2025 Conference Topic and Speaker List

Professional

Workshop: Generative AI Prompt Engineering for Geospatial Python Development – Brian Tomaszewski – Rochester Institute of Technology

Survey123 and Power Automate: A Powerful Partnership in City IT Automation – Michael Staples – City of Rochester NY

Optimizing Efficiency in the Utility Space: ArcGIS Pro and Gas Utility Network Migration Project Highlights -Catherine DuBreck – TRC Companies

Efficient Field Data Collection: A Survey123 and XLSForms Approach – Justin Cole – University of Wisconsin GIS Professional Programs/Rochester Institute of Technology

Leverage AI Assistants in ArcGIS – Gerard Aiken – Esri

ArcGIS Solutions for Local Government – Mark Scott – Esri

ArcGIS Product Updates – Mark Scott – Esri

Development of a Hurricane – Lun Kong – Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

Student

DECODING DEFORESTATION: IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS AND PREDICTING TRENDS IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON – Maryam Munir – Toronto Metropolitan University

Wetland Protection Success in Chautauqua County, New York – Allison Tilburg – University of Rochester

NYS DEC Updated Wetland Regulations – Travis Money – DIEHLUX, LLC.
SUNY Geneseo Native Ecosystem Restoration – Leah Mathis, Aleigha Morrison, Lincoln Hempstead, EmmaGrace Humbert, Lucy DeWispelaere – SUNY Geneseo

Clean Energy in Illinois: An Analysis of How Clean Energy Sources Impact the Cost of Utilities in Illinois- Tawney Kellogg – Rochester Institute of Technology

Evaluating Accessibility in Train Infrastructure – Destiny Patton – Rochester Institute of Technology

Invasive Species in Monroe County – Anna Donner – Rochester Institute of Technology

SDG 15: ‘Life on Land’ in Morris County, NJ – Joseph Coughlin – Rochester Institute of Technology

Disaster Imagery and Road Networking – Casey Dunne – Kent State University