URISA
URISA Digest
June 25, 2013
URISA Journal: Volume 25, Number 1
(hard copy in your mailbox shortly)

 

    
Summer Reading: Save $35 on Pete Croswell's GIS MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK through September 2.  Fantastic addition to your office or home library and frequently on reading lists for GIS courses!
More Events of Note: 

URISA Connect Webinar - Public Participation GIS: Using GIS to Support Community Decision Making
Monday, July 29
12:00 Noon Eastern
Duration: 90 minutes
Registration coming soon! 

GIS in Transit Conference

October 16-17, 2013
Washington, DC
Program being finalized. Registration and sponsor packages are already available.  

Attendance is limited due to venue.
Registration discounts until September 6.
At the intersection of GIS & 9-1-1.
November 3-6, 2013
St Louis, MO

Abstract submissions due July 19.   

18th Annual GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference

February 24-27, 2014  Jacksonville, FL

Call for Abstracts coming soon! 

 

Take some time to visit our online calendar for dates and links to many more events.  
giscorps
Click here for the latest GISCorps newsletter and information about the amazing projects in process! 
   

Are you a certified GIS Professional yet? Learn more. 
 
 Contributions to URISA - a 501(c) (3) organization - are tax deductible in the U.S. All contributions will be used to further the mission of URISA through the delivery of existing programs and the development of new programs.   
Join URISA as a 2013 Corporate or Business Partner  
Partnership details are posted online, along with a directory of current URISA partners.    

Register Today for GIS-Pro 2013

GIS-Pro 2013: URISA's 51st Annual Conference for GIS Professionals

September 16-19, 2013

Providence, Rhode Island

   REGISTER

Attend GIS-Pro 2013 to transform ideas into solutions, and challenges into accomplishments! Get inspired by the GIS-Pro Demo Den; hammer out code at a Dev Meet-Up; participate in Labs, find inspiration.

GIS-Pro 2013: 

  • An outstanding forum for sharing ideas. Learn how your GIS peers are dealing with budget and staffing constraints and other challenges.
  • A collaborative and supportive environment whether you are just starting out in GIS or have decades of experience.
  • An opportunity you can't afford to pass up, one that more than pays for itself in techniques and ideas that will make your GIS program essential and identify efficiencies that are important to key executives.

Featured Speakers:  

 

Kristy Fifelski
(aka GovGirl)		David Salzer &  Patrick Santoso
UNH Technology Transfer Center
Professor Jack Mustard
Brown University
  

  Have a product or service of interest to GIS professionals? Consider sponsoring or exhibiting at the conference and participate in the all-conference Vendor Spark Session for added exposure. (Exhibit discounts available through July 1.)

 

Check out the complete conference program with speaker and event details and register today!

 URISA and NEURISA members may register at the discounted rate and early registration discounts are available through July 22...start making your plans.
 
Address Standard Update 

URISA, in conjunction with NENA, is calling for volunteers to assist with an update to the FGDC United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard.

Please click here for further details and links to the current version of the Standard.

If you have professional or academic expertise in address or information exchange systems, you are encouraged to volunteer by sending an email to Keri Brennan at URISA Headquarters (kbrennan@urisa.org) by Monday, July 15. 
Did you vote yet?

URISA members have a direct impact on choosing the next leaders of the association. In this year's election, URISA members are presented with two candidates for President-Elect and five candidates for Director.

FOR PRESIDENT-
  • Carl Anderson, GISP - Spatial Focus, Inc., Sarasota, Florida
  • Geney Terry, GISP - Geospatial Information Solutions, LLC, Placerville, California
FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS-(to fill 3 positions)
  • Jochen Albrecht - Hunter College of The City University of New York
  • Phil Davis - GeoTech Center at Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Amy Esnard, GISP - City of Portland, Oregon
  • Ashley Hitt, GISP - Connected Nation, Louisville, Kentucky
  • Kevin Sato, GISP - City of Cottonwood Heights, Utah

Learn more about the candidates and thoughtfully consider their qualifications and ideas for continuing to move URISA forward here.    

 

Personalized instructions for casting your ballot were emailed on June 4. If you cannot locate that email or wish to receive a hard copy of the ballot, please let us know!  
Are you going to the Esri User Conference in San Diego? 
    
If so, be sure to:
  • Stop by the URISA GISCorps display during the Map Gallery Reception in the Sail Area on Monday evening to connect with URISA and GISCorps leaders and volunteers. Look for the hanging banner to find us! Then come to the presentation on Wednesday, July 10 from 5:30-7:00 PM in Room 5B to learn about the incredible missions in progress and how to get involved. 
  • Visit the URISA booth (#519), pick up your URISA MEMBER badge ribbon and hang around for a chat. All sorts of interesting people congregate at the URISA booth!
  • Join several URISA members and leaders at the GIS Managers' Open Summit taking place on Tuesday, July 9. Click here for details and to sign up.  
  • Step next door to the GISCI booth (#517) and learn about certification or pick up your GISP badge ribbon.   
NDGPS Input Requested  

The U.S. government is seeking public input on the Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS) under announcements by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation.  This is an important issue that needs to be addressed by URISA and its members.
Comments are requested by July 15. For more information, click here.  
URISA 2013 GIS in Public Health Conference in Miami 

Just back our GIS in Public Health Conference. The event took place at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Miami and the level of engagement and discussion at the conference was stronger than ever. Topics ranged from Big Data in Public Health and Disease Cluster Modeling to Food Deserts and Mental Health.

We had another strong contingent from Kazakhstan and Armenia (and simultaneous translation) and a huge poster session.

Such an important conference, in an ideal venue. (With the NBA Finals in Miami and a Tattoolapalooza conference at the hotel prior to our event... it was quite exciting!)

Perhaps not as exciting as the Blackhawks/Bruins Final last night... but still pretty exciting!

Wendy Nelson

(847) 824-6300 

Executive Director, URISA   

    

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