Events

Canceled – 2019 Spring Learning Event

Events

Sorry folks. Due to low registration, the WNYGIS User Group meeting scheduled for April 11, 2019 @ Sweet_ness 7 Cafe is being canceled. Please mark your calendars for our summer social on August 22.

Where: Sweet Ness 7 Cafe.

220 Grant St, Buffalo, NY 14213 | map
Thursday, April 11, 2019
5 pm – 7 pm

Get your tickets here:  https://wnygiss19.bpt.me/

Speakers: 

  • Speakers are being lined up with a focus on Climate Change, Invasive species and alternative energy.

Happy Hour to follow at The Tabernacle which is next door to the Sweet Ness 7 Cafe.

2018 Jingle Mingle

Events

Thursday, DECEMBER 13th 2018

Lenox Grill

140 North Street Buffalo, NY 14201 | map

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Happy Hour Specials (Cash Bar)
Come join the GIS community for some holiday cheer!

2018 Fall Event – GIS Day

Events, Presentations Are Available

Where: University at Buffalo, North Campus, Clemens Hall Room 120

University at Buffalo, Clemens Hall Room 120, Buffalo, NY 14228 | map
Wednesday November 14, 2018
1 pm- 5 pm

Networking and After Party: Blue Bull Tavern

1300 Sweet Home Rd.,  Amherst, NY 14228| map
5:30 pm – 7 pm

Get your tickets here: https://wnygisf18.bpt.me/

Tickets:

  • Students (with valid School ID) – Free
  • Non-Students- $5

 

The WNYGIS User Group and the University of Buffalo are hosting a GIS event on November 14, 2018 focusing on current student GIS activities. This is a free event for students but they are encouraged to register using the link above.

Mark Scott (ESRI) will discuss the latest ESRI news and technology. Presentation Slides | Bonus Presentation Slides 1 & Presentation Slides 2

 

Parking passes will be distributed at the following location before the event:
(click image for PDF containing a zoomed in view of the location)

2018 Summer Social

Events

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22
The Tewksbury Lodge @ Buffalo River Fest Park
249 Ohio St., Buffalo, NY 14204 | map
5:30pm – 11:00pm

Purchase Tickets Here
https://wnygis2018tewks.bpt.me/

Tickets:

  • Adult (Members) 18+, $20
  • Adult (Non-Members) 18+, $25
  • Adult (At the door) 18+, $30
  • Children (12-17) w/parent, $5
  • Children (under 12) w/parent, Free

The Western New York GIS Users Group would like to invite you to the Buffalo River Fest park for a fun evening of conversation, food, and drink.  The Buffalo River Fest Park and its Tewksbury Lodge is situated on the east shore of the Buffalo River along Ohio St. It is a three-acre park hosting year round public access to the Buffalo River and features wonderful views of the historic grain elevators and the remaining industrial powerhouses that called Buffalo home.

The event is open to all. If you want to learn more about the WNY GIS Users Group, GIS/mapping, technology, or just want to have a great time, this is the place to be. The Buffalo River Fest Park also features a number of amenities including a boat launch, a wharf, a boardwalk, and an amphitheater. The August 22nd band scheduled to appear is “Breakaway”.

2017 Jingle Mingle

Events

Friday, DECEMBER 8 2017

Lenox Grill

140 North Street Buffalo, NY 14201 | map

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Happy Hour Specials (Cash Bar)
Come join the GIS community for some holiday cheer!

2017 Fall Event – GIS Day

Events, Presentations Are Available

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registered ESRI GIS Day Event, gisday.com

Wednesday November 15, 2017

1-5 pm, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Butler Library Room 210, Buffalo, NY 14222 | map

5-7 pm, Networking and After party: SUNY Buffalo State, Butler Library Room 210

Get your tickets here:  http://wnygisday.bpt.me/

SPEAKERS

Mark Scott, ESRI

Latest ESRI news and technology | Presentation Slides

Dr. Ingrid H. Zabel, PhD, Cornell University

New York Climate Change Science Clearinghouse

Will Schulmeister, Eaglehawk

Data. Drones. Action.

