Now Accepting 2021-2022 Mentorship Program Applications
 
ORURISA Emerging Professionals is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 cohort! We will choose 5 mentors (5+ years of experience) and 5 mentees (0-5 years experience) to pair with aligned interests for the 2021-2022 cohort. For more information about the program and details please visit: https://orurisa.org/Mentorship-Program/

Please submit your application for mentor or mentee using the appropriate application links by October 15th, 2021 for consideration for the 2021-2022 Mentorship Program Cohort. Please submit only one application. 

​Mentor Application (5+ years of experience)
Mentee Application (0-5 years experience)

Announcement of the selected pairs for the 2021-2022 Mentorship Program Cohort will be announced October 22, 2021.

​If there are any questions that are not answered from the provided program materials, please feel free to email us at emergingprofessionals@orurisa.org. 

This webinar series highlights women in geospatial fields and provides a platform to tell their unique professional growth stories and career paths.

This guided discussion will cover the speaker’s career challenges, current projects, and career growth.

How to Discover Your Career Niche
Monday, March 29 | 11 AM-12 PM PT

Instructor:
Dr. Maria Fadiman
Professor Florida Atlantic University and National Geographic Explorer

In this webinar, two time TEDx speaker and National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Maria Fadiman will discuss the evolution of her career in working with cultural and ecological conservation. Her stories will cover how success is not always a straight path, how to tell your unique story, and how to use your own skills to grow professionally.

In this webinar you will: 

• Learn how the speaker incorporates GIS and geography into her work in Ethnobotany
• Explore how to work with different cultures, genders, and social norms while conducting fieldwork
• Understand the importance of pursuing your interests & passion
• Learn about the field of ethnobotany (people and plants) 

Register For This Webinar


Finding Your Authentic Voice for GIS, Data and Life
Tuesday, April 27 | 11 AM-12 PM PT

Instructor:
Helen Thompson, CRE
Group Lead, Content and Applied Analytics at ESRI

In this webinar, you will learn about parallel transitions in life, gender, and GIS. Helen Thompson will talk about the transitions in her life, including gender and societal change, while experiencing the global changes in society, industry, and more recently the increasing awareness of spatial literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

​In this webinar you will: 

• Discover the gendered approach to technology and GIS, persevering through a male-dominated field
• Learn how to allow your authentic self to be reflected in your work
• Gain strategies for discovering and communicating the story in data using analytics
• Learn how to apply spatial literacy to help solve real-world problems

Register For This Webinar

Since May 2019 King County’s half-day GIS for Equity & Social Justice workshop has been offered 11 times to more than 250 students.
 
We have two sessions coming up in October:

• Wednesday, October 14, from 800am to 1200noon – Register Today!
• Thursday, October 22, from 100pm to 500pm – Register Today!

 
The October 14 session is new – added as part of the NWGIS Conference, but open to anyone.
The October 22 session is filling up fast, but there are still seats available.
 
Click on a date to learn more about the curriculum and specific topics covered.
 
To read what one past student wrote about the workshop, check out this blog post.
 
greg babinski,MA, GISP
URISA Past-President
AGS Ethical GEO Fellow
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2020 Youth Leadership Camp, October 12-16, in Basque Country. See the attached flyer.
 
The WFCP Youth Leadership Camp is an opportunity for U.S. students to meet and work with other students from around the world. It is part of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) 2020 World Congress in Basque Country-Spain, which also includes a Leadership Institute for college administrators and six other pre-cons for college faculty which are organized by the WFCP affinity groups. WFCP Board members TKNIKA (Basque Country, Spain) and the Association of Colleges (UK) are the WFCP 2020 World Congress hosts. (AACC also sits on the WFCP Board and is Vice-Chair for the Americas.)
 
2020 Youth Leadership Camp activities will include:

• Visits to technical centers (Notably, Basque Country institutions have received accolades from the EU for their innovative and promising practices)
• Networking dinners and lunches
• A multi-cultural communication workshop
• International team-building workshops
• Presentations and discussions on various topics, such as Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work, Entrepreneurship, the Internet of Things (IoT), and 21st Century Employability Skills
• Cultural activities
• Participation in WFCP World Congress breakout sessions
• A joint presentation/declaration at the close of the World Congress

 
Professional facilitators will conduct the Camp workshops and discussion groups. During the last WFCP World Congress in 2018 in Melbourne, Australia, students also received one academic credit for their participation.
 
Bonus for U.S. Students
TKNIKA and the Embassy of France in the United States have agreed to assist U.S. community colleges to extend their experience in Basque Country to 2 weeks (in Spain and France). The extended experience can, for example, include visits to institutions in Spain and/or France according to students’ interests. The extended timing allows community college students to apply for federal study abroad funding, such as Gilman Scholarships (i.e., which has a 2-week minimum). During our discussion at WDI, you stated that ATEI can also provide additional funding. Community colleges can email WFCP Board Member and AACC Director of International Programs & Services Wayne Wheeler at wwheeler@aacc.nche.edu for assistance in accessing the proper points of contact at TKNIKA and the Embassy of France.

Perhaps this free, fun, and rigorous data science analytics MOOC will be of interest to some of you:

https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/5d76dcf7e9ccda09bef61294/spatial-data-science%3A-the-new-frontier-in-analytics/

Use location to find patterns and tackle complex problems.

Spatial data science allows analysts to extract deeper insight from data using a comprehensive set of analytical methods and spatial algorithms, including machine learning and deep learning techniques. This course explores the application of spatial data science to uncover hidden patterns and improve predictive modeling. You'll work with powerful analytical tools in Esri's ArcGIS software and learn how to integrate popular open data science packages into your analyses.

​See the above link to register, for the syllabus, and for more information.

https://orurisa.org/event-3711946

Emerging Professionals Winter Social

• When: February 04, 2020 @ 5:30 PM
• Location: Mt. Hood Brewing

The OR-URISA Emerging Professionals are going to the Science Pub! Please join us on the 4th of February for The Science Minded Life, a presentation in OMSI’s Science Pub Portland series. There we will hear Professor Troy Campbell discuss the value of maintaining a science minded attitude in not only ones academic or professional pursuits but also in every day life.

Buy your tickets for $5 through the OMSI website to secure a seat!

The Emerging Professionals will be meeting beforehand at Mt. Hood Brewing for drinks and fellowship. We’ll be walking from their to OMSI at 6:30pm. Just keep an eye out for EP Committee Members wearing name badges!

Similar to last year, Esri has an option for students to attend the Esri User Conference for $125 for the entire week. The one-day complimentary registration option is still available.
 
Below are detailed instructions for the registration process for either of these options. More information can be found here.
 
Registration Instructions for UC University Student rate ($125)

1. You’ll need an Esri Account. If you don’t have one, please create an Esri account here
2. Go to the 2020 UC Registration page and click “Register Now”
3. Sign in to your Esri Account
4. Select if you are registering yourself or someone else
5. Under the heading “Customer Information,” select “I don’t have a customer number”
6. Select that you are an Attendee
7. Select that you are attending UC, click Next
8. Select UC University Student rate for $125, click Next
9. Complete the required fields on the Personal Info page and click Review & Pay
10. Enter payment details. Payment by credit card or check is required prior to UC –no cash will be accepted onsite
11. Review the policy regarding personal information and check the box under the Notes field, if you consent
12. Review the cancellation policy and check the box, if you agree
13. Click Submit
14. Your registration has been submitted and is pending review