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Registration for Poster/Map Gallery Contest. GIS in Action 2018 Conference participants will have an opportunity to present a poster about map topics to engage in a completion, which includes prizes in poster categories.

The cutoff days are:
April 13,2018 around 5:00 pm for getting the slide image to be projected on a large screen and the abstracts published in the program

April 20,2018 around 5:00 for printing paper abstracts and to be on the ballot

Want to attend the GIS In Action conference on April 23 & 24? 

The organizers are hoping to improve student representation through volunteering at the upcoming GIS in Action conference hosted at Portland State University. 

The link below will collect contact information for follow-up with volunteers after needs are identified by the organizers.

https://goo.gl/forms/CdxYVcDzYntlXGfB2
Sign up!

Submission instructions will be sent out next month.  Check out the website: http://www.geotechcenter.org/2018-geospatial-technology-skills-competition.html
 
 The GeoTech Center is pleased to announce the 2018 Undergraduate Geospatial Technology Skills Competition! The intent of the competition is to showcase the geospatial technology skills of U.S. undergraduate students. Competing students will create a project that utilizes geospatial technology to address a real-world problem. The student will then present the project and the resulting deliverables as a Poster that not only highlights their use of geospatial technology, but also demonstrates their communication and presentation skills.

The competition is software neutral. There will also be a prize for the best Open Source GIS project given by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
 
Applicants must meet all of the requirements below to qualify for the competition (questions regarding eligibility can be directed to either Tom Mueller (Mueller@calu.edu):

• Applicants must be the age of 18 or older;
• Applicants must be enrolled during the Spring 2018 term in a geospatial technology course (e.g., geographic information systems, remote sensing, GPS/GNSS, etc.) or geospatial technology program at an accredited 2-year or 4-year U.S. institution (undergraduate status);
• Applicants must reside in the U.S.;
• All work and cartographic output must be the original work of the applicant;
• Only one entry allowed per student; and
• Only individual student submissions allowed (no group projects).

 
The winners will be awarded registration, travel and accommodations to the 2018 GeoEd Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.  The winners will also present their posters at this conference.
Due April 20th at 1pm eastern.

DetailsCome join us if you are you interested in…
· LiDAR
· GIS
· UAV
· Photogrammetry
· Aerial Imagery

We welcome all active and inactive members, those who are curious about the society or anyone who simply wants to nerd out on geospatial science. Meet professionals, network and enjoy some Lucky Lab food and drink!

Thursday, March 15, 2018
5:30 PM to 7:00 PMLucky Lab
915 SE Hawthorne · Portland, OR

Friday, February 9th, 2018 - Presentation by Bryan Kilburn on using sUAS for a tool
​When: 4:00 - 6:00pm
Where: PSU, Cramer Hall, Rm. 

​Bryan Kilburn is starting his 5th year of instruction with Portland Community College's GIS program.  He has 20 years of experience in the Geospatial Information System/Science field and has used these skills for Transportation Design and Civil Engineering, Environmental Restoration, Urban Planning, Demographics, Positive Train Control, Natural Resource Management and, most recently, Precision Agriculture. Byran is excited about using sUAS for a tool now, as he was the day they turned off Selective Availability and GPS technology started its inevitable integration into nearly every mobile device.  Portland Community College is happy to offer GEO 248 during Winter Term.  This class is interdisciplinary, designed to prepare students for the Part 107 Exam, teach basic, manual flight skills and end with entry-level guided flights for aerial photography and aerial videography. In the Spring, they're offering GEO 252, a GIS specific applications class designed to expose students to creating high-resolution orthophotos and 3D models using the principles of Structure From motion to create products for decision-making using GIS. To read more about Bryan Kilburn visit his LinkedIn profile.

https://portlandcartography.wixsite.com/2018symposium
Registration is open!  

https://calagator.org/events/1250473100

Meeting at: Ecotrust (Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center)
721 NW Ninth Ave
Portland, Oregon 97209, US (map)

We'll meet in the Ecotrust Alder Room. Enter the atrium of the Ecotrust building from either side. Feel free to bring food and/or beer up with you from Hot Lips or Laughing Planet! Walk up the inside stairs along the East Wall or take the elevator to the second floor. The Alder Room entrance is right behind the Ecotrust front desk. We'll have the gate open for at least the first part of the meeting. If it's not open, call Tanya at 503-475-7833 or just yell through the gate at us :-)

April 23rd & 24th, 2018
HOLD THE DATE!

​Please mark your calendars for the TWENTY-SEVENTH Annual GIS In Action Conference, hosted by the Columbia River Region of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) and the Oregon-Southwest Washington Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA). 

This year, we are again at Portland State University! Each year ASPRS and URISA collaborate to hold this informational conference on current issues in the Geospatial Information Community. 
 
Call for Presentations!
Please submit a Paper Title, Name, and Email at this time by emailing our Program Chair, Jamie Ludwig: mailto:jamiealudwig@gmail.com.  

You will be asked the first week of January 15, 2018 to complete more information using a Google form. Paper submissions should be submitted by February 1, 2018.  

Abstracts submitted after this date are welcome, but those submitted by the deadline will be given first consideration in the program.

Presenters receive a $125 discount on the registration fee of $270.
View last year’s program here.
 
Call for Posters!
Participants will have an opportunity to present a poster about map topics.   Poster contestants can enter for reasons such as to show their skills, to learn new skills, or to show their finished project after a long time of creating.  Posters will be competing incategories for prizes.
The details for displaying Posters entering are below:
 
Map Size: Posters can be any size, but larger sizes are preferred. The maxim poster size is 4 ft x 6 ft, eitherin landscape or portrait layouts
 
Judging: Maps will be judged by conference attendees according to the following categories:

• Cartographic - The quality of the visual display
  
• Analytic presentation - Communication of meaningful patterns in data
  
• Data Integration - Combining data from different sources
  
• Public Service - Posters that display for the public

Award: Awards will be divided amongst the winners of the categories after ballots are counted. The prize amount for the category will depend on how many are entered. The more entered the higher the overall prizes. There may be a second place prize if there are more then four contestants in a category.

Pickup: Please pick up the poster after the conference to avoid loss of your creative efforts. Posters cannot be removed prior to closing Key Note

Registration Closes on Friday, April 13, 2018, at around 5:00 pm.  This is in order for creating Abstracts for display and booklet, Ballots and Digital Poster Display, 
Click Here to Enter the Poster Contest
 
 
Any questions about the conference please contact Rich L’Esperance at: mailto://rlesperance@campbellglobal.com​