{"id":229992,"date":"2019-05-21T19:30:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T02:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcuser&p=229992"},"modified":"2019-06-12T12:33:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T19:33:52","slug":"manager-to-leader","status":"publish","type":"arcuser","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/manager-to-leader","title":{"rendered":"From Manager to Leader"},"author":1031,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[25012],"tags":[25072,345352],"arcuser_issues":[339722],"class_list":["post-229992","arcuser","type-arcuser","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-managers-corner","tag-esri-user-conference","tag-gis-manager-summit","arcuser_issues-spring-2019"],"acf":{"short_description":"The GIS Managers\u2019 Open Summit (GISMOS) on July 9, 2019 at the Esri User Conference will help you become a leader in your organization.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"pdf","file":230032},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

If you lead <\/span>a GIS team\u2014or aspire to\u2014make sure you head to San Diego, California, for the GIS Managers\u2019 Open Summit (GISMOS) on July 9, 2019.<\/p>\r\n

This daylong interactive event, which runs concurrently with the 2019 Esri User Conference (Esri UC), helps people with a GIS background become successful leaders in their organizations. It will benefit not only current and future GIS managers but also business and technology strategists and decision-makers.<\/p>\r\n

The format for GISMOS is relaxed and informal. You are not committed to staying for the entire event and may come and go as you please.<\/p>\r\n

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Summit Speakers<\/h2>\r\nAdam Carnow<\/strong>\r\nEsri community evangelist on \u201cSurfing the GIS Waves to Success\u201d\r\nCarnow offers best practices and real-world examples showing how you can surf the waves of GIS evolution to success.\r\n\r\nEric Abrams<\/strong>\r\nGeospatial administrator, Iowa Department of Transportation,\r\non \u201cJourney of a GIS Manager\u201d\r\nAbrams will show how to redefine traditional GIS, talk about the differences between centralized and federated GIS, and touch on how to leverage maturity models.\r\n\r\nBrandi Rank<\/strong>\r\nGIS manager, Thornton, Colorado, on \u201cIf You Aren\u2019t Managing, Who Is?\u201d\r\nLearn how you can spend your time leading change in your organization instead of doing technical chores.\r\n\r\nMarvin Davis<\/strong>\r\nGIS coordinator, Oak Hill, West Virginia, on \u201cGIS in Rural Communities: How Oak Hill, West Virginia, Makes It Work\u201d\r\nThe origin and organic growth of Oak Hill GIS will be examined to see how it can be used as a road map for other rural communities adopting GIS.\r\n\r\nLast year, 300\u00a0people attended. While registration is free, space is limited, so register<\/a> today. (You must be registered for Esri UC to attend this summit.)\r\n

Tips for GISMOS Participants<\/h2>\r\n