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To better serve the California geospatial community,
we have restructured our Hot News page into four areas: Feature
News, General News, Training
Opportunities, and Employment Opportunities.
The Statewide Events Calendar is
a quick way to see the major events that have come to our attention.
Please email George White, CGIA Chair (
) regarding any news items that you would like to see included
in any of our news categories so that we can serve you better.
HOT NEWS
ITEMS:
MARCH
2007 FEATURE NEWS
Nominations
Now Open for the 2007 CGIA Awards Program! Nominations
are now being accepted in the following categories:
- Chair's
Award
- Exemplary
Systems Award
- Advancement
of Collaboration Award
- Outstanding
Internet Presentation Award
- Excellence
in Education Award
Nominators,
nominees and winners need not be CGIA members to qualify. Nominations
will be accepted through March 23, 2007 at 12 noon. Nomination
forms may be submitted electronically via http://arcims.gis.uckac.edu/cgia/.
Details
and instructions on how to apply (PDF)
The CGIA Awards Committee will announce the
2007 CGIA Award winners at the CalGIS Conference in Oakland,
California.
CalGIS
2007:
Mary Hurley, CGIA Chair, invites you to attend CalGIS 2007
Come join us for a
dynamic conference about the value of GIS in downtown Oakland
on Wednesday April 4th to Friday April 6th, 2007. The California
GIS Council and CGIA will also offer pre-conference activities
and events on Tuesday afternoon, April 3rd.
GIS is a valuable tool to promote positive
change for our society and our environment. Many best practices
for GIS implementation have been created in California; come
to our education sessions to learn about them. Our vendors will
display many innovative technologies in the Exhibit Hall. And
our social events provide a wonderful opportunity for networking
with your friends and making new friends. In short, we have
many projects that have already shown a positive return on investment
- the value of GIS- that you need to know about to promote your
GIS projects.
Mary Hurley, CGIA Chair
CGIA's
Planned Activities at CalGIS 2007
CGIA will be actively participating in CalGIS 2007, because we
believe in the "value of GIS." CGIA will have a booth
at CalGIS to inform you about what CGIA is doing and kick off
the 2007-08 membership drive. CGIA will also hold a social hour
on Tuesday afternoon April 3rd as a pre-conference event, right
after the CGIA Board meeting where we will have one of the few
opportunities to meet face to face. And finally, CGIA is planning
to have a presentation about the organization's accomplishments
and future directions.
CGIA
Elections
The CGIA election process is starting up this month. We will be
seeking new Board members to fill seats that become vacant each
year. The process will be completed by 30 June 2007. Elected Board
members serve for two years, representing one of nine sectors,
starting in July 1, 2007. For more details, please review the
CGIA Board Roster so you can see
which second year Board seat may apply to your interest. The About
CGIA page contains detailed background information about CGIA.
You may also contact any CGIA Board member to get your questions
answered if you are considering running for a CGIA Board member
position.
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CGIA
extends a special "Thank You" to the California Resources
Agency for their hosting of our web site. This special arrangement
reflects the close working relationship that exists between our
two organizations and our mutual interests in using geospatial
technologies to improve government services.
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