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You are invited to hear Miranda Wood, City of Portland Business Systems Analyst, present highlights of her work and her career path on Monday, February 17th in SS109 from 4 pm - 6 pm. Snacks will be provided. A virtual option is also available. The lecture will be recorded for those who cannot attend.  CONFERENCE DETAILS
When: Main Conference: Wednesday, April 23rd, and Thursday, April 24th, 2025 Where: Downtown Portland, at the Standard Insurance Building (home to Esri’s Portland R&D offices) The GIS in Action Conference has been a cornerstone event for GIS professionals and enthusiasts for 34 years. It provides a fantastic opportunity for students and instructors to connect, share work, and engage with the GIS community. MAP CONTEST One highlight of the conference is the Map Contest, which I am organizing this year. I would like to see your students participate! You might even consider integrating this into a class project. Categories: Analytic Presentation:Communicating meaningful patterns in data Cartographic:Quality of the visual display Data Integration:Combining data from different sources Web Applications:StoryMaps, ArcGIS Online, Tableau, Mapbox, Power BI, or similar platforms Student:For those pursuing a degree or certificate · VOTING AND PRIZES: Winners in each category will receive prizes, such as $50 REI gift certificates. Second-place prizes may also be awarded based on amount entered in that category. REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS Map Contest 2025 Entry Formats: - Hardcopy maps (up to 3 ft x 5 ft for poster boards) - Digital maps - Web applications CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Check out last year's GIS in Action Schedule for 2024 Schedule for the previous conference. If you have questions or suggestions for the contest or know others who may be interested in presenting, volunteering, or participating as vendors, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Visit the conference homepage for more details: GIS in Action home page Applications for the 2025 Virtual CODE-GEO Program (half-days, 1-5 pm EST, 10-14 March 2025) are open until February 1st at this link.
CODE-GEO is a week-long coding camp for undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in STEM with little to no coding experience, but who want to learn! Participants gain fundamental coding skills that are applied to real-world volcanic hazards assessment. More information about the program is available on the CODE-GEO website here.  In this half-day workshop, you will learn key concepts and components necessary for protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA) of geospatial information assets. You will gain an understanding of the importance and key techniques for managing security of information assets including access control, disaster recovery and business continuity that can be made part of the GIS organization’s management process.
The workshop counts toward four (4) hours of education for GISP certification or renewal. After the workshop, attendees will receive a certificate of completion. Learn more details about the workshop on our website. On November 20th (the 25th anniversary of GIS Day worldwide), the Portland geospatial community came together for our 12th annual PDX GIS Day event held at Ecotrust's beautiful and spacious Irving Street Studio. There’s something quite special about getting hundreds of geospatial professionals, students, and enthusiasts together in Portland each year to celebrate our favorite day of the year. The energy in the room was electric! Many new connections were made and old ties strengthened as people chatted and nibbled in this welcoming space.
