc.
• Law Enforcement, Mr. Steve Hick, Univ of Denver
• GIS for Broadband Wireless Applications, Mr. Rob Ledner, Vexcel Corporation
• GIS in Local Government, Mr. Stuart Schwartz, Douglas County
• Emerging Technologies, Mr. Dave Murray, City of Aurora
• Business Geographics / Infrastructure, Mr. Tom Palizzi, Idea Integration.

The Exhibitors

• 3D Nature
• 3Di, LLC
• Autodesk
• CAD-1
• Carter & Burgess, Inc
• CompassCom, Inc
• Computer Consultants International
• EarthWatch Incorporated
• EI Technologies, LLC
• Emerge
• ER Mapper
• ERDAS, Inc.
• ESRI
• Etak Inc.
• Farragut Systems Inc.
• Frontier Precision Inc.
• Genesys Int'l. Corp.
• GeoData Alliance
• Geographic Information Services, Inc.
• Geographic Information Technology, Inc.
• GeoSearch, Inc.
• GIS Services
• Hitachi Software Global Technology
• Hixon Mfg & Supply Co
• Horizons, Inc.
• Idea Integration
• Intergraph
• ISSI
• Merrick & Company
• MTC, Inc. (Millennium Technical Contracting, Inc.)
• PCI Geomatics
• Pixxures, Inc.
• Prosero Technologies
• R&S Digital Services, Inc.
• Red Hen Systems, Inc.
• Research Systems
• Space Imaging
• SPATIALinfo
• Survey Solutions, Inc.
• Ternary Spatial Research, Inc.
• The Gemi Store
• Trimble
• TRW
• UCLID Software, LLC
• USGS
• USGS / EROS Data Center Landsat 7
• WhiteStar Corp.
• Z/I Imaging Corporation

Welcome New Members!!!

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Student

Last year the Board of Directors decided that the Region ought to do more to support its Student Chapters throughout the Region: this means you folks in Wyoming, Montana, and New Mexico, too! The region will pay for pizza and soft drinks to be served at meetings of Student Chapters. Last year we supported the chapter at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, where they have quarterly meetings with presentations by both student researchers and outside speakers. If your Student Chapter is doing something along these lines, we want to make it a little easier on your budget, so just contact one of your Board members for more information.

The Year 2000 Scholarship Program will award one scholarship worth $750 to be used either for academic study or conference attendance. Scholarship applications are due by November 15, 2000. Please visit the ASPRS-RMR website for more details about these scholarships and application forms (http://www.asprs-rmr.org) or contact Jeff Liedtke at 303-682-4983 or jliedtke@digitalglobe.com.

Visit ASPRS-RMR on the Web! Check out our newly redesigned Web site at http://www.asprs-rmr.org

Peruse the newsletter, advertise your business or find a consultant for that new project. To add information to our site, send e-mail to sgp@denverwater.org.

Contact any of your Board Members to volunteer or get connected with your fellow Region members...

If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors next year, contact an officer. At least one new Director will be needed, particularly to serve on the "GIS in the Rockies" Conference organizing committee. This is an intensive and especially rewarding endeavor.