|
CONFERENCES
Upcoming conferences:
Spring 2009 Conference
Data Sharing in Tough Economic Times
Thursday, May 7, 2009
National Grid, Waltham MA
Come discuss the pros, cons, and pathways for sharing the data you need... using the budget you have. Featured speakers will include representatives of MassGIS, utilities, municipalities, and industry service companies.
Conference Agenda
Prices:
GITA & URISA members - $75.00 ($85.00 at the door)
Non-members - $90.00 ($100.00 at the door)
Students - $25.00 (same price at the door)
Also, don't miss out on the Sponsorship Opportunities available:
$125 - Break
$250 - Lunch
Online registration is now closed. Please register onsite. Thank you.
2009 Scholarship/Internship Offerings
Each year the New England Chapter awards scholarships and internship opportunities
to students who have made a commitment to study disciplines related to geospatial
technology and to obtain practical experience in this field. The internships and
scholarship are for $2,000 each.
Applications are now being accepted, and are due by February 15, 2009. Download the following for more information and to apply:
| Hank Emery scholarship: |
brochure |
program info |
| Ed Forrest internship: |
brochure |
program info |
|
application |
(for both programs) |
________________________________________
Previous conferences:
- Fall 2008: "Leveraging GIS for Emergency Response & Incident Management for Utilities"
- Spring 2008: "Building a Geo-savvy Workforce: How to Bring New Faces & New Skills into Your Organization"
- Fall 2007: "Wins, Challenges and Updates of Technology Integration"
- Spring 2007: "The Three I’s of Data: Integrity, Intelligence, Integration"
________________________________________
Board Meetings
Board of Directors Meetings are open to all
members. If you would like to attend please contact Tom Janes
for more details at 978-207-0000 or tom.janes@intergraph.com.
Every effort is made to rotate the meetings throughout the
New England region to encourage greater member participation
and are held 12:00 - 2:30 pm every month. To host a chapter
meeting please contact Tom Janes.
How You Can Help
The Board is here for you! If there are subjects that we have
not covered in our conferences, ideas for fund raising for
our scholarship fund, outing and networking ideas this
is the place to come. Let your Board Members know what you
want to see! Just e-mail anyone on the Board,
or attend one of the meetings, we want to hear from you.
________________________________________
GITA New England Regional Chapter 2009 Officers
PRESIDENT
Eileen Ormond
Manager
KeySpan/National Grid
52 Second Ave
Waltham, MA 02451
T: (781) 466-5453
E-mail: eormond@keyspanenergy.com
|
PAST PRESIDENT
Tom Janes
Account Executive
Intergraph Corporation
PO Box 6695
Huntsville, AL 35824
T: (978) 207-0000
F: (978) 207-0021
E-mail: tom.janes@intergraph.com
|
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Richard F. Gosselin
Manager, Survey & GIS Services
Northeast Engineers and Consultants
700 W Center St
West Bridgewater, MA 02379
T: (508) 580-8900
F: (508) 580-8909
E-mail: richg@northeastengineers.com
|
SECRETARY
Andrew Featherstone
GIS Technician
Northeast Engineers and Consultants
700 W Center St
West Bridgewater, MA 02370
T: (508) 580-8900
F: (508) 580-8909
E-mail: andrewf@northeastengineers.com
|
TREASURER
Richard Adase
Senior System Consultant
Intergraph Corporation
20 Norman Hill Rd
Woodstock, CT 06281
T: (860) 923-1198
E-mail: richard.adase@intergraph.com
|
|
| |
|
AT-LARGE |
Dana Turchi
Supervisor, Survey & Records GIS
NSTAR
1165 Mass Ave
Dorchester, MA 02125
T: (617) 541-7117
F: (617) 541-7027
E-mail: dana.turchi@nstar.com
|
Scott Troppy
Surveillance Epidemiologist
Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health
305 South St
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
T: (617) 983-6819
F: (617) 983-6813
E-mail: scott.troppy@state.ma.us
|
Buzz Hiller
Director, Business Development
Gatekeeper Systems
40 Whiteweed Dr
Dartmouth, MA 02747-3137
T: (508) 996-6887
F: (508) 997-5775
E-mail: ehhiller@comcast.net
|
Dave Tenenbaum
University of Massachusetts
|
Robert Page
Supervisor, GIS and Records Management
Aquarion Water Company
600 Lindley St
Bridgeport, CT 06606
T: (203) 337-5997
F: (203) 335-5839
E-mail: rpage@aquarionwater.com
|
Clarence Young
Project Manager
James W. Sewall Company
136 Center St
PO Box 433
Old Town, ME 04468
T: (207) 827-4456 x215
F: (207) 827-3641
E-mail: cyoung@jws.com
|
Helenmary Hotz
University of Massachusetts
EEOS Department
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA 02125
T: (617) 287-5289
F: (617) 287-7474
E-mail: helenmary.hotz@umb.edu
|
Michele Karas
MIS Director/GIS Coordinator
Town of Winthrop
One Metcalf Sq Town Hall Rm 18 2nd Fl
Winthrop, MA
02152
E-mail: michele.karas001@umb.edu
|
|
|
ASSOCIATE |
|
Beth Picardi
Telvent Miner & Miner
|
Pete Duggan
Supervisor, GIS
KeySpan/National Grid
39 Quincy Ave
Braintree, MA 02184
T: (781) 794-3533
F: (781) 890-7548
E-mail: pduggan@keyspanenergy.com
|
Joan Gardner
University of Massachusetts Boston
EEOS Faculty
15 Spring Hill Rd
Concord, MA 01742
E-mail: jngardner37@comcast.net |
Michael Doyle
GIS Project Manager
Fuss & O'Neill
146 Hartford Rd
Manchester, CT 06040
T: (860) 533-5120 x5730
E-mail: MDoyle@fando.com
|
Shakil Sattar
NSTAR
|
Jeff Allen
Vice President, Geospatial Technology
Coler & Colantonio
101 Accord Pond Dr
Norwell, MA 02061
T: (781) 982-5411
F: (781) 982-5490
E-mail: jallen@col-col.com
|
David Merwin
GIS Faculty
Framingham State College
Department of Geography
100 State St - P
Framingham, MA 01701-9101
E-mail: dmerwi@frc.mass.edu
|
|
|
|