BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC) - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.iowagic.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20280312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20281105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261009 DTSTAMP:20260813T140650Z CREATED:20260813T140650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T140650Z UID:5726-1791331200-1791503999@www.iowagic.org SUMMARY:OktemberFEST 2026 DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce the Call for Presenters for OktemberFEST 2026\, taking place October 7–8\, 2026 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona! \nWe’re looking for county IT and GIS professionals who are willing to share their knowledge\, experiences\, and innovative ideas with their peers from across Iowa. If you’ve completed an exciting project\, solved a challenging problem\, implemented a new technology\, or have lessons learned that could benefit other counties\, we’d love to hear from you. \nPresentation topics may include\, but are not limited to:\n• Cybersecurity\n• Artificial Intelligence (AI)\n• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)\n• GIS Data Management & Analysis\n• Drone/UAS Applications\n• Mapping & Visualization\n• Cloud Technologies\n• Networking & Infrastructure\n• Microsoft 365\n• Virtualization\n• IT Leadership & Management\n• Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity\n• Emerging Technologies\n• Automation & Scripting\n• Help Desk & End-User Support\n• Real-World Case Studies and Lessons Learned \nPresentation sessions are available in 15-\, 30-\, and 60-minute formats. We encourage sessions that are educational\, interactive\, and focused on practical solutions that attendees can take back to their own counties. \nYou don’t have to be a professional presenter—if you’ve learned something that could help another county\, we encourage you to share it! \nIf you’re interested in presenting or have an idea for a session\, please reach out to:\nIT\nDalton Morrison\ndmorrison@carrollcountyiowa.gov\nGIS\nTravis Gerrish\ntgerrish@co.franklin.ia.us URL:https://www.iowagic.org/event/oktemberfest-2026/ LOCATION:Prairie Meadows\, Altoona\, IA\, United States CATEGORIES:Lunch and Learn ORGANIZER;CN="Travis Gerrish":MAILTO:tgerrish@co.franklin.ia.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T110000 DTSTAMP:20260722T173819Z CREATED:20260722T173819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T173819Z UID:5711-1791972000-1791975600@www.iowagic.org SUMMARY:IGIC Fall Business Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.iowagic.org/event/igic-fall-business-meeting/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams CATEGORIES:Quarterly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T180000 DTSTAMP:20260921T204345Z CREATED:20260921T195650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T204345Z UID:5755-1793203200-1793210400@www.iowagic.org SUMMARY:Iowa GIS Women's Meetup DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to invite women working in GIS across Iowa to a new networking opportunity being held in Des Moines this October. \nThe Iowa GIS Women’s Meetup is a casual\, informal gathering designed to connect women across the geospatial profession. Whether you work for a city\, county\, state agency\, utility\, consulting firm\, nonprofit\, or university\, we’d love to have you join us. If you are questioning if you qualify\, you do! \nEvent Details\n• Wednesday\, October 28th at 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM\n• The New Northwestern Cocktail & Wine Bar (321 E Walnut St\, Des Moines\, IA 50309)\n• There is ample parking around the venue\, both on-street and surrounding surface lots.\n• Free to attend (food and beverages available for purchase) \nThere’s no formal agenda and nothing to prepare—just a chance to meet fellow GIS professionals\, expand your network\, and connect with others in Iowa’s GIS community. Registration is free\, but we do ask you to sign up so that we can give the venue a headcount\, see where people are coming from\, and reach you if anything changes. \nRegistration \nPlease feel free to share with any women GIS professionals who may be interested. We hope to see you there! \nA special thank you to Heather Brusnahan\, Holly Kluever and Rachel Murtaugh for helping me plan! \nThank you\, \nLouise URL:https://www.iowagic.org/event/iowa-gis-womens-meetup/ LOCATION:The New Northwestern Cocktail & Wine Bar\, 321 E Walnut St\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50309\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetup ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Jennings":MAILTO:ljennings@hntb.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031 DTSTAMP:20260721T132210Z CREATED:20260721T132210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T132210Z UID:5687-1793318400-1793404799@www.iowagic.org SUMMARY:CIAO-Down DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.iowagic.org/event/ciao-down/ ORGANIZER;CN="BJ Covington":MAILTO:bj.covington@iowadot.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119 DTSTAMP:20260921T204505Z CREATED:20260721T160130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T204505Z UID:5699-1794960000-1795046399@www.iowagic.org SUMMARY:Eastern Iowa Users Group Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for the Eastern Iowa GIS User Group coming up on Wednesday\, November 18! Click the link below to register. The meeting is free to attend\, other than the catered lunch\, which will be $17 and is cash only. The registration form is primarily for our caterer to get a headcount of how many will be having lunch. We will be having a Thanksgiving-style buffet lunch that includes turkey\, salad\, stuffing\, mashed potatoes and gravy\, green bean casserole\, cranberry sauce\, roll and butter\, and pumpkin pie. A vegetarian option of stuffed roasted red peppers will also be available. \nRegistration \nAlso\, if you are interested in sharing any projects you are working on\, please sign up to present below! \nSign up to present \nIf you have any questions\, let me know! URL:https://www.iowagic.org/event/eastern-iowa-users-group-annual-meeting/ LOCATION:Wickiup Hill Learning Center\, Toddville\, IA\, United States CATEGORIES:Regional Events ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Wagner":MAILTO:BEN.WAGNER@WATERLOO-IA.ORG END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270626 DTSTAMP:20260903T164220Z CREATED:20260903T164220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T164220Z UID:5748-1813622400-1813967999@www.iowagic.org SUMMARY:ITAG 2027 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.iowagic.org/event/itag-2027/ LOCATION:Prairie Meadows\, Altoona\, IA\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR