“Symposium by the Sea” is a 1-day GIS training, presenting, and networking opportunity in Florence.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/symposium-by-the-sea-field-to-table-stories-in-mapping-tickets-36867425462
$35 to attend if registered by Friday, 9/15!

See flyers below for registration.

Where the Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics
http://www.viaproductions.org/events/alberta_nov_13_maps/ 

Sensing the Environment:  A series of collaborative projects between

Make+Think+Code@PNCA, Intel, and the Sandy River Basin Watershed Council to use art and technology to better understand our ecosystems, and the habitats and behaviours of birds and other life that shares our environment.

We begin with a hackathon at Make+Think+Code@PNCA (July 14 - 16, followed by a week of prototyping and presentations on July 21) for naturalists and ecologists, artists, designers, and technologists.  
If you'd like to join us for any part of the project, please fill in the form linked here.

The Goal(s):
Design and build sensor kits to gather environmental data; use techniques of data science (deep learning) to analyse and interpret the data that we collect; and discover and tell the hidden stories about these species and spaces through virtual/augmented/mixed reality.  

​The First Project: Acoustic monitoring  
Design and build a prototype for a kit to detect, track, and identify migrating birds and bats through sound.    We currently have very little data for the region and while there are wonderful operational devices in existence,  new technology and creative minds like you can create a mobile, (wireless), self-sustaining version we can use on rooftops, windows, all over Portland and the Pacific Northwest.    Ideally, the new device would be battery-powered (with solar recharging, even better), and the system could record every sound onto a thumb drive or send it wirelessly to the cloud.   Come play, experiment in collaborative teams, and create an amazing device that allows us to discover the birds and bats that inhabit and move through our region!

​The Second Project:  Creating sensor kits for volunteer citizen scientists   
Design and build a mobile sensor kit that gathers environmental data (about air, water, soil, light, canopy, ...) and connects to a corresponding app on your phone.   The goal is to find correlations between the various fauna and flora and their environment.  We focus on the Sandy River and its delta to help determine which organisms are thriving or suffering in which environments so that they can direct volunteer efforts in planting trees and creating waterways that best support these organisms (plants, animals, reptiles, bugs, fish, etc.).

OSGEO May meetingis tomorrow, Wednesday May 17th, At Ecotrust in the Alder room from
6-8pm.

Full details are on Calagator at: http://calagator.org/events/1250471921

This month's agenda: exciting happenings in geodata, bring your own geo-show and tell, and the usual roundup of updates for summer events like Pedalpalooza, FOSS4G, State of the Map US, and more!

Our special guests this month are Arty Rodriguez (ODFW Oregon Conservation Strategy GIS Analyst) and Ryan Hodges (Ecotrust Senior Software Developer) who will be talking to us about the Compass mapping application and the http://OregonConservationStrategy.org
website developed for Oregon Fish and Wildlife. 

As always, there will be pizza!

This Wednesday, April 12th (5:30sh)
Base Camp
930 SE Oak Street
All are welcome!

QSI PDX will be hosting a seminar event for PDX Women in Technology on April 5th at 5:30 pm in the 8th floor open area. This will be a two hour educational mini conference geared towards introducing women and other underrepresented minorities in tech fields to the remote sensing industry. We will have multiple people from QSI speaking on all facets of our workplace as well as refreshments for attendees.  

You can check out more information on the event HERE, as well as share the invitation with friends.  If you are interested in attending the event, please RSVP to the link so we can get a proper headcount.  

About PDXWIT:
PDXWIT is a community-based non-profit organization. Our purpose is to strengthen the Portland women in tech community by offering: educational programs, partnerships, mentorships, resources and opportunities. We are unifying a supportive environment for current and potential women in tech, all of whom are committed to helping each other. Our goal is to bring together and empower women in tech and to encourage others to pursue tech careers. This is our step towards reducing the gender imbalance in the industry and addressing the current negative effects of that imbalance on women.
Trans and non-binary people are always welcome at our events.   

PAGIS is Renewed, Refined, Rebooted in 2017.

Please join your fellow GIS professionals, students and fans from 6pm to 9pm, Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Luck Lab Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby Street, Portland, OR 97209.

RSVP and post your (GIS) interests on Meetup event page: http://meetu.ps/e/CxTxr/jRd2q/f

Sponsored by Timmons Group