Wisconsin Has a New GIO

The Wisconsin Mapping Bulletin has word today of the appointment of Curtis Pulford as Wisconsin's new Geographic Information Officer. Pulford, who has been GIS Coordinator for state's Department of Transportation, will start his now job on December 23. As near as I can tell, this has been announced to staff via e-mail; I have not yet found a news release.

Wrapping Up the 2007 NSGIC Conference

I've been meaning to write a wrap-up of the 2007 NSGIC Annual Conference for some time. The problem with NSGIC gatherings is that there is just so much going on, and so much information, that one leaves after a week staggering under a load of information, ideas, and dreams and with a humbling realization of just how much great GIS coordination is being done around the nation. As a result, writing my experiences is a daunting thought.

Luckily, Wisconsin's Ted Koch is a braver man than I (or more dedicated and disciplined, but let us not quibble). Ted was Conference Chair and host for 2007 and he has posted a great round-up of the event on the Wisconsin Mapping Bulletin. He looks at the NSGIC Advocacy Agenda and several of the group's strategic initiatives, and he recounts some of the highlights of the Conference. It's well worth a read.

Ted also points, as I should, to the recently posted collection of conference materials from the 2007 Conference in the NSGIC Archive. This includes an attendance roster, agendas, the program, and almost all of the presentations from the conference.

We owe a debt of "thanks" to Kenny Miller, of Maryland, for gathering all of this material as part of his unheralded but vital work on the Conference Committee.

Job Posting: Wisconsin GIO

The word is out, over on the Wisconsin Mapping Bulletin, that the Wisconsin Department of Administration is looking for a new Geographic Information Officer (GIO). Until recently, that post had been held by Dave Mockert (Dave's in the private sector now). The job announcement is posted on the DOA web site.