Ling Bian, PhD, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

GIScience at UB

2017 Summer Event Invitation to Sponsor

Events

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24
USS Little Rock @ Canalside Naval Park
5:30 – 11:00 PM

The Western New York GIS Users Group is proud to announce that plans are underway for the Annual WNY GIS Summer Social!  This event is open to all that make, maintain or benefit from GIS (and their friends too).  The social brings together governmental, private sector, and non-profit GIS users and managers in a fun and casual setting for meeting and networking with other GIS professionals. For the social to succeed, however, we need sponsors!  Therefore, we would like to invite you and your company to attend and participate in the 2017 Summer Social and invest in the advancement of GIS in Western New York.

Sponsor Levels:

Bronze: $100
●  1 Admission
●  Logo on Signage at door and near beverage station
●  Recognition by the President of WNY GIS User Group during welcome speech.
●  Facebook post with link on WNY GIS Facebook page

Silver: $250
●  2 Admissions
●  Logo on Signage at door and near beverage station
●  Recognition by the President of WNY GIS User Group during welcome speech.
●  Facebook post with link on WNY GIS facebook page
●  Logo and link to website from WNY GIS web page

Gold: $500
●  3 Admissions
●  Logo on Signage at door and near beverage station
●  Recognition by the President of WNY GIS User Group during welcome speech.
●  Facebook post with link on WNY GIS facebook page
●  Logo and link to website from WNY GIS web page
●  Banner stand space (6’)
●  10 minute speaking opportunity

Sponsor Level





Not the boat on which we will be having this event. Sorry.

2017 Summer Social

Events

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24
USS Little Rock @ Canalside Naval Park
5:30 – 11:00 PM

Purchase Tickets Here
http://wnygis2017lr.bpt.me

Sponsors:

Geocove

Tickets:

  • Adult (Members) 18+, $20
  • Adult (Non-Members) 18+, $25
  • Adult (At the door) 18+, $30
  • Children w/parent 12-17, $5
  • Children w/parent under 12 Free

Access to the USS Little Rock
Rain or Shine Event (Canopy Above)
Tickets also INCLUDE a variety of appetizers, drinks, (beer, wine, pop) and music.

The Western New York GIS Users Group would like to invite you to the USS Little Rock for a fun evening of conversation, food, and drink. Situated directly next to Canalside, the USS Little Rock provides sweeping views of the Buffalo River, Lake Erie, and the thriving waterfront area of the City of Buffalo. Being the only guided missile cruiser on display in the U.S., it’s a perfect opportunity to explore the deck with friends & family.

The event is open to all. If you want to learn more about the WNY GIS Users Group, GIS/mapping, technology, or just want to have a great time, this is the place to be.
The USS Little Rock is a Cleveland class cruiser in operation from 1945 until 1976. It is the sole survivor of the Cleveland class of warships. The ship is 610 feet long and has a displacement of 10,670 tons. It’s the only guided missile cruiser on display in the U.S. A new USS Little Rock will be commissioned alongside the old Little Rock at canal side later this year!

2017 Spring Learning Event

Events

Where:  Cornell Cooperative Extension, Lake Erie Regional Grape Program at CLEREL

6592 West Main Road, Portland, NY 14769 | map
Thursday, May 11, 2017
1 pm – 4 pm
Portland, NY

Jackie Dresser, Newcastle University and Rhiann Jakubowski, Lake Erie Regional Grape Program  Collecting, Processing and Providing  Info for Variable Rate Management

Dr. Terry Bates – Lake Erie  Regional Grape Program and  CLEREL Director Efficient Vineyard, Year One Results

Gerri Jimerson, GISP and  Todd LaQuay, GISP, Seneca  Nation of Indians Geographic  Information Services Mapping the Past, Present, and Future

Happy Hour to follow at Brix21 Winery (Cash Bar)

Registration and agenda.