1999 National GeoData Forum
Washington, D. C. June 7-9, 1999
Over 460 people participated in"Making Livable Communities a Reality," the National GeoData Forum. Highlights included addresses by Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and other important political and business leaders, group discussions on decision support systems, financial and commercial aspects of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, technology, research and education, accessing data, geospatial data organizational issues, and community product development. GIS applications addressing community issues were demonstrated on Capitol Hill and the forum concluded with a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.Graphic Recording of the Forum (24 PowerPoint slides)
- Executive summary
Forum proceedings
- Note: The following summary contains real-time graphics produced at the
GeoData Forum. Download times may be substantial. Written summaries will
be posted as soon as available (7/7/99).
- Monday June 7 Morning Plenary
- Overview of GeoData Forum
- Keynotes -- by Dr. Mark Shaefer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior and John Moeller, Staff Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee -- The Honorable Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior -- The Honorable Paul E. Kanjorski, 11th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
- The Honorable Paul E. Kanjorski, contd.
- Morley Winograd, Senior Policy Advisor and Director of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government, Office of the Vice President -- Dee W. Hock, CEO Emeritus, VISA and President, Chaordic Alliance
- Dee Hock, contd.
- Dee Hock, contd.
- Dee Hock, contd.
- Keynotes -- by Dr. Mark Shaefer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior and John Moeller, Staff Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee -- The Honorable Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior -- The Honorable Paul E. Kanjorski, 11th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
- Monday June 7 Afternoon Plenary
- Tom Casadevall, Deputy Director, U.S.
Geological Survey, Keynote -- John Moeller, Staff Director,
FGDC, Don't Duck Metadata Award Announcement
- Livable Communities Showcase -- Nancy Tosta, Director of Forecasting and Growth Strategy, Puget Sound Regional Council, Seattle, Washington
- Livable Communities Showcase -- Sue Cameron, Tillamook County Board of Commissioners, Oregon
- Livable Communities Showcase -- Mark A. Liebe, GIS Data Architect, Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland, Oregon
- Livable Communities Showcase -- Questions and Answers
- Introduction to the Threads
- Livable Communities Showcase -- Nancy Tosta, Director of Forecasting and Growth Strategy, Puget Sound Regional Council, Seattle, Washington
- Tuesday June 8 Plenary
- Wednesday June 9 Plenary
- Synthesis and Report from Threads
- Synthesis and Report from Threads
- Policy Round Table
(Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3)
(Part 4) (Part 5)- Graphic Summary Report
- Synthesis and Report from Threads
- Wednesday June 9, 1999
- Testimony at the hearing on "Geographical Information Systems Policies and Programs"
- Testimony of Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer
- Monday June 7 Morning Plenary
