ESRI has released the agenda for the 2020 ESRI User Conference.  The conference is online only this year for just 3 days, July 13 to 15.  Click below to check out the agenda.

The 2020 Census is underway!  This presentation will share the ways in which the Census Bureau has modernized the decennial census taking process, with a focus on:

• The comprehensive national address list and associated geospatial database
• Invitation and self response phases
• Non-response follow up phase
• Data tabulation and dissemination
• The presentation will share the current status of operations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and plans for completing the 2020 Census count.

The speaker will be Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop, Chief of the Geography Division at the U.S. Census Bureau.  Talk and Q&A lasting approximately 50 minutes.

Friday, May 15th at 2pm EDT/ 1pm CDT / 12pm MDT / 11am PDT

Zoom meeting URL:
https://ala-events.zoom.us/j/94053904021

ESRI has decided that the 2020 User Conference will be online this year due to COVID-19.  More info about it here.

Webinar, March 24, 2020, 12pm

Instructor: Sean Christian, PE, FAA 107

The use of geospatial technologies plays a critical role in Civil Engineering and is the underlying data that most construction, daily operations and permit compliance to rely on when operating sanitary landfills.

The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs coupled with advances in GIS/CAD capabilities is quickly changing how construction management, field operations, surveying, and design work together.

The presentation provides an overview:

• GIS and drone technology have in managing traditional operations of sanitary landfills
• Recycle centers and how low-cost investments in software and hardware
• Technology can yield significant payback in efficiency gains
• Infrastructure management and improved decision-making

Click here more more info and to register.

A colleague sent me a picture taken at the ESRI Developer Summit going on right now in Palm Springs, and I can tell you very few people are there.  Kind of looks like a ghost town.  Further, according to the DevSummit Twitter feed, ESRI decided to make it a virtual event and not a live in-person conference.

ESRI sent out an email today about the 2020 ESRI Conference that will be in San Diego in mid July.  This was at the bottom of the email:

Health and Safety at Esri Events: Coronavirus Response

In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we will be taking precautions at our events to protect the health and safety of all attendees. Please see the Esri User Conference FAQ for more information about current guidelines, event details, and assistance.

The conference is still on, but might change depending on the circumstances.

The California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) kicks off 2020 with a brown bag speaker series that explores the role GIS plays in various types of organizations, how it is helping to achieve success, and why it should be a part of any strategic plan.

Join CGIA in this first webinar for a general member meeting to learn more about what CGIA is doing to promote GIS in California. We will also hear from Tamar Foster, Deputy Executive Director of the Little Hoover Commission about the findings of their recent report, “Mapping a Strategy for GIS.”

The webinar will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, PST.  Click here for more info and to RSVP.

ESRI is hosting a Fire Operations Technology Summit at their headquarters in Redlands on January 22-23, 2020.

The Fire Operations Technology Summit is a two-day exclusive event that will bring together fire operations chiefs from across the state and emerging technology partners servicing fire and EMS industries with the goal of improving daily operations and firefighter safety.  Learn about real world tech being developed for the fire service of tomorrow and used by the fire service of today.

The summit is free, click here for more details and to register.