NEARC 2005: Schdule

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2005 Conference Schedule at a Glance
Schedule is tentative and is subject to change
All events will be held at the Holiday Inn By The Bay unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, September 18, 2005	Monday, September 19, 2005
11:00am NEARC Golf Tournament	8:00am-5:00pm Conference Registration
1:00pm Afternoon activities (sea kayaking, bird watching and more!)	8:00-9:00am Continental Breakfast
2:00-6:00pm Conference Registration	9:00-10:15am Opening General Session- Help, I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up- Mapping Landslides in Maine, Joe Kelley, University of Maine
3:00pm Check-in time at the Hotel	10:15-10:30am Refreshment Break
6:00-8:00pm Join us for a cocktail cruise in Portland Harbor aboard the Bay Mist. Socialize with your fellow NEARC friends, and enjoy the scenery, traditional chowder, light hors d'eouvres, and beverages!	10:30am-12 noon Concurrent Workshops
	11:30am-6:00pm Vendors Open - Casco Bay Exhibit Hall
	12:00-1:30pm Buffet Lunch in the Vendor Area
	1:30-3:00pm Concurrent Workshops
	3:00-4:00pm NEARC Business Meeting
	4:00-6:00pm Vendor Reception and Poster Social (not dinner!)- Casco Bay Exhibit Hall
	8:00pm NEARC Does Downtown Portland- stay tuned for details!

Tuesday, September 20, 2005	Wednesday, September 21, 2005
7:30am-5:00pm Conference Registration	8:00am-12:00pm Conference Registration
7:30-8:30am Continental Breakfast in the Vendor Area	7:30-8:30am Continental Breakfast
7:00am-1:30pm Vendors open- Casco Bay Exhibit Hall	8:30-10:00am Concurrent Sessions
8:30-10:15am General Session- The ESRI Product Development Journey, Jeff Jackson and Andy MacDonald, ESRI	10:00-10:30am Refreshment Break
10:15-10:30am Refreshment Break with Vendors	10:30-12 noon Concurrent Sessions
10:30-12 noon Concurrent Sessions	12 noon Conference Adjourns
12:00-1:30pm Buffet Lunch in the Vendor Area
1:30-3:00pm Concurrent Sessions
1:30pm Vendors tear down
3:00-3:30pm Refreshment Break
3:30-5:00pm Concurrent Sessions
5:00-6:00pm Map Design Workshop
5:00-6:00pm MEGUG Business Meeting
6:00-7:00pm Social Hour
7:00-9:00pm NEARC Awards Banquet
9:00pm Portland Pub Crawl
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NEARC 2005 Conference Location
Host Hotel: Holiday Inn by the Bay, Call 207.775.1231 and ask for the NEARC room rate. Enjoy the best views of Portland in style at The Inn By the Bay. Over half of By the Bay's 239 spacious guestrooms are enhanced with breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean on our bay side, the White Mountains and the beautiful Portland city skyline. Guests may choose from well appointed Double/Double, King, Executive Rooms and Suites accompanied with our award winning attention to detail and impeccable service. Whether you are staying with us for business or pleasure, we are waiting for you. Secure high-speed wireless Internet access and remote printing is available in all guest rooms. For our guests' convenience, two - 2 line telephones with voice mail, coffee makers, hairdryers and irons are available in every room. We have several accessible rooms, some with roll in showers. Unwind in our large indoor pool, fitness center and saunas, which are accessible for everyone to enjoy. Dine with us in our elegant Port of Call Restaurant and Lounge where local seafood and regional specialties are served daily. Step out of the ordinary and discover the pleasures at By the Bay. Visit them on the web at www.innbythebay.com.
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NEARC 2005 Keynote Speakers
Monday, September 19, 2005
Joe Kelley, University of Maine - Joe Kelley is a native of Portland, ME. He received a BA in Geology from Boston University in 1973; and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Geology from Lehigh University in 1976 and 1980, respectively. He taught at the University of New Orleans for three years and then returned to Maine in 1982 as the State Marine Geologist with the Maine Geological Survey. He worked on beach erosion and development issues for the state for 16 years before becoming a Professor of Marine Geology at the University of Maine in 1998. There he teaches graduate classes in Coastal Zone Management and in Marine Geology. He still conducts research on sea floor mapping and coastal development in Maine, but just returned from a 6 month sabbatical in Northern Ireland.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Jeff Jackson, ESRI, Inc. - Jeff Jackson earned a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Surveying Engineering from the University of Maine in 1988 and 1990. His graduate research focused on improving user interaction for Geographic Information Systems. In 1990 he joined ESRI and helped envision and develop ArcView, ESRI’s first geographical user interface-oriented GIS application. Jeff became the lead developer for a number of subsequent progects including ArcView 2, MapObjects, ArcInfo 8, and various ArcGIS releases. Jeff’s currently leading a project to reinvigorate the ArcGIS desktop applications, improving quality, usability, and performance.
Andy MacDonald, ESRI, Inc. - Andy MacDonald studied B.Sc. Geology from 1990-1995 in Ottawa, Canada. He subsequently worked for the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), where he gained an appreciation for the importance of GIS in the field of geology. In 1996, he enrolled in a graduate GIS program at the College of Geographic Sciences in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1996, Andy joined ESRI Redlands and has worked on a number of software products, including ArcSDE, ArcView, ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server. Andy has been the primary author on “Builidng a Geodatabase” and the “ArcGIS Server Administrator and Developer Guide.” With extensive knowledge in Object Oriented Database and Application design, his specialist areas are GIS data management and GIS application development.
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2005 SOCIAL EVENTS (Click here)

