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Professional Recognition
URISA Awards annually recognize exceptional volunteers, GIS legends, and extraordinary achievements in the use of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services.
Nominations for URISA's GIS Hall of Fame and volunteer service awards are due May 1. Review the award descriptions and submit your nominations right away. Details are online.
Applications for URISA's Exemplary Systems in Government Awards are due June 1. Review submissions of previous winners and download the application form here. An outstanding opportunity for GIS teams to receive recognition for their great contributions!
Mapping the Way to Healthy Communities
We are very pleased to share the program details for URISA's 2016 GIS in Public Health Symposium.
The Symposium features workshops, keynotes, important panel discussions, and eighteen breakout sessions comprised of more than 60 presentations.
Newsworthy topics ranging from lead exposure and the Zika virus to the Ebola response and active lifestyles will be discussed in the presentations.
We are honored to welcome Carrie Stokes, the first Geographer of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), as our esteemed keynote speaker on June 2.
Breakout sessions are scheduled on June 2 and 3 and are organized into these themes:
Creating New Directions in Health for Vulnerable Populations
Using GIS to Fight Dengue and Zika
Using Social Media in Health
Assessing the Impact of GIS in Planning for Health
Breaking Out GIS to Enhance Understanding of Disease Risks
The ABCs of Health Disparities
Active Pathways to Health
GIS and Health Go Global
Who's Getting Served?
Patterns of Community Health and Wellbeing
Power Tools for Community Health
The Effects of Crime and Place
At the Intersection of Transportation and Health
Exposing Community Health Risks through GIS
Geospatial-based Health Advocacy, Education, and Interventions
GIS and Cancer: Research, Surveillance & Patient Outcomes
Making Health Measures Count
Protecting the Health of Mother and Baby
The conference will wrap up with an important conversation about GIS and Mapping Support for the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa, which was one of the most challenging and acute public health crises of modern time.
Join us in Washington DC in June to take part in the discussions (and encourage your colleagues in public health to check it out). Registration discounts are available until May 9.
More URISA Professional Education
Be sure to also check out the URISA Chapter events happening this Spring (Ontario, CalGIS and Washington). Industry Calendar
Toronto, Ontario Canada The conference committee met recently in Toronto to develop the program content. A stellar program once again! Stay tuned for details.
Besides URISA educational programs, newsletters, tweets, and LinkedIn postings... I periodically have time to read articles outside of the GIS world.
This one was so good, I thought I'd share. What an overwhelming drive and positive attitude this young man has! I predict he'll be on the speakers' circuit in a few years.
