Project Recognition
- URISA Enterprise System(October 2005)
- Public Sector Award(October 5, 2005)
- Minister's Award(April 4, 2005)
URISA Enterprise System
At the 43rd annual conference of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) held in Kansas City Missouri in October 2005, the ILRR was recognized as an outstanding and working example of using information systems technology in a multi-department environment as part of an integrated process.
About the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
URISA is considered to be the premier organization for the use and integration of spatial information technology to improve the quality of life in our urban and regional environments.
URISA is the founding member of the GIS Certification Institute, the organization that administers professional certification for the field. Through its international, national and local chapter operations, URISA serves nearly 7,000 professionals worldwide.
To carry out this mission, URISA provides professional education, fosters communications among IT/GIS management professionals in all levels of government and encourages a multi-disciplinary approach to the design and use of urban and regional information systems.
Visit www.urisa.org for more information.
Public Sector Award for Team Development
The Integrated Land and Resource Registry Team was recognized by the Public Sector Information Technology Awards for 2005 under the category of "Team Development".
The award is given to teams that have used innovative or new techniques to foster team development and have demonstrated success by producing outstanding project outputs and outcomes.
Judges included in their examination, the project's new techniques and skills and their potential contribution to recruitment, retention and organization effectiveness.
Minister's Award
The Integrated Land and Resource Registry Team received the Minster's Award for exemplary service in the delivery of the Land and Resource Registry.
The team's ability to bring affected agencies along as the project moved from its initial design to introduction in the Northeast was recognized as a substantial contribution to the project's success. The Minister commended the project team for bringing the project in on time and on budget and stated that it provided clear evidence of the ministry's success in achieving its overall information objectives.
Left to right: Rosa Munzer, Dave Chater, Judite Costa, Alvin Melton, Hon. George Abbott, Olga Kopriv.
