Western PA GIS Conference

10/22/2026

The 20th Annual Western Pa GIS Conference is in full swing at Pennwest University- Clarion. Dr. Yasser Ayad was recognized for his 20 years of service towards the conference and geospatial field. Pictured from left to right are: Shaun Busler, Mark Maguire, Joe Livoti II, Dr. Yasser Ayad, Matt Gilara, Eric Oliver and Sean McLaughlin.

Congratulations Yasser. Very well deserved honor!

10/15/2026

T-Minus One-Week for : Our conference committee has been hard at work in delivering yet another great conference to our region this year! In fact, it might be shaping up to be the biggest and best one yet... You're not going to want to miss it-- so get registered and plan to join us for the 20th Annual Western PA GIS Conference!

The conference will be highlighted with Keynote addresses on GeoAI for Mission-Critical Operations by Mr. Scott Zubek (Director of GIS for Tioga County) and a tag team Keynote: Spatiotemporal GeoAI: past, present and future by Dr. Manzhu Yu (Associate Professor and Director of the GEOlab at Penn State University) and Autonomous GIS: the next-generation AI powered GIS by Dr. Zhenlong Li (Associate Professor of Geography at Penn State University).

The Western PA GIS conference agenda is packed (over 35 presentations) with informative presentations on GIS Administration, GeoAI, Infrastructure, County and municipal applications, Emergency Response and much more. We are grateful to all our wonderful presenters for volunteering their expertise for the benefit of our audience! For a detailed up-to-date agenda and other information, please visit 👉https://www.westernpagis.com/

04/13/2026

🗣️📢ROLL CALL-- Who's heading to the April 15-17 this week? We're pretty excited to see Keystone GIS - Pamagic and hang out with all our friends. 🤗

See a presentation you think our Western PA local audience needs to see too? Take notes and spread the word that October 22-23 registration is OPEN and we are looking for speakers. 👉www.westernpagis.com

Looking forward to hearing about all the action this week. 🍿

04/09/2026

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04/04/2026

If you haven't signed up yet, you better get on it!!!

Exciting news! Registration for the 2026 PA GIS Conference is now OPEN! 🗺️ Lock in your budget before the new year and secure your spot to join Pennsylvania’s top GIS professionals at this premier event. Don’t wait—register today!

Register for the 2026 conference here: https://tinyurl.com/ua233hnt

04/04/2026

Get ready to with us in October at the 🎉

04/04/2026

📢 Save the Date!🗓️

The Western Pennsylvania GIS Conference is coming October 22–23, 2026!

We’re bringing together our regional community for two days of connection, learning, and innovation—and we want YOU to be part of it.

✅ Registration is open now - sign up today!
🎤 Call for Presenters - consider presenting your work
🤝 Sponsorship opportunities available - contact us for more information!

Whether you're a seasoned professional, student, or GIS enthusiast... there’s something for everyone.

Stay tuned for details—and tag someone who should join you!

02/19/2026

We changed our name and logo!
The Northwestern PA GIS Conference is now the Western PA GIS Conference.
In preparation for our 20th Anniversary in 2026, the registration is now open, please visit our new website at:

https://www.westernpagis.com

Looking forward seeing you all this coming October!
-Yasser

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