Memorandum of Appreciation June 3, 1996 In Reply Refer To: Mail Stop 445 TO: NCTM '96 Participants (See Distribution) FROM: Gloria J. Stiltner Chief, Distributed Information System Program Office, TS Subject: Memorandum of Appreciation Thank you for contributing to the outstanding success of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 8th National Computer Technology Meeting (NCTM'96) held in Rancho Mirage, California, in May 1996. There were 261 people who attended this meeting, and included technical and managerial people, as well as representatives from all the Divisions (non-WRD, 62 people). There was a very high level of satisfaction with the Marriott Rancho Las Palmas Resort and the beauty of the southern California desert and mountains. Everyone seemed pleased with the presentations of the guest speaker, Graciela Perez from the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Regional Office who spoke on computer ergonomic issues and the Keynote Speaker, Jack Dangermond, President of Environmental Systems Research Institute. At NCTM'96 Jack was presented the USGS John Wesley Powell Award for Citizen's Achievement. The award is given to select citizens outside of the Federal government whose actions have enhanced the capability of the USGS to deliver "Earth Science information to the public service". I believe everyone at our conference fully understands how Jack's efforts in the development of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology have dramatically enhanced the way we analyze spatial information and present scientific findings to the public. All of you who participated at this meeting shared your experiences in computer technology and helped to increase communication and collaboration among attendees.Many of the attendees went to great lengths to get to this meeting. Some shared rooms, one group drove from Wyoming, and some gave mileage credits to their colleagues to use. There were 80 car pools arranged which equated to a cost savings of $32,000. In addition many district offices loaned us their LCD panels to use with the overhead projectors which saved approximately $10,000 in audio visual expenses. We are grateful to the districts offices which were so generous in their sharing of this equipment. The theme of NCTM'96 was "USGS Plugged Into the PlaNET" with emphasis on GIS, the world Wide Web (WWW) and system administration training. We were very pleased with the 46 paper presentations and the 54 training classes. This year the abstracts were published and printed in Open-File Report 96-204, solely on the WWW. All available training and presentation materials can be accessed at http://wwwqvarsa.er.usgs.gov/NCTM96. The moderators did an excellent job of keeping the meeting on schedule and were assisted at every session by room monitors, who ensured that everything ran smoothly. Live training was conducted with Data General servers and Network Computing Devices X-terminals. Many training sessions and presentations used LCD panels connected to laptops or the X-terminals in addition to overhead and slide projectors. Some 730,000,000 bytes of data were transmitted to DOINET during this conference, much of this due to the real time interactive focus of the meeting. Approximately 1300 student-sessions were accomplished via training classes during the four day meeting. Room monitors were present at every training session to provide assistance