{"id":833,"date":"2013-02-01T14:44:16","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T14:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/?p=833"},"modified":"2013-02-01T14:49:48","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T14:49:48","slug":"people-i-met-at-the-geodesign-summit-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/?p=833","title":{"rendered":"People I met at the GeoDesign Summit 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-836\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/?attachment_id=836\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-836\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-836\" alt=\"ESRI Redlands, my Graceland?\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/esri_redlands_sign_smaller.jpg?resize=300%2C253\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/esri_redlands_sign_smaller.jpg?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/esri_redlands_sign_smaller.jpg?w=485&amp;ssl=1 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ESRI Redlands, my Graceland?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You might well have guessed from the numerous blog posts and tweets that I have got quite a bit out of the last week or so!<\/p>\n<p>Professionally the GeoDesign summit was very successful I got into discussions with a lot of people.\u00a0\u00a0 Some of those discussions will lead me into a new direction at work but that is another blog post.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d like to thank a few people at ESRI for the massive opportunity they have given me as well as support.\u00a0\u00a0 The following is a run down of those I met and have had conversations with that I can remember easily for blogging, please don\u2019t be offended if you are not here, there were so many I had to choose just a few to write about!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/?attachment_id=837\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-837\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-837\" alt=\"esri_foyer_coffee_time\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/esri_foyer_coffee_time.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/esri_foyer_coffee_time.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/esri_foyer_coffee_time.jpg?w=816&amp;ssl=1 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Firstly a big thank you to the conference organising team and ESRI in general:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shannon McElvaney (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/geozenn\">@Geozenn<\/a>) \u2013 Interesting and very supportive person who has been very patient responding to my emails!\u00a0 Throughout he has been a positive force and although we haven\u2019t had a proper in-depth discussion has been the glue that has helped me join up the dots personally and professionally at the summit<\/li>\n<li>Tom Fisher (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MnDesignDean\">@MnDesignDean<\/a>)\u2013 The Summit\u2019s moderator did a really great job in keeping the conversation going.\u00a0\u00a0 We had some brief conversations (he seemed quite busy!) but he was very kind about my presentation and seemed genuinely interested in the underlying ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Jack Dangermond (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jackdangermond\">@jackdangermond<\/a> but restricted following) \u2013 Obviously we can\u2019t not thank Jack for what is a summit about one, if not <b>the<\/b> key interest he has at the moment.\u00a0\u00a0 He is very attentive and seemed to make notes of all the presentations he saw.\u00a0\u00a0 In terms of enthusiasm and energy I am quite in awe of him.\u00a0\u00a0 After my presentation we had a brief chat about some of the themes and he seemed to get where I was coming from and appreciate my enthusiasm for CityEngine.\u00a0\u00a0 I really appreciated the time he took to talk to me and it\u2019s not everyday you get to converse, however briefly, with the most important person in your chosen industry!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-841\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/?attachment_id=841\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-841\" alt=\"Interesting Conversations on the sofa after the presentations\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/geodesign2013_sofa_chat.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/geodesign2013_sofa_chat.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/geodesign2013_sofa_chat.jpg?w=816&amp;ssl=1 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interesting Conversations on the sofa after the presentations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I write often about CityEngine here what I don\u2019t often do is mention the team.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve been using their software for quite a while.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I have had many discussions with the following people and would like to thank them for helping me understand what CityEngine can do :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matthias an amazing CityEngine CGA rule file guy, he\u2019s the one that helps on the forums.\u00a0 A good understanding of Architecture (he is one by training) that really understands what you\u2019re trying to achieve when you need a rule solution in CityEngine.\u00a0\u00a0 We had a beer and chatted at the reception on Thursday evening at the summit.\u00a0\u00a0 If you ever meet him don\u2019t let his dress sense worry you, the man seems like a quiet, thoughtful and polite guy.<\/li>\n<li>Gert who I\u2019ve had some discussions with initially when they were asking what I was doing with CityEngine in our company.