Upcoming Events & Announcements

May 2012

Workshop: UCGIS/USGS Workshop on Geospatial Semantics, May 29, 2012
5/29/2012 - 5/29/2012 Washington DC
A special optional feature preceding the 2012 UCGIS Symposium, May 30-June 1, will be a Tuesday afternoon pre-Symposium workshop on Geospatial Semantics, led by staff from the U.S. Geological Survey. ...more information

Call for Submissions: Special Issue on the Scholarship and Impacts of Professor David M. Mark
Deadline: 5/30/2012 ...
This special issue is in recognition of Professor David M. Mark’s exceptional scholarship in Geographic Information Science. By evidence of his academic contributions in the last 40 years, Professor M...more information

Conference: UCGIS 2012 Symposium: GISCIENCE 2.0
5/30/2012 - 6/1/2012 Washington DC
GIScience has had a profound influence on society over the past 20 years. During 2011, UCGIS has been considering its 15-year history and its vision for the future. This Spring, come join us in Washin...more information

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Jobs

4/6/2012  Research Analyst at ASU  Tempe,  Arizona  USA

4/3/2012  Information Technology Analyst II at University of Oklahoma  Norman,  Oklahoma  USA

10/20/2011  GIS and Spatial Analysis - Assistant or Associate Professor at Arizona State University  Tempe,  Arizona  USA

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News

Former President (2000) of UCGIS Bill Huxhold Inducted into URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame
Parkridge, IL, August 31, 2011  Bill Huxhold will join this esteemed group during URISA’s 49th Annual Conference in Indianapolis in November ...more

GIS Directions Magazine article/ Future of Spatial Sciences
Washington DC, Sept 16, 2011 An article co-written by Prof. John Wilson and Dr. Laxmi Ramasubramanian about the Catalina Island workshop and UCGIS participation appeared in Directions Magazine this week. Click here to view article

Best Jobs in America Listing
According  to survey of more than 40,000 workers published in the November 2010 Issue of CNNMoney.com ,  GIS Analysts are ranked as 97 out of 100 in the overall rank, when combining: pay, job growth, and quality of life (stress). ...more

GISCI Hires First Full-Time Executive Director
Des Plaines, IL,  November 23, 2009 After a comprehensive national search, the Board of Directors of the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) is pleased to announce the hiring of its first full-time executive director, Sheila Wilson (GISP), effective December 1, 2009.  ...more

Former President of UCGIS Will Craig to be Inducted into URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame
Parkridge, Il, September 15, 2009  Will Craig, GISP will join the esteemed group of URISA's Hall of Fame Laureates - individuals or organizations whose pioneering work has moved the geospatial industry in a better, stronger direction- during URISA’s 47th Annual Conference in Anaheim later this month.  ...more

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