with audio visual and computer needs. The NCTM'96 was planned and executed by a large team. This served to share ideas and train people interested in helping with this meeting in the future. There were many, many people behind the scenes who dedicated their talents and creative skills and many hours of their time. I wish to extend my sincere appreciation and thanks to all of you who did an outstanding job in the planning and orchestration of NCTM'96. You made this meeting a fantastic success for everyone! It is anticipated that NCTM'98 will be held in the Central Region in late June 1998. I invite all of you, who are willing, to help us plan another outstanding meeting. To all of you, thank you again for your support! Distribution: NCTM'96 Attendees NCTM'96 Coordinators and Committee Members Paper Presenters Training Instructors Copy To: A - Division Chief and Staff B - Branch Chiefs DC - All District Chiefs CPAC NCTM'96 Attendees List ----------------------- Allord, Gregory J., WRD, Madison, WI Altheide, Phyllis, NMD, Rolla, MO Anthony, Michelle, NMD, Sioux Falls, SD Arntson, Allan D., WRD, Mounds View, MN Arroyo, Ileana E., WRD, Reston, VA Asiama, Sara, WRD, Reston, VA Augenstein, Todd W., WRD, Richmond, VA Babcock, Colleen, WRD, Tucson, AZ Bageant, Becky, WRD, Reston, VA Bailen, Mark S., WRD, Denver, CO Barnes, Christopher L., WRD, Reston, VA Bartholoma, Scott D., WRD, Salt Lake City, UT Bauer, Eva, WRD, Carson City, NV Baxter, Carmen R., WRD, Richmond, VA Beal, Linda V., WRD, Albuquerque, NM Beams, Dale, WRD (Haskell), Lawrence, KS Beddingfield, Scott H., WRD, Baton Rouge, LA Belles, Roger, WRD, Orlando, FL Berenbrock, Charles, WRD, Boise, ID Berry, Russell D., NMD, Reston, VA Bettandorff, Jim, WRD, Norcross, GA Bingham, Donald L., WRD, Reston, VA Bisese, Jimmy A., WRD, Austin, TX Blalock, Merritt, WRD, Reston, VA Blanks, Boyce, WRD, Columbia, SC Bodoh, Robert, WRD, Madison, WI Bohr, Jacob R., WRD, Hartford, CT Boldt, David, WRD, Reston, VA Boozer, Timothy, M., WRD, Ocala, FL Bostwick, Candice M., WRD, Reston, VA Bour, B.J., WRD, Reston, VA Bouret, Anthony, WRD, Reston, VA Brady, Steve J., WRD, Lawrence, KS Briar, David, WRD, Helena, MT Bryant, M. Roland, WRD, Little Rock, AR Buchmiller, Robert, WRD, Iowa City, IA Burgoon, Diane, WRD, Atlanta, GA Burkhardt, Douglas, WRD, Denver, CO Carlson, David A., WRD, Madison, WI Carroll, Joseph W., WRD, Miami, FL Char, Stephen, WRD, Denver, CO Chinn, Daphne, L., WRD, Reston, VA Connolly, Thomas, NMD, Reston, VA Cook, Christine, DO, Reston, VA Craig, Shirley, WRD, Lakewood, CO Crawford, Ralph, GD, Atlanta, GA Crouse, Michele, WRD, Reston, VA Cunningham, Michael K., WRD, Charleston, WV Cwajbaum, Oscar, WRD, Urbana, IL Dangermond, Jack, ESRI, Redlands, CA Davies, William J., WRD, Mercury, NV DeAngelo, Michael, WRD, Tacoma, WA De Cola, Lee, NMD, Reston, VA Denham, Tony, L., WRD, Indianapolis, IN Dent, Sandy, Adobe Systems, Inc., McLean, VA Doonan, Glenn, WRD, Atlanta, GA Eads, James P., WRD, Salt Lake City, UT Eash, David, WRD, Iowa City, IA Edwards, Lloyd A., WRD, Raleigh, NC Ellis, William H., Jr., WRD, W. Trenton, NJ Eno, John, WRD, Lincoln, NE Erickson, Mary, WRD, Carson City, NV Eshelman, Charles, WRD, Cheyenne, WY Exter, Paul, WRD, Towson, MD Feese, Gerald L., WRD, Lawrence, KS Fields, Randall L., WRD, Boise, ID Fisher, Bruce, WRD, Portland, OR Fisher, Gary, WRD, Towson, MD Frazier, Thomas H., WRD, Raleigh, NC Freehafer, Douglas, WRD, Troy, NY