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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello Everyone,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I hope you're keeping safe and well and I hope you're participating in the always excellent Northwest GIS Conference this week.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">As I said a few weeks ago, I'd like to invite you to join me for either or several the following remote offerings. As for the workshops, you're welcome to register right up to the last minute. I and, I'm sure, the attendees will be more than happy to have you along.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Workshops</b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://nwgis.org/page-18101#Web%20AppBuilder">Introduction to Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS Custom Widget Development</a></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">October 19<sup>th</sup>, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Pacific Time</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">The primary focus of this workshop is, as the title suggests, Web AppBuilder, but I'll try to include a quick overview of widget development for ArcGIS Experience Builder too, if there's interest.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Please make sure you read my comments regarding Experience Builder in the workshop description before registering for the workshop.</li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://nwgis.org/page-18101#Python">ArcGIS Pro Python Tools and Processes Jumpstart</a></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">October 20<sup>th</sup>, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Pacific Time</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Rather than covering as much detail as possible, as was the case in my previous workshops on this topic, the primary emphasis for this new workshop is to allow attendees to get up and running as quickly and as painlessly as possible, by including a more thorough covering of Python basic principles, a set of template scripts, and the application of these basic principles and scripts to develop and improve workflows in ArcGIS Pro. If you need any help appreciating the value of coding for GIS, please take a look at the slides from either of our previous presentations, which you can find on this page <a href="http://gispd.com/events">http://gispd.com/events</a> (search for "value of coding"). You're always welcome to get in touch too.</li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Registration</li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">The cost for each workshop is $260 per attendee.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">You don’t need to register for the conference to attend the workshops.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Please register via the Registration buttons next to the workshop details (<a href="https://nwgis.org/page-18101">https://nwgis.org/page-18101</a>).</li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Presentations</b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Currently scheduled for October 13<sup>th</sup>:</li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><a href="https://whova.com/embedded/session/ngug_202007/1210730/?view=">ArcGIS Experience Builder Widget Development: An Introduction for the GIS Layperson</a></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">50 minutes</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">For those of you who kindly attended my session at last year's conference in Bend, this presentation follows the same approach, which is designed to make a niche and slightly complex topic palatable to the wider GIS community.</li></ul></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><a href="https://whova.com/embedded/session/ngug_202007/1217552/?view=">Securing Related ArcGIS Online Data by Owner to Support Reporting Via a Custom Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS Widget</a></li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">30 minutes (possibly longer)</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><a href="https://whova.com/embedded/session/ngug_202007/1210729/?view=">ArcGIS Pro Add-In Development: An Introduction for the GIS Layperson</a></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">50 minutes</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">This is an updated version of my 2019 Northwest GIS presentation which, for those of you were present on that occasion, may serve as a refresher, while also providing potentially valuable new material.</li></ul></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">You can view the abstracts for these presentations in either of three ways:</li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Clicking on the links above.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Visiting my Events page - <a href="http://gispd.com/events">http://gispd.com/events</a></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Visiting the conference Agenda page - <a href="https://nwgis.org/Agenda">https://nwgis.org/Agenda</a></li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Please register for the conference via the Register button at <a href="https://nwgis.org/2020-Conference">https://nwgis.org/2020-Conference</a>.</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or I can be of assistance in any other way.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">David</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">David A. 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