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2009 Shaping Up

Well the countdown has begun, we are only about 90 days out and although that may seem like a long time it will fly by and next thing you will know GIS Day is here!! Which is a great thing. We are all busy and getting ready for the event.
This year is going to be a great year and would like to say THANK YOU to everyone so far that is helping coordinate the event.
Keep checking back often to see how we are progressing!

SSU Summit on Environmental Entrepreneurship

On April 10, 2009, the annual Summit on Environmental Entrepreneurship, sponsored by Dionne Hoskins of NOAA and Savannah State University, was held at Savannah State in Thunderbolt.   SAGIS was asked to attend and participate as a panelist, so we went to do our part.  The format was interesting:   each panelist gave a brief bio to the students, then the students were allowed to ask questions of the panelists. The students were from a variety of disciplines, from engineering to public administration.  Many of the questions were specific to the environmental components of our individual jobs, but there were also thoughtful questions about the larger role of environmental issues in shaping current business-related applications and entrepreneurship.  The topic of GIS was of utmost importance to the students, who were all looking for ways to use GIS for their particular interests!

ESRI Education User Conference

Explore the Power of Spatial Thinking
Join ESRI July 11-14, 2009, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in San Diego, California.

Take part in this exceptional forum for collaboration between educators, administrators, researchers, librarians, and museum professionals with all levels of geographic information system (GIS) experience.

http://www.esri.com/events/educ/index.html