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URISA Digest
April 25, 2016
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Important Deadline for CalGIS 2016 in Anaheim: 
Today is the deadline to make hotel reservations: www.calgis.org 

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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. 
Review the detailed Symposium program here: https://gishealth2016.sched.org /

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

 
URISA Leadership Academy
August 1-5, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois
Space is filling quickly. Register soon...

 
September 5-8, 2016 - Barbados 
Program details are posted!
New for 2016: We've included an OSM Mapathon in the conference. Check out the program details and register soon!

 
October 31-November 3, 2016 
Toronto, Ontario Canada
The conference committee met recently in Toronto to develop the program content. A stellar program once again! Stay tuned for details.

Mark your calendar:

March 6-9, 2017
Chattanooga, Tennessee 

And we're currently reviewing venues for a 2017 GIS in Transit Conference in Washington, DC
(likely in August).
Best Thing I've Read Lately

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.
Enjoy.

Wendy Nelson
URISA Executive Director