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October 24, 2013
 Job Postings - new one posted today: Asset Management Program Coordinator!

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Visit the GIS-Pro 2013
web page to access videotapes of the keynote presentations, and featured sessions. The next issue of The GIS Professional will include a collage of photos and post-conference reviews.

Locating the Future Conference
November 3-6, 2013
St Louis, MO
There's still time to register and attend! 

    

18th Annual GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference February 24-27, 2014
Jacksonville, FL
Finishing touches are being added to the program and registration will be open any day now. Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are going quickly!
 
URISA Leadership Academy - Two offerings in 2014!
May 5-9, 2014 - Calgary, Alberta
October 13-17, 2014 - Louisville, Kentucky

Registration discounts for Calgary are available through December 31... register early!
FLURISA webinar line-up

 

Celebrating 20 years... CalGIS 2014 - April 14-16, 2014 in Monterey, CA! Abstract submissions due by December 15... early registration discounts through December 31!

Spatial Plexus
November 4 - 6, 2013
Atlanta, GA
Educators and industry come together to discuss the geospatial approach to "Wicked Problems". For more information, visit the website or contact Danielle Ayan.


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What's a GISCMM?

 

The GIS Management Institute® has published the URISA GIS Capability Maturity Model, culminating a two-year effort. The GISCMM provides a first-ever framework for assessing not only the capability of an enterprise GIS operation, but also the process maturity of those who manage and operate the GIS.

To help GIS professionals and managers understand and begin using the Model, URISA's GIS Management Institute will present a 90 minute webinar on the topic on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Until then, check out the GISCMM here.

URISA Introduces New Membership Categories in 2014

In response to member requests, URISA is pleased to introduce NEW membership options to better meet the needs of the community.

Note the new Young Professional, Government Agency, and Educational Institution categories detailed here. Consider updating your membership in 2014! 

Current memberships expire on December 31. You can easily renew online or print an invoice via the membership management system. 
Webinars on the Calendar

URISA is pleased to announce three webinars on the calendar with more being added in the coming weeks. Consider:
 

  • Wednesday, October 30, 2013 1:00 pm EDT
    Extending Broadband Mapping into Economic Development and Planning Initiatives
    Speaker: Ashley Hitt, GISP: Connected Nation
  • Wednesday, November 6, 2013 11:00 AM EDT
    The GIS Management Institute and the GIS Capability Maturity Model (GISCMM): updates, overviews and implementations.
    Speaker: Greg Babinski, GISP: King County GIS Center
  • Wednesday, November 13, 2013 12:00 EDT
    The Proper Care and Feeding of Metadata
    Speaker: Ryan Bowe, GISP: PhotoScience Inc.  A Quantum Spatial Company  
To register for these webinars, visit the URISA Connect page here. If you have an idea for a webinar, contact Keri Brennan today.  
Looking for a chance to become more involved in URISA and earn Contribution Points for your GISP certification?

Write an article for the The GIS Professional...  
 
The URISA Professional Practices Division (PPD) is seeking volunteers! The PPD is responsible for defining and developing the GIS profession at the technical, analytical, and managerial levels. It creates professional practice guides; proposes and possibly issues professional practice standards (and/or serves on other standards-issuing bodies); crafts recommended practice guidelines; creates new workshops directly through staff, contractors, and volunteer contributors; operates URISA Labs; and generates URISA publications related to its area of responsibility. If you are interested in one or more of these areas and you would like to work with other professionals, contact Kevin Mickey, at 317.371.4479 or kmickey@iupui.edu.

The newly formed Operations Division is looking for volunteers to serve on our Core Committee. What does the Operations Division do you ask? The Operations Division has two standing directives:
  1. Nominate URISA Awards such as GIS Hall of Fame, ESIG, Horwood Distinguished Service Award and more
  2. Leadership development and Board Elections
If you would like to volunteer for the Operations Division Core Committee, please contact Tripp Corbin.

Note that many more volunteer opportunities are being detailed now! Watch for updates!

And the big news...


The Call for Participation will be announced very soon. Mark your calendar and start planning now to join us in New Orleans!
Job Postings
If you are considering your next career move, don't forget to check out the Job Postings on the URISA site.

If you're hiring, be sure to post jobs through URISA. In addition to the exposure on the site, we also tweet and post new positions on our LinkedIn and Facebook member pages.

Need help writing the job description? We've got an answer for that too... the 2nd Edition of the Model GIS Job Descriptions publication. Get your copy today!

Wendy Nelson

(847) 824-6300 

Executive Director, URISA    

 

    

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