Freeman, Ward O., WRD, Troy, NY Freitag, Cidney, J., WRD, Madison, WI Fukuda, Leonora, L., WRD, Honolulu, HI Fulton, Jim, WRD (Volunteer), Reston, VA Gebert, Warren, WRD, Madison, WI Geiger, Linda H., WRD, Tallahassee, FL Gonzales, Magello, WRD, Indianapolis, IN Gordon, Janice M., WRD, Portland, OR Govoni, David L., NMD, Reston, VA Green, J. Wayne, WRD, Reston, VA Griffin, Jess, W., WRD, Oklahoma City, OK Griffin, Sarah, WRD, Reston, VA Haga, James, NMD, Anchorage, AK Hall, Angela, E., WRD, Reston, VA Halley des Fontaines, Isabelle, WRD, Reston, VA Hanson, Karen, WRD, Salt Lake City, UT Harbaugh, Arlen, WRD, Reston, VA Harper, Don, WRD (Haskell), Lawrence, KS Harrigan, G. Peter, Jr., NMD, Rolla, MO Harvey, Craig, WRD, Iowa City, IA Hathaway, Ann, Tallahassee, FL Hatten, Gwen M., WRD, Cheyenne, WY Haverland, Pamela, NBS, Columbia, MO Hayes, Eugene C., WRD, Stennis Space Ctr., MS Heibein, Steve, Silicon Graphics, Silver Spring, MD Helgesen, Carolyn S., (Sue), WRD, Bismarck, ND Henderson, Joseph L., NBS, Columbia, MO Henke, Christopher, NBS, Columbia, MO Hensley, Daniel F., WRD, Tempe, AZ Hickman, Gary, Data General, Englewood, CO Higgins, Michael, GD, Atlanta, GA Hite, Sandra S., WRD, Reston, VA Hogan, Maura, GD, Reston, VA Hollway, Richard, WRD, Portland, OR Holmes, Michael A., WRD, Tampa, FL Hopkins, Evelyn, WRD, Atlanta, GA Hott, James L., OPS, Reston, VA Huttman, Greg, OPS, Reston, VA Ierardi, Michael, WRD, Reston, VA Jacobs, Chuck, WRD, Lawrence, KS Johnson, Bill, Data General Corp., Cary, NC Kalen, Gail E., WRD, Reston, VA Karavitis, Karen Allette, WRD, Miami, FL Kendrix, Lorna Schmid, WRD, Reston, VA Kerans, Barbara, K., WRD, Denver, CO Kilpatrick, John, WRD, Lincoln, NE Kim, Charlie C., OPS, Reston, VA Kloft, Loren G., WRD, Louisville, KY Krammes, Gary, WRD, Lakewood, CO Krishock, Naomi C., WRD, Reston, VA Kuniansky, Eve L., WRD, Austin, TX Kunkle, Jim, NCD, Bethesda, MD Lahr, Thomas, NBS, Washington, D.C. Lane, T.J., WRD, Denver, CO Lanfear, Kenneth, WRD, Reston, VA Lawson, Carol, OPS, Menlo Park, CA Lehman, Eddie, WRD (Haskell), Lawrence, KS Lemay, George, WRD, Marlborough, MA Letellier, Frank, WRD, Stennis Space Center, MS Liebermann, Timothy D., SFWMD, W. Palm Beach, FL Liszewski, Mike, WRD, Idaho Falls, ID Little, Robert, NBS, Columbia, MO Lopez, Rebecca C., WRD, Tucson, AZ Lowell, Brent, NMD, Reston, VA Lucas, Doreen, WRD, Reston, VA Lugo, Roberto V., NMD, Menlo Park, CA Lumb, Carolyn, GD, Reston, VA Lumb, Alan, WRD, Reston, VA Mahlowitz, Eric, WRD, Bow, NH Manos, William J., WRD, Sacramento, CA Marso, Jeffrey, WRD, Vancouver, WA Martinez, Samuel C., WRD, Lakewood, CO Matthews, Debra K., WRD, Huron, SD McAlwee, Pat, WRD, Reston, VA McCoy, Mack, WRD, Pueblo, CO McCulloch, David S., WRD, Tampa, FL McElhone, Timothy J., WRD, Indianapolis, IN McEwen, Scott, WRD, Lakewood, CO McFadden, Keith W., WRD, Atlanta, GA McFarlane, Scott I., WRD, Lakewood, CO McHendrie, Graig, WRD, Menlo Park, CA Mercer, Lori, WRD, Nashville, TN Miller, Jeffrey L., WRD, Lawrence, KS Mitchell, Bobbie S., WRD, Baton Rouge, LA Moeller, John, NMD, Reston, VA Moore, Larry, NMD, Rolla, MO Morris, James E., WRD, Lawrence, KS Murphy, Neghesh, Computer Associates, Reston, VA Murtaugh, Peter H., NMD, Reston, VA Nebert, Doug, NMD, Reston, VA Negri, Mark, WRD, Reston, VA Nelson, Cheryl P., WRD, Stennis Space Center, MS Nesslage, Doug, WRD, Cheyenne, WY Nethaway, Charles, OPS, Reston, VA