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Improving Delivery and Quality of Government Services
URISA's Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards recognize extraordinary achievements in the use of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services.
Applications for URISA's ESIG 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 accomplishments!
Mapping the Way to Healthy Communities in DC
Join URISA and the American Public Health Association for the 2016 GIS in Health Symposium in Washington, DC.
Substantial AICP-CM credits and CPH continuing education credits will be available to Symposium attendees, along with GISP education points.
Newsworthy topics ranging from mental health 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 27.
More URISA Professional Education
Be sure to also check out the URISA Chapter events happening this Spring (the Washington GIS Conference is this week in Tacoma, WA). Industry Calendar
Your URISA Board of Directors met in Chicago on Friday and Saturday to discuss association business. On Friday afternoon, the Executive Committee met at URISA's office to review office procedures and meet with staff members. On Saturday, the whole Board met for a strategic planning session and audit report.
We had another clean audit, a successful 2015, and great discussion on continuing to move the organization forward. I'd like to thank the Board members for their dedication on behalf of the membership!