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2019 Summer Conference Deer Valley Resort, Utah

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Principals Schedule – all events in Evergreen Ballroom on the 3rd Floor of The Lodges at Deer Valley unless otherwise noted

Emerging Leaders Schedule – all events in the Oak Room on the 2nd Floor of The Lodges at Deer Valley unless otherwise noted

Open to All Attendees and Guests

Sunday, July 14, 2019

8:00 AM – 2:30 PM

MAPPS Board of Directors Meeting Oak Room, 2nd Floor, Lodges at Deer Valley

1:00 PM Registration Opens Evergreen Foyer, 3rd Floor, Lodges at Deer Valley

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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Keynote Speaker and Welcome Session Facilitator: Brian Raber, Merrick & Company, MAPPS President Speaker: Brad Wilson, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives

Evergreen Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Lodges at Deer Valley Utah Representative Brad Wilson will kick-off the 2019 Summer Conference as our Opening Keynote Speaker. As Utah's current Speaker of the House and President of Destination Homes, Representative Wilson understands the benefits derived from geospatial solutions and the MAPPS legislative issues.

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5:15 PM – 7:00 PM

Welcome Reception Spruce Ballroom Patio, 2nd Floor, Lodges at Deer Valley

Join us for a social hour with drinks and light hors d’oeuvres to meet up with old friends and new!

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Monday, July 15, 2019

Conference Media Sponsors – Daily Newsletter, Internet/Audio-Visual, Conference App

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast Evergreen Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Lodges at Deer Valley A buffet breakfast will be available in the main general session room for all attendees, registered spouses/guests, and kids. Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and a hot breakfast, and meet some new faces to kick off another great MAPPS event.

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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Conference Kickoff and MAPPS President’s Greeting Facilitator, Speaker: Brian Raber, Merrick & Company, MAPPS President

MAPPS President will provide Summer Conference overview and introductions of the Board of Directors, MAPPS staff, overview of conference logistics, recognition of Emerging Leaders and Conference Sponsors, along with discussion of social events during the conference, committee and forum meetings, and other activities. Also New Member welcome, introductions and elevator pitches.

Democracy in Action Facilitator: Stefan Bailey, Prime Policy Group Speaker(s): Ed Cox, MAPPS Legislative Director; John Copple, Sanborn



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Speakers will lead this as an interactive discussion of how MAPPS influenced the democratic process in 2018 and 2019 to create business opportunities for MAPPS members and guided geo-policy for the betterment of the profession.

9:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Spouse/Guest/Children Activity Gather in main lobby of the Lodges at Deer Valley Enjoy a leisurely chairlift ride up Silver Lake Express from the base to mid-mountain. At the top, stretch your legs and explore one of the many hiking trails that wander through Deer Valley – or simply enjoy the fresh, alpine air at the top before re-boarding the chairlift for your ride back down.

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9:45 AM-10:00 AM

Refreshment Break Evergreen Foyer, 3rd Floor, Lodges at Deer Valley

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10:00 AM- 11:00 AM

The USGS National Programs Keynote Presentation Facilitator: John Copple, Sanborn Map Company Speaker(s): Dr. James Reilly, Director, U.S. Geological Survey

As Director of the USGS, Jim Reilly is responsible for leading the Nation's largest water, Earth, and biological science, and civilian mapping agency. He will provide his insights into the nation's programs and effective leadership in the sciences and emerging technologies that harness our imaginations and human potentials.



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11:00 AM- 11:45 AM

3DEP Program Update: Use of Data and Future Programs Facilitator: John Copple, Sanborn Map Company Speaker(s): Kevin Gallagher and Vicki Lukas, USGS, 3DEP Program

This session provides our attendees with an update on USGS 3DEP’s program activities, other programs using 3D data, USGS program’s objectives and sustainability for use of geospatial data.

11:45 PM-1:00 PM

Lunch Evergreen Ballroom on the 3rd Floor

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1:00 PM- 2:15 PM

Committee Meetings Following Lunch The following committee meetings are open to all MAPPS members. All meeting rooms are also located on the 2nd floor of the Lodges. Associate Members Committee(Chair Brian Beha, Van Rens) – Oak Room Legislative Affairs Committee (Chair John Copple, Cox) – Spruce A Room Membership Committee (Co-chairs Walmsley, Burroughs) – Spruce B Room

2:15 PM – 4:00 PM (approx. times)

Networking Activity: Ponderosa Room - Silver Baron Lodge & Parking Lot 6 “Siege the Day, Catapult Competition” Think your team has what it takes to Siege the Day? We’ll find out who can work best together in this face-paced and fun team building exercise with just the right amount of competition thrown in.

