NOAA Webinar

Date: Wed, May 22, 2013                Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Title: Using NOAA Online Resources For Disaster Preparedness and Response

Description: Join the NYS GIS Association and a distinguished panel of specialists from NOAA for a webinar to learn about their real time and predictive information services related to the weather events that most threaten New York State and the Northeast Region.

NOAA will be speaking about decision making tools, forecast products, hydro-survey, photogrammetry, ALOHA, GNOME, ERMA, and PORTS; many with data download capabilities. As the season for hurricanes and other violent weather events approach, let NOAA show you how they can be of assistance. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about services of critical importance.

NOAA Participants

• Ed Levine: Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division
• Kari Sheets: Office of Response and Restoration, Assessment and Restoration Division
• Darren Wright: Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
• Jeff Payne: Coastal Services Center
• Gary Conte: National Weather Service
• Brent Pounds: Office of Coast Survey, Navigation Services Division
• Mike Aslaksen: National Geodetic Survey, Remote Sensing Division

Sign up on the NYS GIS Association website at http://www.nysgis.net .

GISMO 2013 Election Results

As members of the GISMO By-laws & Election Committee, we are pleased to announce the results of the election for GISMO President and Board of Directors.  This election cycle, we were very fortunate to have a wonderfully diverse, knowledgeable, and highly talented slate of candidates.  GISMO depends heavily on its volunteer leaders who are so giving of their time, energy, and commitment to advancing our field.  Please join me in thanking and congratulating all of those individuals who have offered their time in service to our organization.  The successful candidates in this year’s election are as follows: 

President
Matt Knutzen

Board of Directors
Jessie Braden
Wendy Dorf
Jack Eichenbaum
Amy Jeu
Alan Leidner
Steve Pollackov
Steve Romalewski
Noreen Whysel

Respectfully submitted,
Alan Leidner & Amy Jeu
- On behalf of GISMO By-laws & Elections Committee