America's
Priceless
Heritage

Proposed May 8-9 Portland, OR in conjunction with "GeoSpatial '07"

Some suggested "Key Topics":

* Securing and enhancing funding into the future (i.e., How do we market and sell our product?)

* Building our Team Effort

- Communication-Partnership-Products

- State OHP<>BLM State Data Steward<>BLM State Deputy Preservation Officer<>Customers

* Getting BLM's Techno-Ship in order

- State Data Steward Funding and Responsibilities

- Equipment

-Training

- Products

* Finalize National Data Transmittal Standards

- Implementation

* State Data Management/Data Entry Solutions - the CRM Tracker initiative in Wyoming, Nevada and California

- Building data entry and management tools for GIS and project tracking

- Do we want to build upon and nationalize this effort? (Many State DPOs are interested)

 

Please let Kirk know your preference for a meeting date and begin thinking about agenda items as well as share them with Kirk. In the month of January 2007  Kirk will be contacting those Dug Members with whom he hasn't yet spoken. Please do give Kirk a call if you wish.

Kirk Halford
BLM National Data Sharing Coordinator
Archaeologist
BLM, Bishop Field Office
760-872-5030
Fax: 872-5050
Kirk Halford