\u00a0\u00a0 We met for the first time the day before the summit and he bought me a very good coffee and asked me \u201care you sure?\u201d when I initially asked for a LARGE cappuccino.\u00a0 You see I forgot I was in America.\u00a0\u00a0 He seems genuinely keen to listen to real people using CityEngine and shape it so that the tool can be really useful.\u00a0\u00a0 Really interesting guy with a keen sense that what he is working with in CityEngine is a game changer.<\/li>\n<li>Geoff, a 3D solutions engineer based in Redlands, again I\u2019ve spoken with him before, but it was great to finally meet.\u00a0\u00a0 We talked quite a bit about forests and he showed me their work stations (which seemed similar setup to mine, right down to an excel spreadsheet being open!).\u00a0\u00a0 First impression was that he is one of the few people taller than me, so this is what people feel like when talking to me&#8230; We had a very interesting chat about CityEngine work strategies and it was great to finally meet him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-842\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/?attachment_id=842\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-842\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-842\" alt=\"Did you bring a notepad or a tablet?\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/the_audiencejpg.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/the_audiencejpg.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/the_audiencejpg.jpg?w=612&amp;ssl=1 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Did you bring a notepad or a tablet?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some notable people I met at and had conversations with at the Summit were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zorko (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ZerglingOne\">@ZerglingOne<\/a>) \u2013 Met him early on at the summit, we have a mutual interest in CityEngine, and we have similar ideas about workflows.\u00a0\u00a0 We had a lot of conversations mostly round work, but also on a personal level.\u00a0 Had a couple of meals with him also pizza and a burrito (if you must know).\u00a0\u00a0 He works for Eagle Technology in New Zealand as a GIS consultant I think he stayed on after for a distributors conference.\u00a0\u00a0 Hope we meet up again sometime.<\/li>\n<li>Peter Eredics (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GIS_Forester\">@GIS_Forester<\/a>) \u2013 A forestry manager at ESRI who wanted to talk CityEngine and modelling forests after this post.\u00a0\u00a0 We got talking directly with the CityEngine team afterwards and I think the conversation that started has shown some exciting new directions for CityEngine (goodbye city?)<\/li>\n<li>Ken Wall \u2013 President of Geodata Services Inc (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geodataservicesinc.com\/\">http:\/\/www.geodataservicesinc.com<\/a>), we talked at great length back at the hotel about what we were working on.\u00a0\u00a0 My obvious interest with his work was his broadband mapping projects.\u00a0 Really got a lot out of talking with him.<\/li>\n<li>Len Olyott \u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/LenOlyott1\">@LenOlyott1<\/a>) \u2013 We had a really good conversation about the best way to convince customers that CityEngine is a valuable tool.\u00a0 I won\u2019t go into too much detail here but he seemed interested in my ideas about packaging CityEngine for specific markets.\u00a0 I would also like to thank him for suggesting I bring my presentation down under&#8230; all I need now is for someone to pay for that&#8230; \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Professor Michael Batty (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jmichaelbatty\">@jmichaelbatty<\/a>) \u2013 A fellow featured speaker &#8211; Being both British of course we going to chat, however he didn\u2019t know that he taught my father some course in 1966!\u00a0\u00a0 A hardened academic he\u2019s well respected in his field and works at UCL with CASA (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.casa.ucl.ac.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.casa.ucl.ac.uk<\/a>) one of the key groups I follow for inspiration and advice when it comes to workflows involving CityEngine (see DigitalUrban blog).\u00a0\u00a0 We discussed many topics and hopefully we can work together at some time in the future.<\/li>\n<li>Henk Scholten (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Henkjscholten\">@Henkjscholten<\/a>) \u2013 I had a brief chat with him but we seem to be on the same page in enthusiasm for the Geodesign concept and technologies.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve already accepted being a speaker at this year\u2019s European GeoDesign summit at the Geofort just outside Amsterdam!<\/li>\n<li>Michael Rendler (<a href=\"http:\/\/e7studio.net\">e7studio.net<\/a>)\u2013 A fellow featured speaker &#8211; We chatted about my work in Iraq, and I hope I gave him a positive spin on what many people find to be a problematic part of the world to work in!\u00a0\u00a0 I sincerely hope we can continue the conversation.<\/li>\n<li>Jen Sheldon (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowstoneresearch.org\/sheldon.html\">http:\/\/www.yellowstoneresearch.org\/sheldon.html<\/a>) \u2013 A fellow featured speaker &#8211; Although she didn\u2019t see my presentation (tsk, tsk) we had a really interesting conversation about our work.\u00a0\u00a0 He presentation was very interesting and I look forward to seeing her again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might well have guessed from the numerous blog posts and tweets that I have got quite a bit out of the last week or so! 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