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6:30 PM, Wed, MAY 23, 2012 Centriq Training Center 8700 State Line Rd, Leawood, KS (West side of State Line Rd, directly across from Ward Parkway Mall) Sponsor: MODIS, Tonya Nussbaum -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Food and door prizes will be provided by : MODIS, Tonya Nussbaum In order to ensure that we have enough food, please send an email to Ray Harris ( [email protected] ) to indicate if you will be attending. Thanks very much ! This month's topic is: Mapping The Future - Through THE CLOUDS! (Lead Speaker: Kurt W. Loudon) We will be discussing a KC Incubator Project. KC Incubator is a Sub-Group of Kansas City Web Professionals Group. Kurt Loudon & John K. have teamed together with the KC-St. Joe Catholic Diocese to lead a team of Diocesan High School students in creating a School Locator Web Map App! This is all part of the Diocesan IT Capstone Program Funded by John & Kurt. We will discuss how the Capstone Program got started & How this Projecte was implemented. Then we will dive right into the actual Architecture of the Web Map App which includes Cloud Technology via The Diocese and Amazon Web Services. We will discuss the mapping of ~100 Parishes in the Diocese via ESRI software. We will also demo the Web Map App. Then if available we will have a student or two discuss their experience in this Inaugural rendition of the Kansas City-St. Joseph Catholic Diocese IT/GIS Capstone Program. Kurt Loudon's Mini-BIO: Kurt W. Loudon is a 20-year technical expert in the diverse field of information technology. Design and development of databases, GIS, & Web systems are his main areas of expertise, using cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to deliver first-class products and services in formats such as ArcSDE, Oracle, MS SQL Server, MS Visual Basic, ColdFusion, ASP, MS Access, Satellite Forms, ER/Studio, Erwin, ArcIMS, and more! Kurt has a bachelor’s degree in Geography from the University of Missouri – Columbia. He also has earned a master’s in Public Management & Policy from the top-ranked Heinz School at Carnegie Mellon University. Kurt has been instrumental in designing, developing, and implementing the integration of GIS, database, web, and facilities management technologies for the following clients: City of Westminster CO, Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment, Department of Defense, Union County Conservation District, Department of Homeland Security, Tele Atlas, USDA, City of North Kansas City MO, Oklahoma Natural Gas, ONEOK, Enbridge, and more! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See you there! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our website URL is: http://www.kcwebpros.com Kansas City Web Professionals kcwebpros.com |
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