After more than a year of connecting virtually, URISA is looking forward to meeting in Baltimore and the long-awaited return to in-person conferences! Make plans to join your GIS colleagues for GIS-Pro 2021: URISA's 59th Annual Conference. Earn an abundance of GISP Education Points, share ideas, be inspired!
The program is packed with important content addressing these themes:
- GIS Leadership & Management
- Community Resiliency & Sustainability
- Equity & Social Justice Implications of GIS
- GIS Supporting Health & Human Services
- Data Management & Analysis
- Geospatial Technology Innovations
- Students and Young Professionals - Shaping the Future of GIS
- Addressing & Next Generation 9-1-1
- GIS Role in the Census and Redistricting
Take some time to review the conference detail with featured speakers, full and half-day workshops, presentations, and networking events. Note the training and content that will help solve your current challenges, plan ahead for future needs, and improve your organization's systems and processes. Consider tailoring this employer letter template to help gain approval from decision makers in your organization.
Sponsorship Opportunities: No matter your organization’s size, budget or marketing goals, there is an opportunity to maximize your visibility at GIS-Pro 2021. Reserve your exhibit booth space and sponsorship presence. (Note a new opportunity for start-ups and small businesses.)
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Grab Your Spot at the URISA GIS Leadership Academy |
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Cannot wait to spend five days with current and emerging GIS leaders in Portland next month. It's been a long time since we've been in the Pacific Northwest with this program. (Last time was Seattle in 2009.) So much to see and do in Portland, and no sales tax!
Join us (or send your emerging superstars) at the URISA GIS Leadership Academy for in-depth discussions and problem-solving on topics ranging from GIS strategic planning and team building to change management, resource allocation, and organizational capacity building.
Recent attendees have said:
- "The GLA has definitely given me the reinvigoration I needed to tackle the next phase of our GIS program."
- "I cannot say enough about the quality and value of the GLA. I never would have expected to learn so much in one week. Though like drinking from the fire hydrant at times, the content was applicable, well thought out, and practical! I will be a better leader, regardless of organization size, because of my experience! Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of it and learn."
There are three opportunities to attend this year, with limited capacity at each venue:
- Portland, Oregon - August 16-20, 2021
- St. Petersburg, Florida - November 8-12, 2021
- Minneapolis, Minnesota - December 6-10, 2021
Click here to reserve your spot.
We will certainly offer a virtual GIS Leadership Academy again, though likely not until late Spring 2022. Locations for (no more than) two in-person GLAs in 2022 have yet to be determined.
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Redistricting: A Guide for the GIS Community |
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Just Published!
This publication was written to inspire and help enable the GIS practitioner to engage in an equitable and fair legislative boundary redistricting process at the state and local levels, whether on the job or as a volunteer.
For details, and an online order form , click here.
Written by Mark J. Salling, Ph.D., GISP, Senior Fellow, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, with a supplement on software packages by Blake Esselstyn, GISP, AICP, Principal at FrontWater, LLC + Mapfigure Consulting, Asheville, North Carolina
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Deadlines for Students & Young Professionals |
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University Student and Young Professional Digital Competition
URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet is proud to host the fifth annual University Student and Young Professional Digital Competition. The competition will be held virtually in August, and the top three (3) presenters will be awarded a full GIS-Pro 2020 registration, $500 travel stipend, and the opportunity to present their work live at the conference. The competition is limited to projects that utilize web and mobile platforms, such as ArcGIS Online, Tableau, Mapbox, or Power BI. Projects should showcase the visualization functions of these platforms while also demonstrating knowledge and proficiency in spatial analytics, cartographic design, and/or geospatial techniques. Abstracts are due TODAY, Friday, July 23. For more information, click here.
Applications are being Accepted for URISA's Vanguard Cabinet
The URISA Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is an advisory board made up of passionate, young (35 years of age or younger) geospatial professionals who strive to engage young practitioners, increase their numbers in the organization, and better understand the concerns facing these future leaders of the geospatial community. The VC's mission is to collaborate with URISA’s Board of Directors and URISA committees in creating and promoting programs and policies of benefit to young professionals and to enhance overall innovation, collaboration, networking, and professional development opportunities. Applications are due on or before Monday, July 26. Each accepted applicant will serve a three-year term (2021-2024). Submit your application online.
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URISA Board of Directors Election |
Did you vote yet? The official ballots were distributed electronically to the entire membership on July 6. The last day to cast your vote is August 5. The slate is phenomenal!
For President-Elect: Ashley Hitt, GISP, Vice President, GeoAnalytics, Connected Nation, Louisville, Kentucky
For Board of Directors (to fill 2 positions):
- Judy Colby-George, GISP, Principal, Spatial Alternatives Inc, Yarmouth, Maine
- Dr. Shane Hubbard, Research Scientist, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
- Pravin Mathur, GISP, Senior Geospatial Consultant-Program Manager, HIFLD, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
- Caitlyn Yoshiko McNabb, Consultant, Sedaru, Johnson City, Tennessee
- Tim Nolan, GISP, Senior Applications Manager, Collin County, McKinney, Texas
- Demetrio Zourarakis, Ph.D., GISP, CMS, Independent Consultant, Versailles, Kentucky
For Board of Directors – International Seat (to fill 1 position):
- Stacey Corbett, GISP, GIS Manager, Electricity Operations, EPCOR, Edmonton, Alberta Canada
- Yves Leger, GISP, GIS Manager, City of Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick Canada
Those elected will begin their three-year Board terms following GIS-Pro 2021 in Baltimore. We thank these individuals for their dedication to URISA and willingness to serve in a leadership capacity.
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URISA's Professional Education Committee has been supporting the development of an abundance of Geospatial Fact Sheets recently. Don't miss Geodatabase 101 and Geodatabase 201; GIS Data Layers for NG9-1-1 & What They Do; an update to both the Addressing and the Geospatial Data Act fact sheet, all published since April. Check the collection out here. |
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Upcoming Virtual Education |
Several webinars are on the calendar. Make plans to attend one or more:
Student Webinar Series: Ahmedabad Solid Waste Management
Presented by Tej Chavda, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India
Monday, August 2, 2021 at 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain/12 PM Pacific
GIS for Good! Learn about URISA's GISCorps
Presented by Holly Torpey, GISP, Program Coordinator, URISA's GISCorps
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 4PM Eastern, 3PM Central, 2PM Mountain/1PM Pacific
The next URISA NextGen 9-1-1 Task Force virtual presentation will take place on Wednesday, August 25 at 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain/12 PM Pacific.
Getting Started on the Path towards a GISP
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain/12 PM Pacific
Details and registration are posted here. (A few registration forms will go 'live' next week.)
Did you miss yesterday's webinar from Dr. Barry Wellar, "Using Geographic Information and GIS to Expose the Term ‘Misinformation’ as Nonsense"? Enjoy it here.
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Thanks to all of the URISA members who volunteered articles and shared their good work.
Content is always appreciated. If you would like to write an article, please send a note. Remember that writing articles counts as GISP Contributions Points.
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Connect with your fellow members to ask for help or recommendations, share ideas and lessons learned via our online community, URISA Connect. |
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