Save the Date! 

The 2020 Fall NEARC Conference will be held Sunday, November 15 - Wednesday, November 18 at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. Mark your calendar and make plans now to participate! 

About Fall NEARC

NEARC is not just for the GIS faithful. Yes, NEARC is for GIS practitioners, but NEARC is for anyone who wants to see the value GIS technology brings to their own environment and the world. This conference is very valuable for new users as well as those who have been using GIS for many years.

If you are going to attend NEARC this fall, you might consider also bringing along your Supervisor, Town Manager, DPW Director, IT Director, and your Finance Manager; anyone who would benefit from seeing the value of GIS first hand. You will absolutely walk away saying "NEARC is worth every penny!"

What Learning Opportunities Will I Find at NEARC?

There are several different kinds of learning opportunities available to you at a NEARC conference:

• Technical training from Esri – Learn the tips & tricks of Esri software directly from Esri technical staff. Try out different extensions at the "Collaboration Center". Hear about the Esri vision and road map from Esri leadership.
• User to user sessions – Users helping users is key. GIS is a community of people who are open and helpful. You will connect with an amazing group of people eager to share knowledge no matter what your role in GIS is. There will be many different presentations from users that have been successful with GIS in projects for their organizations. These presentations are organized into ‘tracks’ so that you can dig more deeply into areas that may be of interest to you. This year’s tracks may include the list below. Final topic areas are still being determined.
  • Public Safety
  • Municipal
  • Education
  • Emerging Technology
  • Natural Resources
  • Mobile Technology
  • Facilities Management
• Community building activities – Often the best person to get advice from is someone who has had similar experiences and solved similar problems in their own world. Over time, the network of relationships you will build by attending NEARC will become a very useful learning community to you. You may also find that you have a lot to offer the community in return.

THANK YOU to our 2019 Fall Conference Host Committee

The 2019 Fall NEARC Conference was held October 20-23 at Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine. Thank you to the presenters, exhibitors, sponsors, attendees, and everyone else who participated and helped to make the conference a great success. A special thank you to our local host committee: 

​Stu Rich, Pen Bay Solutions
Jessica Gooch, City of Portland
Judy Colby-George, Spatial Alternatives
Tora Johnson, Univ. Maine, Machias
Patrick Cunningham, Blue Marble Geographics
Kathleen Dunckel, Unity College
Dan Walters, USGS
Vicki Schmidt, Maine Fire Services Instructor
John Lynam, ME DEP
David Pollock, Lloyd's Register
Nasir Shir, City of Portland
Ray Corson, Corson GIS
Mike Doyle, Hilltop Northeast
Mark Scott, ESRI
Brett R. Horr, City of York
Kate Beard-Tisdale, Univ. of Maine
Ned Rich, Pen Bay Solutions
Chris Kittredge, Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Donald Katnik, ME DIFW
Kevin Deneault, City of Portalnd
Matt Deal, ESRI