HOT NEWS ITEMS:
MAY 2007 GENERAL NEWS

CGIA Awards Program:The deadline for nominating individuals and groups for the CGIA Awards Program has been extended to December 31, 2007 to allow more time for submission of award nomination forms.

Nomination forms may be submitted electronically via http://arcims.gis.uckac.edu/cgia/.

Details and instructions on how to apply (PDF)

Membership Dues for 2007-08 may increase for the first time since CGIA was formed in 1994. Please plan for the increase if it is approved by the membership.

CalGIS 2007 in Oakland was a successful statewide conference, with attendance at approximately 700. CGIA provided an overview presentation at a special pre-Conference CGIA Board meeting: http://www.cgia.org/CGIA_2006-07_Overview_040307_Final.pdf. This presentation provided a clarification about the nature of CGIA’s partnership with the California GIS Council (CGC), current activities, and future directions. The future of GIS is bright as Google, Microsoft, and NASA demonstrated how the value of GIS continues to grow at Friday’s final conference sessions.

CalGIS 2008 will be in Modesto. Tip: sign up early and get a discount when the announcement comes out this Summer!

CGIA Grant Closeout: Three grants have been closed out: California Metadata Outreach Project, Model Data Policy Project, and California Geospatial Framework Project; project reports are available by clicking on these links.

CGIA & CGC Partnership on Imagery for the Nation Project: CGIA is working with the California GIS Council working group to issue a Request for Proposal for Imagery for the Nation Project. CGIA expects to issue and post the RFP on CGIA’s web site during May. A special announcement will be sent out when the RFP is posted on the CGIA website.

CGIA & CGC Partnership on Strategic Planning Project: The California GIS Council has been awarded a grant to conduct a statewide strategic planning project. CGIA expects that grant funding for this project will become available to allow for CGIA to issue a Request for Proposal by mid-June.

CGIA Membership Offer
As January 2007 arrived, we received our first membership for the 2007-08 fiscal year. If you are considering joining CGIA, there is no need to wait until July 2007 to join; we are extending an offer for you to join today and have membership from the date of your check through June 30, 2008. There are three levels of membership: student ($20), regular ($40), and sustaining ($200). Currently we have nearly 600 individuals who have "joined CGIA" to receive news and information; yet our dues-paying membership is less than 20% of this number. We need your financial support.

Mary Hurley brings CGIA Outreach to Regional Meetings
Mary Hurley, CGIA Chair, has been actively working to directly communicate with regional groups. On October 15 2006, she participated in the Southern California URISA meeting. On November 15th, she made a presentation with Malcolm Adkins of Michael Baker, Inc on the recently completed California Geospatial Framework Data Draft Plan. On November 17th, she did outreach for CGIA at the CIRGIS GIS Day. Send her an email ( ) if your regional group would like to host a CGIA Board member to talk about the California Geospatial Framework Data Draft Plan or other items that you would like more information about.

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