GIS-Pro 2026

Celebrate the leaders and innovators shaping the geospatial profession. This hosted breakfast honors outstanding contributions and achievements across the community in a welcoming and inspiring setting.

Wisconsin has had great success with their Wisconsin Land Information Program (WLIP).  This program incentivizes, standardizes, and rolls up several foundational thematic data sets, from all 72 counties into products available for in-state and broader audiences. 

The featured panelists in this session will discuss if this might be a model that is adaptable for national use - examining what makes it work, and what could be scalability and administrative challenges

 Keywords: Local Data; State Data, National Themes, WLIP, NSDI

Panelists:
Curtis Pulford, Enterprise GIS Manager, City of Phoenix
Megan Compton, Senior NSDI Advisor, FGDC
Mike Friis, Director, Resource Policy Bureau, WI Department of Administration
Howard Veregin, State Cartographer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Eric Damkot, Director of GIS/Land Information Officer, Washington County

Get ready for rapid-fire presentations that pack big ideas into bite-sized, entertaining packages! Our Ignite session brings together creative minds in GIS for lightning-fast talks that will have you laughing, learning, and maybe groaning at a few well-placed puns and dad jokes along the way.

Expect diverse topics and fresh perspectives delivered in this energetic, fast-paced format. Our moderator will keep things lively with humor between presentations, while speakers share innovative approaches, creative solutions, and inspiring insights from across the geospatial community. These quick talks prove that big ideas don't always need big time slots—sometimes the most memorable learning happens in just a few focused minutes.

Fair warning: you might find yourself both educated and entertained, with a few eye-rolls thrown in for good measure!

 Survey123 Recruit Test
Nicole Dogan, GISP, Senior GIS Analyst, Town of Flower Mound, Flower Mound, TX – USA

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Zhuba Goldenlamb, M.S. in GIS (In Progress), GIS Certificate, Environmental Technician, California State University Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA – USA

It’s a Match: Finding your Perfect GIS Mentor
Hannah Walters, GIS Analyst, Denver Water, Denver, CO – USA

 From CAD to GIS: Automating Pavement Data Workflows with FME 
Katie Godding, GISP, GIS Analyst, Terracon, Stoughton, WI - USA 

Volunteer with GPN
Adam Ratliff, GIS Tech II, City of Las Cruces, New Mexico

Quirky Wisconsin 
Colter Sikora, GISP, GIS Lead, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Summary of 2025-26 GIS Management Survey
Peter Croswell, PMP, GISP, CMS, President, Croswell-Schulte IT Consultants, Frankfort, KY – USA