URISA Workshops, ESIG Awards and Calendar of Events

URISA Digest

January 11, 2013

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2013 Dues Renewal

If you have not yet renewed your 2013 membership, you can easily renew online or print an invoice.

PPGIS Special Issue of the URISA Journal

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Of Interest:
How Google Earth Revealed Chicago's Hidden Farms (NPR)

Submarine Cable Map

How Maps Became Personal (The Atlantic)

The Future is Now: What We Imagined for 2013 - 10 Years Ago (Wired)

Census Dot Map (Brandon Anderson)

5 Nerds to Watch in 2013 (NPR All Tech Considered)

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Watch a great informational webinar about GISCorps! Click here for the link to the Adobe Connect session.

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Survey Request: The Geography Department at the University of Washington is exploring interest in a Professional Master's Degree Program in GIS for Health Geographics. If you have an interest in advanced training and education in GIS for health geographics, please take a few moments to complete their online survey

UCGIS 2013 Symposium Call for Papers

Online Web GIS course at Harvard Extension School

Call for Nominations for the USGS Henry Gannett Award

Exemplary Systems in Government Awards

URISA is now accepting applications for its 2013 Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards. ESIG Awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services.

Take some time to review the application requirements and note the deadline for submissions: April 22, 2013. Winners in each category will be recognized during GIS-Pro 2013: URISA's 51st Annual Conference, September 16-19, 2013 in Providence, Rhode Island.

For more information or to review past submissions from winning systems, visit http://www.urisa.org/esig

Call for URISA Workshop Proposals

URISA's Workshop Development Committee is soliciting new workshops for development and for presentation at URISA conferences, chapter and regional conferences, and as standalone educational offerings. The format of the courses may be full-day (8 hour), half-day (4 hour), or shorter modules delivered via the web.

Consider topics such as (this list is by no means comprehensive, just suggestions):

Introduction to GIS
Programming in GIS
Communicating the value of geospatial technology to decision makers and stakeholders
Best practices for data sharing and collaboration
Financial planning and funding development for GIS
Crafting and soliciting RFPs
Web delivery of GIS and mobile technologies
Integrating GIS & Building Information Models (BIM)

Not ready for the task of creating a new workshop? If you are interested in helping to update an existing workshop, we do have a slate of workshops that are in need of rework.

The deadline for proposal submission is January 31.

Continue for details and expectations....

Calendar of Events

January 14: Last opportunity to receive the early registration discount for the 17th Annual GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference (March 4-7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico)
January 28: URISA Cumberland Chapter Meeting (Bowling Green, Kentucky)
January 31: Deadline for abstract submissions for the 2013 URISA GIS in Public Health Conference (June 17-20 in Miami, Florida)
February 6-8: 2013 NC GIS Conference with three URISA Certified Workshops (Raleigh, North Carolina)
February 18-22: Think Spatially: 47th Annual Alaska Surveying & Mapping Conference (Anchorage, Alaska)
March 1: Last opportunity to receive the early registration rate for the URISA Leadership Academy (May 13-17 in San Antonio, Texas)

March 4: Will be the deadline for abstract submissions for GIS-Pro 2013: URISA's 51st Annual Conference for GIS Professionals (September 16-19 in Providence, Rhode Island). The Call for Abstracts is under development and will be announced soon - start thinking of ideas for presentations!

Take some time to visit our online calendar for dates and links to many more URISA chapter conferences and events including Intermountain GIS (Boise, Idaho), CalGIS (Long Beach, California), GIS in Action (Portland, Oregon), Be Spatial 2013 (Hamilton, Ontario), and the Washington GIS Conference (Lynwood, Washington) - all taking place between March and May.

Mark Your Calendars - Just Announced!

GIS in Transit Conference

Jointly organized by NCTR, TRB and URISA
October 16-18, 2013
Washington, DC

2013 Locating The Future Conference

Jointly organized by URISA and the National Emergency Number Association

- an updated vision for the successful URISA/NENA Addressing Conference!

November 3-6, 2013

St Louis, Missouri

2013 - Quick Start to the New Year

The activity level at URISA has ramped up quickly after the new year! Committees are busy working on programs and plans; the URISA Board is working on a committee/division reorganization to capitalize on our volunteer resources; and Chapters are busy and already hosting events locally. Keri Brennan, GISP has joined the URISA staff as Education Manager to improve and expand our educational offerings.

So much going on! Keep an eye out for URISA announcements and opportunities to get involved and connect with your fellow members.

Make 2013 the year you contribute to your profession (earn GISP points and share your ideas and energy). Submit an abstract for presentation at a conference; contribute articles for THE GIS Professional; volunteer on GISCorps projects; join your local chapter...

Looking forward to working with you!

Wendy Nelson
Executive Director, URISA