ASPRS – POTOMAC REGION – JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL EVENT!

If spots are open, ASPRS may include non-members.  Everyone is welcome to the social networking hour that follows the event:

Potomac Region Members – Join us for a Special Event!

USGS Developments in Land Remote Sensing, National Mapping, Disaster Response and Geographic Science

Gregory I. Snyder, Manager Lidar Program Development, Land Remote Sensing Program

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
1:00pm – 4:00pm

USGS National Center
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20192

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NASA State of Flux: Images of Change

http://climate.nasa.gov/sof/#Mininggrowth_Chile1.jpg

 

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GEOINT Community Week June 4-8, 2012

GEOINT Community Week
June 4-8, 2012
Mark your calendars for the return of GEOINT Community Week. Taking place in the Northern Virginia area, this event brings together the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities for a week of classified briefings, learning workshops, technology exhibits and networking opportunities. There is no other week of events in this area that allows you to see all that GEOINT Community Week has to offer.
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Remarks delivered by Ambassador Betty King at the GIS Conference

Remarks delivered by Ambassador Betty King
at the Conference “Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
for the United Nations and the International Community”

organized by UNITAR’s operational Satellite Application Programme (UNOSAT) and Esri, at the WMO

Geneva, Switzerland
April 3-5, 2012

 

http://geneva.usmission.gov/2012/04/04/gis/

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Webinar: Geospatial Educator’s Roundtable-APRIL 10

Are you wondering if you could benefit from additional education to further your geospatial career? Or do you manage geospatial professionals who might want to update their skill set? Attend this webinar to better understand the opportunities for earning a degree or certificate in a specialized geospatial discipline. Learn how colleges and universities are preparing a new workforce for the many geospatial jobs that will be available.

This webinar will feature a roundtable of GIS educators who will address:

  • What is currently being offered, and how can it work for you?
    • Degrees and certificates
    • Online and on-site programs
    • Knowledge-base, skills and research focus
    • “Horizontal” technology approaches and vertical “application” approaches
    • Interdisciplinary opportunities
  • How do programs align with the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM)?
  • How can you use education to further your career, and what are the trends in job placement?

Speakers include:

  • Dr. Devon Cancilla, American Sentinel University
  • Dr. Cordula Robinson, Northeastern University
  • Steven  Hick, University of Denver
  • Dr. Anthony Robinson, Penn State University
  • Dr. Rich Schultz, Elmhurst College

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Sponsored by

Geospatial Webinars

 

When
Tuesday, April 10th
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Register now

 

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh-based attendees
Required: Mac OS X 10.5 or newer

 

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USGIF Scholarship Deadline APRIL 20

Attention ASPRS Student Members and Faculty

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) wants you to know about its 2012 Scholarship Program.

 Students studying geospatial intelligence or a related field are encouraged to submit their applications by the April 20 deadline.

Graduating high school seniors, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students can download applications here. Scholarship winners will be announced and recognized during the GEOINT 2012 Symposium on Oct. 8-11, in Orlando Fla.

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ASPRS Student Advisory Council Summer Conference

DEADLINE APRIL 16

Online Pre-Registration is OPEN!


1st Annual ASPRS SAC Summer Conference

“Multi-source Geospatial Data Fusion”

June 10-16, 2012, George Mason University Campus, Fairfax, Virginia

http://www.asprs.org/Conferences/SAC-2012


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ESRI User Conference Student Assistantship Program

Free conference registrations available and the student workers also get housing and a meal allowance in the assistantship program.

Students interested in participating in the Esri International User Conference Student Assistantship Program are encouraged to submit their application soon. This is a great opportunity for students interested in geospatial technology to attend the UC for free!* In exchange for helping Esri staff around the conference, students can attend sessions and network with GIS professionals from around the world.

The application deadline is April 6. Complete details are at http://www.esri.com/careers/students/user-conference-student-assistants.html. Please forward to your students who may be interested. Many thanks.

*Students pay for their own travel and personal expenses.

 

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UK Unemployment map 2008-2012

Please click on link to see another map featured in Cartography guest speaker’s talk on “Data Visualization”:

http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/HTMLDocs/dvc6/jsamap.html

Graphs and maps working together!!

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New York Times Map of Tornado Deaths

Another great map mentioned by Cartography guest speaker, Irwin Anolik:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/04/28/us/tornado-deaths.html

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