ORURISA Emerging Professionals Event City of Portland GIS Open House

ORURISA Emerging Professionals Event

City of Portland GIS Open House

Presented by Bureau of Environmental Services, Corporate GIS, and Portland Community College

Open to the GIS Community!

Emerging Professionals in GIS (less than five years of experience) and the wider GIS community are invited to attend a mixer and presentations with City of Portland staff performing representative GIS work at some of the major Bureaus. For those interested in GIS roles in the public sector, come get a taste for the positions and type of work available. Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Portland Community College.

When: November 19th, 2024 2:00-4:45 pm

Where: 1120 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97204

Hybrid Event:

Lizzie Weeks Room (on left, 1st floor lobby)

Zoom link (registration using this link required, event begins at 3:00 pm)

Agenda:

• 1:00-2:00 City of Portland GIS Users Group

• •  Emerging Professionals are welcome to come observe

•  2:00-3:00 Open Mixer and pre-GIS Day Celebration for Emerging Professionals/City GIS Staff

• • Refreshments will be served. This is a chance for emerging professionals to meet and mingle with various City of Portland GIS staff.

• 3:00-4:15 Bureau GIS Work Presentations (zoom event will start at 3:00)

• • Andrew Neuman, Bureau of Environmental Services (Information Systems and Mapping), Mapping and GIS Supervisor

  • • Sewer, Stormwater, and Watershed Areas Support

  •  Neil Loehlein, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (GIS Technology), Mapping and GIS Supervisor

  • • Long Range Planning and Sustainability Support

  • Joshua Darling, Parks and Recreation (Asset Mapping & GIS), Mapping and GIS Supervisor

  • • Parks Facilities and Natural Areas Support

  • Paul Cone, Bureau of Technology Services (Corporate GIS), Information Systems Technical Analyst V – Vertical GIS

  • •  GIS for Public Safety

• 4:15-4:40 Q&A

• •   Panel discussion for audience participation

• 4:45 Event Wrap-up

• • The building closes at 5:00 pm

The Emerging Professionals Board

Lindsey Benjamin, Leah Bollin, Catherine Green, Sierra Hosea, Zack Kasson, Jake Lovell, Liz Marchalonis, and Miranda Wood.