2026 WA GIS Conference

Get checked in for the conference and enjoy morning refreshments including coffee and tea, pastries, and fruit. 

Lunch is on your own. Note! No outside food or drink allowed at Meydenbauer Center. 

Get checked in for the conference and enjoy morning refreshments including coffee and tea, pastries, and fruit. 

Opening Ceremonies will include:


A Welcome to Bellevue   

Who is WAGISA?    

Thank you to Our Sponsors   

The Summit Award   

Keynote Speaker   

Conference Logistics   


Keynote: Maggie Cawley


Maggie brings a diverse background in geospatial education, urban planning, and community engagement, with a career shaped by a long-standing commitment to open, collaborative mapping. In addition to her leadership at OpenStreetMap US, she serves as Chair of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee, helping guide innovation and collaboration across the national geospatial landscape.


Her keynote, “The Community Behind the Map,” will dive into the incredible ecosystem behind OpenStreetMap—the world’s largest crowdsourced geospatial database. Powering everything from humanitarian response to platforms like AllTrails and onX, OpenStreetMap is more than a map—it’s a global movement built by people who care deeply about accessible, high-quality data.


Maggie will share how the U.S. OpenStreetMap community comes together across agencies, nonprofits, and volunteers to build, validate, and apply data in meaningful ways. From trail stewardship to government partnerships, this session will highlight the real impact of collaboration—and the opportunities for you to be part of it.


OpenStreetMap (OSM) is the world’s largest crowdsourced geospatial database, powering thousands of applications across corporate, government, nonprofit, and academic sectors. As an open, community-driven resource, OSM offers GIS professionals a unique platform for collaboration, innovation, and data sharing at a global scale. Far more than a map, OSM has become critical infrastructure for data-driven decision-making, humanitarian response, and digital cartography.

Boxed lunches will be provided at Meydenbauer Center. Enjoy your lunch in the ballroom, hallways, or take it to the outdoor terrace and get some fresh air! There will be four options to choose between on-site. 

Unwind and have refreshments in the hallway along the terrace

Get checked in for the conference and enjoy morning refreshments including coffee and tea, pastries, and fruit. 

Unwind and have refreshments in the hallway along the terrace

Everyone is welcome! Grab a boxed lunch and head to Room 401/402 for the annual WAGISA Business Meeting. 

We will be introducing new board members, thanking our departing board members, and conducting our business meeting. This is a great opportunity to see how WAGISA operates behind the scenes and to find out how to get involved. 

Boxed lunches will be provided at Meydenbauer Center. Enjoy your lunch in the ballroom, hallways, or take it to the outdoor terrace and get some fresh air! There will be four options to choose between on-site. 

Final conference wrap-up from WAGISA board members, announcement of Dick Thomas Award winner(s) and raffle prize winners.