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The next ITC luncheon will be held Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM
SCITDA FALL CONFERENCE TUESDAY LUNCH & LEARN CAPITAL Ballroom Marriott Downtown, Columbia, SC
Panel: Geo-enabling Information Moderators: Dale Johnson, ITPSC Chairperson Khush Tata, SCITDA Chairperson
Panelists: Shani Hall, Manager of the Information Platform (Edens & Avant) David Beitz, Director of GIS, (Edens & Avant) William “Sonny” Beech, National Sales Manager (GISi)
In this day and time, a geographic information system (GIS) allows a company to realize the benefits of being able to visualize resources which ultimately helps us to cooperatively view, understand, question and analyze data that until now has not been possible. This presentation will help IT understand what is GIS and how our peers are currently implementing this system to stay on top of the business.
About The Panelist: Shani Hall Shani Hall is Manager of the Information Platform at Edens & Avant. She is a graduated from Georgia Tech with a Masters Degree in Computer Science and from Clark Atlanta University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Shani lives in Columbia, SC and has been with Edens & Avant for 3 years.
David Beitz David Beitz is Director of GIS at Edens & Avant. He graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Science focusing on Geography. David lives in Columbia, SC and has been with Edens & Avant for 11 years.
Edens & Avant develops, owns and operates community-oriented shopping places in primary markets throughout the East Coast. Over 140 centers in 14 states make up our portfolio, which consists of lifestyle, neighborhood and power centers in addition to mixed-use developments. Our expertise covers a broad range of areas including pioneering concepts, creating the right merchandise mix, delivering seamless construction projects and maintaining ownership and management.
For over 40 years, Edens & Avant has been helping to shape the future of communities by consistently delivering innovative, high-profile projects. We strive to maintain our strong national reputation. That reputation has been built through our commitment to enriching the communities we serve and our focus on building key relationships with neighbors, retailers and project partners.
For more information about Edens & Avant, visit www.edensandavant.com
William “Sonny” Beech As the National Sales Manager for GISi, Sonny is responsible for all facets of sales and marketing for the company. His responsibilities include developing new markets, devising and implementing sales strategies, advertising and promotions.
Sonny has been in the GIS industry for two decades, starting his career as a GIS analyst and programmer for several municipalities. His career then changed to the private sector where he worked for an environmental remediation firm before coming to GISi in 1995. In 2002 Sonny was hired by ESRI and moved to Atlanta, he then returned to Birmingham and his current position at GISi in 2009.
GISi GISi is an award-winning GIS professional services firm headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., with offices located throughout the United States. GISi has a history of delivering many successful solutions to federal, state and local governments, and private entities.
For more information about GISi, visit www.gis-services.com. For additional SCITDA Conference Information visit www.scitda.org
RSVP today for our next Information Technology Council (ITC) luncheon. The luncheon is free for all current ITC Members. If you have not renewed the cost is $10 per person. Membership Information is available at: http://www.colaitc.com
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