Newcomb, Doug, WRD, Raleigh, NC Newman, Gabriel R., WRD, Rolla, MO Nichols, Vance E., WRD, Columbus, OH Noble, Shawn, WRD, Iowa City, IA Obuch, Raymond C., GD, Lakewood, CO O'Hara, Charles G., WRD, Pearl, MS Ohe, Dane J., WRD, Austin, TX Packard, Patricia, GD, Reston, VA Parker, David, WRD, Pembroke, NH Payne, Rodney W., Jr., OPS, Reston, VA Peltz-Lewis, Lorri, WRD, Carson City, NV Peng, Linda K., NMD, Reston, VA Perez, Graciela, OSHA, Boston, MA Pierce, Robert R., WRD, Atlanta, GA Pohl, Joseph, WRD, Iowa City, IA Posson, Douglas R., DO, Lakewood, CO Pottenger, Gary, Data General, McLean, VA Powell, Mary E., OPS, Reston, VA Price, Susan, GD, Reston, VA Qi, Sharon L., WRD, Denver, CO Rael, Patrick M., WRD, Little Rock, AR Ray, Karen T., WRD, Stennis Space Ctr., MS Reinitz, Terry A., WRD, Reston, VA Rivera, Marco, L., WRD, Lawrence, KS Roberts, Lawrence E., WRD, Anchorage, AK Rogers, Kim, WRD, Reston, VA Rogers, Gary, WRD, Helena, MT Roth, Keven, NMD, ,Reston, VA Ryan, Jan, WRD, W. Trenton, NJ Sager, Frank J., WRD, Mounds View, MN Samuels, Ellen, WRD, Pueblo, CO Sanocki, Chris A., WRD, Mounds View, MN Sarma, Krishnaveni,V., WRD, Reston, VA Saunders, Yvonne, WRD, Reston, VA Schild, Donald E., WRD, Commerce City, CO Schilling, Steve P., WRD, Vancouver, WA Schneider, Verne R., WRD, Reston, VA Schornick, James C., WRD, Reston, VA Schwartz, Ted, NBS, Columbia, MO Scott, Jonathon, C., WRD, Oklahoma City, OK Sechrist, Dan, NMD, Reston, VA Senko, Gregory E., WRD, Lemoyne, PA Sevin, Robin, S., WRD, Reston, VA Shank, Kim, WRD, Lemoyne, PA Shank, Gregory L., WRD, Lemoyne, PA Shapira, Michael S., WRD, Urbana, IL Sharpe, Jennifer, WRD, Lincoln, NE Shattuck, Cynthia, WRD, Albuquerque, NM Shealy, Margni I., WRD, Columbia, SC Shockley, Johnette, WRD, Omaha, NE Sieverling, Jennifer, WRD, Denver, CO Singer, Elaine, Adobe Systems Inc., McLean, VA Siskin, Todd, WRD, Albany, NY Siwiec, Steven F., WRD, Lemoyne, PA Snyder, Gregory, DO, Reston, VA Solomon, Joyce A., WRD, Reston, VA Sonenshein, Roy S., WRD, Miami, FL Spahr, Debbie, WRD, Denver, CO Stevens, Robert L., NMD, Reston, VA Stewart, Martha E., WRD, Tallahassee, FL Stewart, Dave, WRD, Reston, VA Stiltner, Gloria J., WRD, Reston, VA Stock-Alvarez, Jessica, WRD, Marlborough, MA Strause, Jeffrey, L., WRD, Lemoyne, PA Strom, Eric W., WRD, Pearl, MS Sweny, Mark, WRD, Atlanta, GA Tate, Vernon M., NMD, Lakewood, CO Tolar, Billy, NMD, Reston, VA Trapanese, Susan, WRD, Reston, VA Travnicek, Fred, OPS, Reston, VA Trombley, Tom, WRD, Lawrence, KS Varndell, John, NMD, Denver, CO Vickers, Wayne, NMD, Reston, VA Viger, Roland, WRD, Denver, CO Vraga, Richard S., WRD, Madison, WI Waananen, John (Jack) F., NMD, Menlo Park, CA Wade, Lewis V., WRD, Reston, VA Wakelee, Bob, WRD, Reston, VA Washington, Charles L., WRD, Lakewood, CO Wehner, Gregory M., WRD, Pittsburgh, PA Wellington, Doug, WRD, Tucson, AZ Wendel, Jeffrey D., NMD, Rolla, MO Werley, Mark R., WRD, Tucson, AZ Williams, Nelson, WRD, Raleigh, NC Wilson, J. David, WRD, Tacoma, WA Wilson, Willet D., WRD, Richmond, VA Wiltshire, Denise, OPS, Reston, VA Winkless, Dan, WRD, Albuquerque, NM Winstead, Bill, WRD, Pearl, MS Wood, Tom, WRD, Reston, VA Yabroff, Amie, Computer Associates, Reston, VA Yancey, David K., WRD, Sacramento, CA Yost, John M. (Jack), WRD, Reston, VA Young, Wendi S., WRD, Charlotte, NC Zarriello, Phillip J., WRD, Ithaca, NY Zelt, Ronald B., WRD, Lawrence, KS Zink, Laura L., GD-Contractor, Menlo Park, CA