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2026 Big Sky GeoCon - From Data to Design

The Montana Association of Geographic Information Professionals (MAGIP) looks forward to your participation at this year’s 2026 Big Sky GeoCon!

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Rob Edington

City of Polson

Community Development Director

Polson, MT

https://cityofpolson.com

About me

Community Development Director for the City of Polson. He manages planning, zoning, building and permitting for the city and values GIS for its role in data management and visualization. He's also known for geeking out on ArcGIS Pro, SQL, and Python.

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on your own

5:30pm MDT

MAGIP Meet Up - Sponsored by Terracon Blackstar BrewPub

8:00am MDT

Cartography Extravaganza (2.5 hours) West Divide RoomJohn Nelson

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on Own On your own

5:00pm MDT

Poster/Map Gallery & Sponsor Showcase Glacier Room/Foyer

8:00am MDT

Official Welcome & Conference Kick-off East/West Divide BallroomJackson Rose • John Muhlfeld

8:25am MDT

Web Map Presentations East/West Divide Ballroom

9:25am MDT

9:35am MDT

A Collaborative Partnership for Maintaining and Improving Parcel Data West Divide RoomRoss Carlson • Campbell Casseb • Jeff Hedstrom

10:35am MDT

Networking Coffee Break | Visit Exhibitors

11:10am MDT

Bridging Cityworks and ArcGIS Dashboards: Practical Arcade Techniques for Public Works KPIs Alpine RoomAndrew Stickney • Kyle Burke

12:10pm MDT

"Making Maps is just the best!" Hosted Lunch featuring Keynote Speaker: John Nelson East/West Divide BallroomJohn Nelson

1:25pm MDT

Visit Exhibitors Glacier Room

1:40pm MDT

Addressing Roundtable West Divide RoomMike Powell • Jason Danielson

2:40pm MDT

Networking Coffee Break | Visit Exhibitors Glacier Room/Foyer

3:10pm MDT

Local Government SIG Roundtable West Divide RoomAndrew Stickney

4:15pm MDT

4:20pm MDT

Challenges in Small Local Government GIS Operations West Divide RoomKevin Fitzgerald

4:50pm MDT

5:00pm MDT

Social Reception, Dinner, Awards and Trivia! East/West Divide Ballroom

9:05am MDT

Visualizing Bozeman’s Data through FME and Experience Builder East Divide RoomLin Rich • Lauren Wilcox

9:35am MDT

9:40am MDT

Bringing Big Data Down to Earth East Divide RoomDan Mummert • Helen Paris MSDI Administrative Boundary Theme Update West Divide RoomMeghan Burns

10:10am MDT

10:15am MDT

You have LiDAR in your area—Now What? East Divide RoomTyler Kaebisch

10:45am MDT

Networking Coffee Break | Visit Exhibitors Glacier Room/Foyer

11:00am MDT

Resume Review Glacier Room/FoyerJackson Rose

11:05am MDT

MSDI Cadastral Framework Update West Divide RoomJeff Hedstrom

11:35am MDT

11:40am MDT

Utilizing Survey 123 and Microsoft Power Automate for Online Address Applications East Divide RoomJason Danielson

12:10pm MDT

1:40pm MDT

Resume Review Glacier Room/FoyerHelen Paris MSL Support for NG9-1-1 GIS East Divide RoomBob Cochran

2:40pm MDT

2:45pm MDT

Sans Regret: Making Confident Font Choices for Maps East Divide RoomElaine Guidero • Liz Juers

3:50pm MDT

Closing and Door Prize Giveaways East/West Divide Ballroom

5:00pm MDT

GIS Scavenger Hunt Downtown Whitefish