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7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

PAC Briefing (Open to All Attendees & Families Hospitality Reception to Follow)

Hospitality Suite

County Council Representative Tina Cannon is the PAC Briefing special guest speaker. Ms. Cannon is a life-long resident of Utah and currently serves as a member of the Morgan County Council and is a respected leader in Utah politics.

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8:30 PM – 11:00 PM

Hospitality Suite Hospitality Suite

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast Evergreen Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Lodges at Deer Valley A buffet breakfast will be available in the main general session room for all attendees, registered spouses/guests, and kids. Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and a hot breakfast.

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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

MAPPS Membership Committee Facilitator: Doug Ward, Aerial Data Service, Inc.

Emerging Leaders Session 1: Finance for the Non-Financial Manager Instructor(s): Robert White, WhiteStar Corporation



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9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Speaker(s): MAPPS Membership Committee – Renee Walmsley, TetraTech; Brenda Burroughs, Teledyne Optech; Jessica Touchard, GeoSearch, Inc.; Chelsea Bonini, GeoSearch, Inc.

MAPPS Membership Committee members will review and introduce new recruiting and retention processes/tools for our Association that will allow MAPPS to thrive.

Presentation Effectiveness Facilitator: Doug Ward, Aerial Data Service, Inc. Speaker(s): Brenda Burroughs, Teledyne Optech; Jay Arnold, Jay S. Arnold Consulting

This presentation provides our attendees, committee and forum leaders, panelists, and presenters with a refresher on presentation and speaker effectiveness for this Conference and for all of our business activities.

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Spouse/Guest Program Main Lobby of the Lodges at Deer Valley Shuttle to Old Town Park City with planned lunch and free time to explore.

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9:45 AM- 10:00 AM

Refreshment Break Evergreen Foyer, 3rd Floor, Lodges at Deer Valley

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10:00 AM- 10:30 AM

Activities of the University of Utah Geospatial Intelligence Research Lab (GIRL) Facilitator: Robert White, WhiteStar Corporation Speaker(s): Professor Richard Medina of the University of Utah Geospatial Intelligence Research Lab

The Geospatial Intelligence Research Lab works in all aspects of geospatial intelligence and human security. Our research in these areas includes theoretical constructs, quantitative and qualitative approaches, regional analyses, and geographic information technologies including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and data mining. Geospatial Intelligence is defined for these purposes as the collection, processing, interpretation, analysis, and visualization of geographically referenced data in an effort to produce information deemed valuable for human security application.

Emerging Leaders Session 2: Contract Risk Mitigation Instructor(s): Bob Hanson, Wantman Group



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10:30 AM-11:00 AM

Successes in Hiring People with Special Needs Facilitator: Jim Van Rens, RIEGL Speaker(s): Paul Braun, Continental Mapping

‘Diversity in MAPPS’ was a fruitful topic at the Winter 2019 MAPPS Conference. This follow-on session will address the benefits and approaches to hiring individuals with special needs to meet our collective need for employees. Our industry is strong and many of us have trouble filling open positions given historically low unemployment rates. This session will discuss available resources to consider, provide MAPPS member experiences in hiring people with special needs, and identify the benefits to using such an approach.

11:00 AM-12:00 PM 12:00 PM-12:30 PM

MAPPS Business Meeting (Members Only) Facilitator: Brian Raber, Merrick & Company, MAPPS President

MAPPS Website Transformation Facilitator: Mark Brooks, Optimal GEO, Inc., MAPPS Vice President Speaker(s):, Mike Meiser, Woolpert

The Website Task Force will demonstrate functionality of the new MAPPS website

12:30 PM-2:30 PM

Committee Meetings with Lunch Lunch buffet available for all in The Brass Tag Restaurant, 2nd Floor of the Lodges at Deer Valley. The following committee meetings are open to all MAPPS members – all meeting rooms are also located on the 2nd floor of the Lodges. Grab your lunch in Brass Tag and come and join the discussion!



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Aerial Acquisition Forum (Co-chairs Schubert, Antalovich) – Oak Room Emerging Markets & Technologies Forum (Co-chairs Meiser, Shepard) – Spruce A Room Small Business Forum (Co-chairs - Galyen, Blades) – Spruce B Room

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1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Geo Women Meeting Chair: Susan Marlow, Stantec El Dorado Room, Silver Baron Lodge

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Autonomous Hydro Facilitator: Thomas Newman, TerraSond Speaker(s): Ryan Kett, WGI

Whether adding a new service line to your business or adding a technology-based capability to your existing hydrographic survey capabilities, it is important to know not all autonomous vehicles are intended to fly. This session will focus on the emerging markets for data collection and processed products by performing high-resolution shallow-water hydrographic surveying with remotely controlled or autonomous operations on large and small platform vessels.

