Presentation Abstract and Biography
	International Charter
	Dick Kotapish, GISP, GIS Director, Lake County GIS Department
	Mr. Kotapish, a GISP, has 22 years of experience implementing GIS for local govt. including geospatial implementations for the City of Cleveland, Geauga County and Lake County, Ohio. During Katrina, Mr. Kotapish worked for 2 weeks in the Mississippi EOC Control Room with GISCorps. He also is a member of the State of Ohio All-Hazards Type 3 Incident Management Team and is State of Ohio Project Manager for the International Charter. Mr. Kotapish is the leader of the GIS Users of Northern Ohio (GUONO)
	Wednesday, September 16, 2009
	International Charter: Space and Major Disasters - The International Charter is an international organization of the world's International Space Agencies which can provide valuable resources at no cost to Ohio for disaster response and recovery.