URISA Digest
December 12, 2013
Interesting Bytes...

Check out URISA Past President Gil Castle's latest creation from Ecuador - Cities Beautiful

MetroGIS Recommends Free and Open Geospatial Data (MinnPost)

Breathtaking Earth Images from Space (Time)

Our Memories are Geo-Tagged (The Atlantic Cities)

Groupon's Answer to Amazon's Delivery Drones (Chicago Tribune)

Comparison of Metro Transit Loops (Greater Greater Washington)

October 13-17, 2014
Louisville, Kentucky
Celebrating 20 years...
CalGIS 2014
April 14-16, 2014 in Monterey, CA!

December 31 is the deadline for:
  1. Abstract submissions  
  2. Early registration discounts
  3. Sponsor discounts
CalGIS 2014 featured speakers include:

Jack Dangermond-Esri
Mike Migurski-Code for America
Eric Gundersen-MapBox
Dylan Lorimer-Google
  
Are you one of the over 2,000 GISPs who are up for renewal soon? Check out the renewal process and get your paperwork in early!    

Call for Presentations for GIS-Pro 2014


Leveraging Spatial Technology to Support Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Submissions are due on or before January 27.
 
Why should you present at GIS-Pro?
  • Get recognized for your achievements and enhance your professional profile.
  • Increase the visibility of your organization. 
  • Help somebody else who is facing similar challenges.  
  • Receive valuable points toward your GISP certification or renewal.
  • Practice your presentation skills to discuss your work in a meaningful way to a variety of individuals.
  • Receive valuable feedback from your peers. Are you on the right track?
Details are online and submissions are due on or before January 27. This year, we're encouraging submissions of complete sessions with specific learning objectives as much as possible to make the attendee experience even more valuable. The Committee has prepared a list of suggested topics. Take some time to review the details and prepare your submission by January 27!
Call for Certified Workshop Proposals

URISA's Workshop Development Committee is inviting proposals for the development of new courses on a wide range of topics from 'Cloud GIS' to 'Professional Communication Skills'. Workshops will be developed for both in-person and virtual delivery. (Note that URISA's recent virtual GIS Program Management workshop received rave reviews, so we will be delivering much more content online!)

For details and the proposal form, click here.   
2014 Vanguard Cabinet Application Deadline Extended to January 6

Under 35? Apply to URISA's Vanguard Cabinet and join this amazing group of young professionals who are impacting URISA and the profession in numerous positive ways!

For details and the application form, click here.   
URISA 2014 Membership Dues

Current memberships expire on December 31. You can easily renew online or print an invoice via the
membership management system.    Remember, members who renew their 2014 dues by December 31 will be entered into a raffle for a free registration to GIS-Pro 2014 in New Orleans!! 

Consider updating your membership in 2014 to one of the new categories: Young Professional, Government Agency, and Educational Institution categories detailed here.  
Event Deadlines To Note - Save $$

  Click on each conference logo for more info...
 
Discount on exhibit space expires December 31.  
Early attendee registration discounts expire January 6.

 
Attendee registration discounts expire December 31.  
Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a New Year filled with peace and happiness!

Here are a few links to bookmark to track Santa's progress and more:

Google Santa Tracker

NORAD Santa Tracker

Area Map & Geodata for the Town of Santa Claus, IN

City of Chicago Snow Plow Tracker

City of Des Moines "Show Me My House" Snow Ordinance & More - 2013 ESIG Distinguished System!

T&L's Best Places to Spend Christmas

Happy Holidays from the URISA Staff!

Wendy Nelson

(847) 824-6300 

Executive Director, URISA    

 

    

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