LOCAL PORTLAND ATTRACTIONS (To do on own)
Bayview Cruises
Views that can be seen aboard the Bayview Lady: Lighthouses, Lobstermen, Picturesque Islands, Scenic Sailboats, Civil War Forts, Seals, Fishing Boats and Seasonal Foliage. Daily tours available, for schedules and directions, visit www.bayviewcruisesme.com.

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum
Enjoy a train ride along scenic Casco Bay and Portland Waterfront. Tour the historical Museum with its two-foot cabooses, cars locomotives and artifacts. Purchase interesting items in unique gift Shop. Trains run weekends Feb. 19th - Dec 30th. Train daily mid May - mid October. Steam Train Holiday Weekends and Special Occasions. Museum open daily - 10am - 4pm. Adults - $8.00. Children 3 - 12 $5.00. Seniors - $7.00. Children 2 & Under - Free. 58 Fore St, Portland 04104 - 207 828-0814 - www.mngrr.org.

Portland Museum of Art
Explore the Museum's collection of fine and decorative arts dating from the 18th century to the present housed in three architecturally significant buildings. Experience works by Winslow Homer, Marsden Hartley, Rockwell Kent, and Andrew Wyeth. Learn about 19th-century architecture in the newly restored Federal-era McLellan House and Beaux-Arts Galleries. See European masters including Degas, Monet, Renoir, and Picasso. Discover special exhibitions and educational programs. Don't forget to visit our Museum Cafe and Shop. For more information, visit www.portlandmuseumofart.org.

Scotia Prince Cruises
The Scotia Prince is New England's only cruise ship that's also a car ferry. We offer complete vacation packages with hotels in Maritime Canada and, for our Canadian guests, in Portland, Boston, and New Hampshire. Save 1,500 miles of round trip driving and arrive refreshed, relaxed and ready to explore. Enjoy fine dinning, Broadway caliber entertainment, a full Las Vegas-style casino, tax & duty -free shopping and more. Daily sailing to November 6th. Call toll-free 866-674-3746 or visit www.scotiaprince.com.

Maine Wildlife Park
Looking for Maine Wildlife? Take a tour of the Maine Wildlife Park and view live moose, bears, eagles, fish and more! ABOUT OUR ANIMALS: We have no desire to keep healthy wild animals in captivity, or to prevent any wild animal capable of surviving in the wild to do so. Most of the animals exhibited at this facility have been brought to us for one of the following reasons: injuries due to accidents, orphaned due to the death of parents, human-dependent from being raised in captivity; in many cases, illegally kept as pets. For rates, schedules and directions, visit www.state.me.us/ifw.education/wildlifepark.htm.
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