The keynote speaker, Julie Stringham, inspired the crowd with her talk: DIY Tooling: A Meditation on Doing Things “The Hard Way.” Stringham compared building a small end table to her work as a geospatial developer. In both instances, she has an end goal and the skills to build what she wants, but is faced with a problem that the tools she has available to her might not do the job. While attempting to build her own end table, Stringham had the realization that “you can build tools that work for people and places that a tool, off-the-shelf, might not work for.” As a geospatial developer, Stringham builds the tools that she needs to do the job. The presentation was heartfelt, witty, and impactful. Before the keynote presentation, attendees had opportunities to engage with our sponsors and their interactive spatial activities - Gartrell Group, NV5, 3j Consulting, Parametrix, Jarrett Walker & Associates, ASPRS, Bureau of Indian Affairs, ECOnorthwest, Cascadia Partners, Greentop Consulting, Portland Community College GIS Club, OS-GEO, and Portland State University Geography Department. Attendees contributed to a mental map of Portland, guessed point types (bars, bike shops and more) based on their distribution in the region, and tried to identify locations based on elevation maps alone. We appreciate our sponsors' willingness to create a welcoming and fun environment for attendees. The support from our sponsors provides an amazing space, food (including GIS Day cakes!), and beverages. A special thanks to OR-URISA, who supported the event by serving as the event’s financial custodian and advertising the event through their member list. After Julie’s presentation, excitement continued when people were awarded raffle prizes: four copies of Mt. St. Helen’s prints, each one at a different year in the 1980s post-eruption by Joe Bard; and three copies of Willamette Ways Map Series by Juupi. After cutting into the PDX GIS Day cakes, attendees were able to bring home a wide variety of maps that were generously donated by the Bureau of Land Management, DOGAMI, and the Washington Geological Survey. We were also able to giveaway five Esri One-Year Subscriptions to ArcGIS for Personal Use licenses donated by Esri. Every year we call it the largest PDX GIS Day event - and it is! Yet again, it was the most attended event we have held. Our community is filled with friends, colleagues, peers, and those who are all of the above. Spirits are high throughout the evening and it always feels like a reunion, where you get to see familiar faces and also meet a few new ones. We appreciate the vibrant PDX GIS community, Ecotrust’s Irving Street Studio, our amazing sponsors, and the tireless efforts of the student volunteers who ensured the evening flowed without issues. We are also grateful to the dedicated planning team, whose commitment brings this event to life year after year. A huge shoutout to Hot Lips Pizza for their delicious food and for taking care of all our food and beverage needs. This gathering is a true testament to the power of community, and we’re thrilled to continue fostering connections and celebrating the Geospatial world. Each month the City offers interactive and informational courses on how to APPLY FOR COP JOBS: https://www.portland.gov/bhr/career-center/apply-city-jobs/how-apply-classes
We invite you to explore the exciting and fulfilling public sector careers available with the City of Portland. Course participants will gain an understanding of the City of Portland’s online application process, types of employment, creating an account on our online Applicant Tracking System, reviewing job announcements, reviewing and submitting application materials, and interview information. If you would like to attend a session, you will need to register to receive a Zoom link. Although the City has a large Zoom account, it does have limits, so please sign up early to ensure your attendance. Register through our Events page The City of Portland ensures meaningful access to City programs, services, and activities to comply with Civil Rights Tittle VI and ADA Title II laws and reasonably provides: translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, auxiliary aids and services. In accordance with this, the City plans to provide the services of an American Sign Language interpreter and open captioning (CART) during these sessions. If you need some other accommodation please contact please contact Anna Morgan at [email protected] as soon as possible but no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the Workshop. Join USGS HR for a federal job application workshop on Thursday, December 5 at 3 pm [Eastern] 12 pm [Pacific]. They will lead an information session on how to navigate USAJOBS and provide other federal hiring advice. This is open to students, recent graduates, and folks who are early in the their early professional career.   The Center for Geospatial Analysis (CGA) Speaker Series: Aaron Groth and Micah Schmidt on Fire
Join the CGA for the next installation in our Speaker Series for the Fall 24 semester with a talk from Aaron Groth and Micah Schmidt from the Fire Program at Oregon State University. They will be speaking via zoom at 10am Pacific (1pm Eastern) on November 15. This talk will introduce students to some GIS applications relevant to wildland fire. GIS analysis serves as an essential tool to characterize fire hazard, risk, and potential fire behavior at scales ranging from large landscapes down to individual properties. Additionally, GIS analysis informs collaboration on how and where to prioritize landscape scale treatments for wildfire resilience across federal, state, Tribal, and private ownerships. Finally, GIS plays a critical role in a community’s wildfire response and recovery. Register for the event here: https://wmsas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0P4aqY6BOIx4kjs  Save the Date!
April 21-24, 2025 Mark your calendars for the 2025 GIS In Action Annual Conference. We’ll be returning to the Standard Building in downtown Portland for 4 days filled with workshops, maps, exhibitors, and technical presentations. Workshops: Monday, April 21 – Tuesday, April 22 Conference: Wednesday, April 23 – Thursday, April 24 More information coming soon!! |
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