ISU GIS Council

Inaugural MeetingMarch 1, 2012

Agenda• Welcome and Introductions

• Business Session

– ISU GIS Council: Mission, Goals, and Logistics– Round Table Discussion: Current GIS Activities, Future

Goals, and Challenges – Agenda Items for Next Meeting

• Business Session• Synergy Building Session (GIS Activities at GEOMAP)

• Synergy Building Session (N/A, will start with next meeting)

• Confirmation of Next Meeting: Thursday, May 3, 12:00-1:00 PM, UPC 228

Mission Statement

The mission of the ISU GIS Council is to facilitate,

coordinate and advance the use of GeographicInformation Systems (GIS) and related

geospatialtechnology across ISU departments and units

forteaching, research, and campus management

purposes.

Fortunately, we likely won’t have to develop wise, diplomatic solutions to resolve issues confronting the

entire Galaxy…

…but we can make a difference with GIS at ISU!

Goals and Objectives• Multiple Roles for the ISU GIS Council…

– Leadership and Coordination

– Collaboration

– Braintrust

– Support Group

– Others?

Participants• All ISU Faculty, Staff, and Administrators are

welcome to participate!

• Diverse Backgrounds of Participants:

– Research– Teaching– Campus management purposes

• Subcommittees for specific initiatives

Meeting Format• Structured, yet Flexible

• Business Session (~40 minutes)

– Goal: To facilitate discussion and to develop a course of action for important topics of interest to the GIS community at ISU

• Synergy Building Session (~20 minutes)

– Goal: To provide a venue for ISU departments and units to share their current practices, goals, and challenges related to GIS with other Council members.

Logistics• Meeting time and place:

– UPC 228, 12:00-1:00 PM the first Thursday of the month in alternating months?

– No meetings during the summer or semester breaks

• Meeting minutes

• Webpage– http://geomap.illinoisstate.edu/GISCouncil.asp

• Communication by Email; Creation of a List-Serve

Round Table Discussion• How are you or your Department/Unit using

GIS currently, and/or how do you hope to use GIS in the future?

• What are some of the major challenges you have encountered or expect to encounter when using GIS?

• Agenda items for next meeting