NSGIC Elects New Board

NSGIC Elects New Board

The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) proudly introduces its newly-elected President and Board of Directors for 2007-2008.
Cy Smith, Statewide GIS Coordinator for Oregon, will be leading NSGIC as President. Smith’s term as President comes on the heels of a successful Annual Conference in Madison, Wisconsin where attendance records were broken with nearly 350 participants.
Supporting Smith is a strong cabinet of officers including Immediate Past President, Stu Davis (OH); President-Elect, Learon Dalby (AR); Treasurer, Ivan Weichert (KS); and Secretary, George White (CA). Will Craig (MN); Mike Mahaffie (DE); Michael Ouimet (TX); and Jill Saligoe- Simmel (IN) were elected to the Board as Directors, joining David Brotzman (VT) and Jim Knudson (PA) who will continue their terms on the Board.
During his acceptance speech, Smith highlighted his theme of a Unified Vision for NSGIC and its geospatial partners and the importance of developing that unified vision to accomplish their shared goal of a fully implemented NSDI.
NSGIC will hold its Midyear Conference in Annapolis, Maryland, March 9-12,
2008.