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

Z-Boat Demonstration Facilitator: Thomas Newman, TerraSond Speaker(s): Ryan Kett, WGI

Join us for a demonstration of the Z-Boat 1800RP as presented by Survey Equipment Services. (Demonstration area is at the lake located at North-end of Parking Lot 5.)



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8:30 PM – 10:00 PM


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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast Evergreen Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Lodges at Deer Valley A buffet breakfast will be available in the main general session room for all attendees, registered spouses/guests, and kids. Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and a hot breakfast.

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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Digital Coast Act for ALL Americans Facilitator: Miki Schmidt, NOAA Speaker(s): Renee Walmsley, TetraTech; Kurt Allen, Quantum; Ed Cox, MAPPS; Jeff Lovin, Woolpert; Amar Nayegandhi, Dewberry, David Holm, Fugro

Economic and environmental benefits of the DCA, and its importance to all Americans is the focus of this panel. Firms holding NOAA’s Coastal Services Contract will also speak how DCA passage can increase business opportunities.

Emerging Leaders Session 3: Business Law Instructor(s): Bob Hanson, WGI and Mike Tully, ASI



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9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

UAS Project Implementation Facilitator: Mike Tully, Aerial Services, Inc. Panelists: Connor McKissick, Harris; Brian Soliday, Juniper Unmanned; Tyler Trujillo, SAM

Our panel of UAS operators will converse about UAS project specifications, contracting/risk issues, RFP’s and optimal size of project.

10:00 AM- 10:15 AM

Refreshment Break Evergreen Foyer

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10:15 AM-11:15 AM

FAA Update on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for UAS Operations Over People and at Night Facilitator: Mark Schubert, Aerial Surveys International Speaker(s): Randy Willis, Manager, FAA Air Traffic Organization

FAA briefing on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for operations of Small UAS over People and associated performance-based standards applicable to manufacturers of small UAS, as well as some requirements applicable to operators. Also, a discussion of operations of small UAS at night,

Emerging Leaders Session 2: Business Law (continued) Instructor(s): Bob Hanson, WGI and Mike Tully, ASI



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11:15 AM-12:00 PM

the rule would require the remote pilot in command to complete a knowledge test or the appropriate training prior to operating at night and would require that the small UAS be equipped with anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles.

NAIP – More Than Aerial Photography Facilitator: Tim Bohn, Surdex Speaker(s): Aaron Austin, Utah Water Resources; Ed Cox, MAPPS; John Mootz, USDA; Dave Vanderzanden, USFS

Describing the history, purpose and upcoming opportunities of the National Agricultural Imagery Program will close out the 2019 MAPPS Summer Conference. This conversational panel consists of experts from the Aerial Photography Field Office, US Forest Service, Utah Division of Water Resources, MAPPS Legislative Affairs and a NAIP contractor. The objective of this sessions is to demonstrate the importance of NAIP, and its evolution from an aerial photograph to a high demand GIS data set.



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12:00 PM-5:00 PM (approx. timing)

Networking Activity: Outdoor Adventures at Utah Olympic Park Gather in Main Lobby Built for the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Utah Olympic Park is just a short drive from Deer Valley Resort. Summer opens up a whole new world of adventure at this park! Attendees can try out Extreme Tubing, Zip Lines, the Alpine Slide, Hiking, Drop Tower and Stunt Bags! Not your style? Come along for the scenic chairlifts and enjoy the panoramic vistas at your own pace. This is sure to be a gold medal gathering!

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Lunch Sponsored by

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Closing Banquet Reception Clock Room – Snow Park Day Lodge

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7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Closing Banquet & Keynote Presentation Bald Eagle Room – Snow Park Day Lodge The 2019 MAPPS Summer Conference concludes with a wonderful banquet and program which includes a member vote on the locations of the 2021 & 2022 Summer Conferences, Annual Presidents Awards, and much, much more.

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9:00 PM – 11:00 PM


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Adjourn 2019 Summer Conference

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

MAPPS 2020 Winter Conference Honolulu, HI

January 19-22, 2020

MAPPS 2020 Federal Programs Conference Co-located with GeoWeek (ILMF/ASPRS)

Washington, DC March 25-26, 2020

MAPPS 2020 Summer Conference

Chautauqua Lake, Celoron, NY July 26-29, 2020

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2019 Summer Conference - cdn.ymaws.com · The USGS National Programs Keynote Presentation Facilitator: John Copple, Sanborn Map Company Speaker(s): Dr. James Reilly, Director, U.S