WV GeoCon 2024 Schedule

All conference activities will take place at the Embassy Suites unless otherwise notated. 

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration and Help Desk
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
URISA Workshop - GIS and the 9-1-1 Workflow
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Exhibitor Setup
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dinner at Adelphia
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
 
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration and Help Desk
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
WV GeoCon Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
 
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
 
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Annual Membership Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
 
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
 
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Annual Membership Meeting Continuation
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch with Keynote
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
 
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
WVAGP 2024-2025 Board of Directors Meeting
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
 
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop: Storytelling
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ballroom CD
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Networking "Mappy Hour"
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dinner at Recovery Sports Grill
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
 
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Registration and Help Desk
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
 
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
WV GeoCon Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
 
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
The paper scheduled for this time has been withdrawn
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Salon A
More Insight, Less Effort: Putting the Cloud and AI to Work for You
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Room 224
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
A Spatial Step Forward: Managing a Major Digital Transformation of the City of Morgantown, WV
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Salon B
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Different approaches to understanding public preferences for landscape features: A case study in the proposed Appalachian Geopark in West Virginia
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Salon A
The Surface Water Model – When it Rains, it Pours
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Conference Room 224
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Collecting Locations in Difficult Situations
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Salon A
Micro GIS Projects in Support of Flood Risk Management
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Salon B
DIY Digital Twins, Streetview Imagery, Automated Asset Extraction, and Pavement Assessment: Are We There Yet?
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference Room 224
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
 
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
WVDNR Wildlife Resources Data Systems Overview
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Salon A
ArcGIS: Architectural Patterns and Practices
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Salon B
Take Charge of Your Career and Your Professional Network: Cultivate a Personal Brand
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Conference Room 224
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Bridging Health and Cultural Gaps in Appalachia: A Societal Perspective on Addressing Disparities
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Conference Room 224
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Utilizing Community Science Data to Map Box Turtle Habitat and Road Crossing Risk
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Salon A
ArcGIS Knowledge: Modeling your Enterprise
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Salon B
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Refuse Violations: Migrating to a Digital Record Management System
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Conference Room 224
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Land Conservation in the Cheat Canyon: The Role of Private Land in Long-term, Landscape-scale Conservation
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Salon A
Optimizing Wastewater Management: Integrating Trimble and Esri Solutions for Comprehensive Mapping and Data Utilization
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Conference Room 224
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
How to Evangelize GIS across your organization
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Salon B
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Finding Development Opportunities on Former Mine Lands in the Southern Coalfields of WV
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Salon A
Effective Migration to the ArcGIS Utility Network
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Conference Room 224
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Awards Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Geospatial Connections Live Show
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
The intersection of GHG emissions, GDP, and the recreation economy in Appalachia
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Salon A
Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS) Web - Streamlining Geographic Data Collection at the U.S. Census Bureau
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Salon B
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
 
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Aiding Rural Communities' Recreation and Tourism Economic Development Efforts via Asset Mapping and Dashboard Development
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Salon A
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
The State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS) - Making Earth Flat Again... One Zone at a Time!
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Salon B
Statewide Broadband Study Uses GIS to Close Digital Divide
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Conference Room 224
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Using UAS to Identify Red Spruce in the Monongahela Forest
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Salon A
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Geodesy for the Geographer - Vertical Datums in Floodplain Mapping
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Salon B
Predictive Analytics: Advancing VRU Safety in West Virginia with GIS and Data Science
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Conference Room 224
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
A.I., Drones , and Invasive Species
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Salon A
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Use of GIS and Remote Sensing to Improve Habitat Suitability Models and Location Methods for Endangered Foundation Species
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Salon A
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
The WVRTN CORS Network
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Salon B
Drone Mapping
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Conference Room 224
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Carbon Quantification of Airport Park
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Salon A
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Free Time
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
 
Exhibitor Tear-Down
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Social and Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
 
7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Registration and Help Desk
7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
 
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
URISA Workshop - Building Community Using Geospatial Tools
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM