I've had an interesting development this week. I signed up to attend a seminar in Greenbelt, MD (just north of DC) regarding the IRS Resourcesat P6 satellite platform. It's a one-day seminar that runs all day Tuesday, Nov. 27. I didn't want to spend all day Monday flying to DC and another full day flying back on Wednesday for a 1 day seminar.
I've never been to DC and I wanted to spend a little more time out there. But I wanted my work to pay for the extra time and nights (hotel $$). So I contacted a few folks I know out there to see if I could present a brown bag sort of presentation regarding satellite imagery support for wildfires in the Forest Service.
The response has been good: I was asked to present to all the remote sensing leads for the agency--not the USFS, but the USDA, which the USFS is a part of. That is Thursday morning. That meant I had all day Wednesday now free and clear.
Instead of simply wandering the streets and sights of DC on Wednesday, however, I emailed contacts at NGA and OFDA (Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance) and asked if I could get a tour or at least meet them in person. I worked with OFDA when I mapped all the Greek Fires. I'd make my map products and then forward them on to OFDA who would print them out and hand them off to the field teams before they left for Athens.
After contact was made with OFDA, I got word that they would also be interested in a brown bag presentation regarding my fire support. But then it got forwarded to a few people at the USFS International Programs group and now they want a sit-down meeting/presentation regarding remote sensing support for disasters -- specifically the Greek support I provided.
That meeting will be Wednesday. I'm excited to give these presentations and to make additional contacts, but I may have squandered away some of the precious free time I planned to have for sightseeing.
One nice thing is that on my flight from SLC to Baltimore, I have a 4 hour layover in Cincinnati, where my sister lives. Looks like I will get a brief tour of her new home.
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The only place I travel for my job is DC. The first few times I went I made sure to catch the mall area. You can see the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Veterans, Korean, and a couple others, all on foot if your quick about it. They are all relatively close together.
How did the presentations go? Are these contacts for possible future jobs?
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