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URISA Digest
August 22, 2014
Still time to attend!

GIS Leadership Training
October 13-17, 2014
Louisville, Kentucky
URISA Certified Workshops Near You

Virtual Workshops Including the GIS Capability Maturity Model (Sept), Open Source GIS (October) and Asset Management (November). More here.

The 2014 Kentucky GIS Conference is offering An Overview of Open Source GIS Software on September 15 in Louisville. For more information, click here.

The 2014 Georgia Geospatial Conference will feature Business Intelligence & Data Integration for the GIS Professional.

Four URISA Workshops at the ILGISA 2014 Conference  October 27-29 in Lisle, Illinois.

 

Other Conferences & Offers of Note:

 

Code for America Summit
September 23-25, 2014
San Francisco, CA
50% off  government admission rate with the registration code: URISA   

 

2014 OKSCAUG Conference
September 22-25, 2014
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 

 

Geospatial & Engineering International Conference
September 25-26, 2014
Alexandria, Virginia
URISA members receive discounted rates   

 

28th Annual NWGIS Conference
October 13-17, 2014
Lynnwood, Washington  

 

MACURISA 2014 Conference
October 22-24, 2014
Atlantic City, New Jersey

GeoAlberta 2014
October 27-29, 2014
Calgary, Alberta   

 

2014 Esri Health GIS Conference
November 3-5, 2014
Colorado Springs, Colorado  

giscorps
Latest project news from URISA's GISCorps.
 
 Planning to submit your GISP application? Check out the schedule for the exam requirement, coming next year. 
Interested in Land Records? We have a copy of the brand new Esri Press book, "Modernizing American Land Records: Order Upon Chaos". Happy to send it to someone who will commit to reading it and writing a Book Review for inclusion in THE GIS PROFESSIONAL.
 Send me an email

There's still time to join us in New Orleans next month!

 
Review the entire conference program with workshops, keynotes, breakout sessions, networking events, Esri technical sessions and exhibits. Don't miss GIS-Pro 2014! 
Download the GIS-Pro Conference app to your mobile device and plan out your conference.

Check out this conference video shot by GeoSpatial Stream and Amy Esnard (GIS-Pro 2014 Conference Chair) here.

Solutions: Just a handful of exhibit opportunities remain!  Reserve a booth in the technology showcase or consider another sponsorship opportunity! 
Earn valuable GISP Education Points and substantial AICP-CM Credits at GIS-Pro 2014 
 
Can't make it to New Orleans?  Register for the virtual GIS-Pro 2014 Conference which starts with a two hour workshop on September 4 on the topic of NG911 and the GIS Workflow.

Mark it on your calendar now: Next year's conference will take place October 18-22, 2015 in Spokane, Washington.
September 1: Early Registration Deadline for URISA's Caribbean GIS Conference

September 1st is the last day to take advantage of the discounted early rate for both registration and exhibit booths for URISA's Seventh Caribbean GIS Conference, taking place October 26-30, 2014 at the Santa Barbara Resort in Curacao.

The conference, themed "Spatial Technologies: Fueling Economic Growth and Development" features important regional conversations, pre-conference courses and workshops, comprehensive education, and opportunities to connect with experts, peers and private sector sponsors.
 


Pre-conference Courses and Workshops:
  • Getting Started with GIS
  • Caribbean Decision Support System for a Climate Resilient Marine Managed Areas Network
  • Mobile and Server GIS: Field to Finish (two-day course)
  • URISA Certified Workshop: Building an Address Repository
  • URISA Certified Workshop: GIS Return on Investment
  • ArcGIS Online
  • UAV Workshop
Comprehensive Education: nearly 50 presenters in sessions covering important topics including
  • Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
  • Disaster Mitigation/Modeling
  • Harnessing the Power of GIS for Utility, Asset and Infrastructure Management
  • Environmental Hazards
  • GIS in Disaster Management
  • Innovations in GIS
  • National Geospatial Policy Development & NSDI
  • Public Participation GIS
  • Public Safety, GIS for Emergency Response
  • Addressing Systems
  • Change Detection
  • Geosciences & Regional Economic Development
  • Enterprise GIS and Mobile Technologies
  • Best Practices in Today's Digital Organization
  • Spatial Technologies for Water Resource Management
  • GIS in Public Health
  • K-12 Education
  • Using UAVs (Drones) for Aerial Imagery Acquisition
Take some time to review the conference details here.
Abstract submissions for 2015 GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference, Oklahoma City


September 22 is the deadline date to submit presentation proposals for next year's GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference (March 2-5, 2015 in Oklahoma City). For details and an online abstract submission form, click here. 

Another Annual Conference, Another Board Term

URISA's Annual Conference is not just an opportunity to learn, find solutions, and expand your professional network, it's also the time each year that one Board term ends and another begins. Looking forward to working with new Board members and big thanks to those whose terms end in NOLA (don't go far!). More here.

Coming to GIS-Pro? Interested in getting involved? Committees and divisions also meet in person during the conference (Sunday afternoon, September 7) to discuss workplans and goals, and welcome new volunteers.

Marketing, education, advocacy, standards, publications, young professionals, GIS Management Institute... there is an abundance of volunteer opportunities with various time and energy commitments.

Really hope to catch up with many of you in person in New Orleans, Louisville, and/or Curacao! Enjoy the last bits of summer!

Best regards,
Wendy Nelson
URISA Executive Director