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Guest Speakers
Sean WalshSenior Advisor to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
As senior advisor to the Governor, Mr. Walsh is involved in numerous strategic policy initiatives including the Governor’sambitious 20 billion dollar public private partnership initiative, public safety proposals and interaction with the UnitedStates Military on issues that support our national security and economic relationship with the Department of Defense.He currently serves as Chair of the Governor’s Interagency Council on Chronic Homelessness. Prior to Mr. Walsh’sappointment to senior advisor, he served as the director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR).
Patrick HoganProject Manager for NASA World Wind
Patrick Hogan, Project Manager for NASA World Wind, is a former pilot, deep-sea diver, and high school scienceteacher, and a current Registered Geologist in the State of California. He has managed the NASA Learning Technologiesprogram for four years, after a dozen years with the NASA environmental, health and safety office at Ames ResearchCenter and some time with the EPA and the Geotech industry.
Aric WeikerDirector of Marketing for Microsoft Virtual Earth
Aric Weiker is the Director of Marketing for the Virtual Earth platform business. He is a 12-year Microsoft employee whorecently returned to the Virtual Earth team after spending the past 5 years as a Business Development Manager forWindows. He got his start at Microsoft building maps for the first versions of Streets & Trips, MapPoint and Encarta Virtual Globe and then striking licensing deals with map data vendors. He holds an MBA from the University of Washington and a BA from the University of Colorado.
Michael T. JonesChief Technology Officer for Google Earth
Michael is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Keyhole (recently acquired by Google), which provides the uniqueGoogle Earth service for distributed geospatial visualization to users worldwide. He is a popular technical presenter, aninventor with eleven issued US patents, a director on private company boards, and an associate in several interestingSilicon Valley projects. He was formerly President & CEO of Intrinsic Graphics, Director of Advanced Graphics Software atSilicon Graphics responsible for OpenGL, Performer and all other graphics APIs, co-founder of a movie coloring company,and a computer graphics consultant during the 1980s. He has been a computer programmer since the fourth grade.In his personal life, Michael is a supporter and advocate of the Gigapxl Project with the ambition to preserve all 788UNESCO World Heritage sites using the unique visual capabilities of the Gigapxl cameras. Michael is an avidphotographer active in digital photography of landscapes, nature, architecture, and travel.
Dave SonnenContributing Editor at Directions Magazine, and President of Integrated Spatial Solutions, Inc.
Dave Sonnen is a Contributing Editor at Directions Magazine, and President of Integrated Spatial Solutions, Inc. Davidhas been involved in the Spatial Information Management marketplace for more than 28 years and has been IDC's seniorconsultant for spatial information management since 1991.His IDC Spatial Information Management reports are widely regarded as the industry's most accurate and influentialsource for thoughtful leadership with a focus on emerging geospatial trends and technologies. His experiences includethe design, implementation, management and marketing of spatial and other large-scale information systems.
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