My Advanced GIS class attended the local conference in Rochester. For those who don't know, GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems and is essentially a multi-use computer mapping software system. The conference was held at the Burgundy Basin in Piffard, NY with a keynote address by Scott Morehouse (director of software development from ESRI or the leading company in this software system). There were 3 sessions of presentations in different rooms by professors and professionals (or both) who had new ways of using the software and certain add-on extensions. The food was great, the people were great, and the location was cozy. I got to use a Trimble which is something surveyors often use to find and mark specific object locations. After collecting a number of fun freebies including a frisbee, a thermos, a paper weight, 2 pens, a hat, and an embossed portfolio it was time to call it a day. My fellow students weren't too fond of the photo opps I found but I have assured them that these photos will find their way to the SUNY Geneseo Geography Alumni page on Facebook.
<<Note to self: it's hard to get a decent photo inside of a hotel>>
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