Conference Wrap-Up

Another successful EWUG Conference!

We heard many great comments on the quality of presentations this year. The Appleton venue is turning into a favorite. The final attendance was 191 people, down about a dozen from previous years. But is more likely due to budget/economic issues, other conferences, and the recent ESRI seminar series rather than the EWUG event itself.

The conference started off with an Welcome from the City of Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna, who described his enthusiasm for GIS and how it helps with intergovernmental cooperation. The ESRI followed up with highlights from the ESRI-UC followed by an in-depth case study from Muskego. After lunch, both ESRI and user presentations followed. The day was capped off by a vendor reception (free beer!) and raffle with prices from vendors and area businesses. The next day started again with more ESRI and user presentations.

Some of the PowerPoints for the presentations will be available on the website in the next few weeks.

Thank you presenters! The Conference would not be possible without you!
Please consider presenting at next years conference and share your story.

Thanks to all of the Vendors and Exhibitors!

Applied Data Consultants
AECOM
Latitude Geo graphics
ESRI
Mapping Specialists
Positioning Solutions
RA Smith National
Ruekert Mielke
Seiler
LICGF
WLIA
USGS

Pictures from the conference

Plenary Presentation By ESRI

Almost 200 ESRI users attended the conference

Describing GIS's Front Row Seat in the June 2008 Floods

The In's and Out's of ArcScene

Vendor Reception was Well Attended

The Official EWUG Boot
(The First unofficial EWUG Boot was Enjoyed at the 2001 Conference and Has Since Become Tradition)

The venue and date for next year has not been decided. We are looking into the Madison area and the first week of November but neither is certain.