2009 HIGICC Data Discovery Forum

On Friday, September 25, 2009, immediately following the 2009 HCPO/HIGICC Conference, HIGICC hosted a Data Discovery Forum featuring presentations from a number of HIGICC stakeholder agencies -- USGS, US Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, US Census, the State of Hawaii, and the City and County of Honolulu.

The free event which ran from 1:00pm to 4:00pm, included an ice cream social, sponsored by HIGICC and USGS.

View or download the presentations here:

HIGICC Strategic Planning Process, Ron Salz, Immediate Past President, HIGICC

HIGICC Business Plan, Arthur Buto, President, HIGICC (turn on your sound for this one)

USGS Updates, Henry Wolter, NSDI Liaison Hawaii and the Pacific Basin Territories, USGS

Imagery for the Nation, Vicki Lukas, USGS

NOAA Data Products, Jamie Carter, NOAA Pacific Services Center

USACE Overview of Programs and Products, Benton Ching, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Census Geographic and Data Products, Linda Akers Smith and Timothy McMonagle, U.S. Census Bureau
Overview of Programs, Benton Ching, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Updates, Ken Schmidt, City and County of Honolulu, Department of Planning and Permitting (presentation not available)

Updates, Craig Tasaka, State of Hawaii, DBEDT-Office of Planning