DRAFT AGENDA
Third Annual GIS Conference
Empowering a Community of Users: Building a Strong Geospatial
Connected Network Throughout the Caribbean
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands  November 14-16, 2007
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007
SESSION
TIME
Presenter
Agency
Title
1st Day I
10:25 AM
Eric Linzey
NOAA
USVI Leveling Project and its implications 
to the Geospatial Foundation for the 
Territory
1st Day II
11:10 AM
Alexis Doward
DPNR
Update on the VI Flood Hazard Maps
1st Day III
11:30 AM
Theresa Anduze-Parris, PhD.
OLG
Update on the VI Geospatial Council
1st Day IV
12:15 PM
1st Day V
1:30 PM
Pedro Nieves
UVI-ECC/CDC
Empowering A Community of Users: The 
Elkhorn Coral Geo-database
1st Day VI
2:10 PM
Rob Hoffman
ESRI
Functionality: GIS Technology
1st Day VII
3:00 PM
Brian Shumon
FEMA
Data sharing and free quality data through 
the National Spatial Data Infrastructure 
(NSDI)
1st Day VIII
3:40 PM
Lupe Alonzo
DonRiver, Inc.
USVI Street Atlas 
1st Day IX
4:00 PM
William Bates (Bill)
Tele Atlas®
The Puerto Rico GIS Data Acquisition 
Project
1st Day X
4:20 PM
Mel Vanterpool
Homeland 
Security
1st Day XI
4:40 PM
 Lou Driber
USGS
Supporting Geospatial Data Sharing and 
Program Coordination in Florida
6:30 PM
2:45 PM -3:00 PM Afteroon Break
12:00 PM -1:15 PM Break for Lunch
Dr Ulric Trotz, Chief Science Advisor for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 
WELCOME RECEPTION
Climate Change Centre
10/5/2007
DRAFT AGENDA
Third Annual GIS Conference
Empowering a Community of Users: Building a Strong Geospatial
Connected Network Throughout the Caribbean
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands  November 14-16, 2007
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007
2nd Day XII 
8:30:00 AM
William Burgess
NSGIC
Building Spatial Data Infrastructures
2nd Day XIII
9:15:00 AM
Rupert Pelle
WAPA
10:10 AM - 
10:20 AM
2nd Day XIV
10:20 AM - 
12:00 PM
NOAA WORK SHOP I Richard 
H. Foote
ACOE WORK SHOP I             Dan 
Vogler
Online Positioning User Service
 Imagery Workshop
12:00 PM -
1:00 PM
2nd Day XV
1:00 PM-
3:00 PM
NOAA WORK SHOP II William 
Henning
ACOE WORK SHOP I             Dan 
Vogler
 NGS Support for Real Time 
Networks
 Imagery Workshop
Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
3rd Day XVI
6:30-10:30
LUNCH
Morning Break
CLOSING BANQUET
8:00-8:25 AM Breakfast
8:00-8:25 AM Breakfast
TECHNICAL TOUR
STRATEGIC PLANNING
10/5/2007