NEXT WEEK: FedGeoDay and DC Climate Week

[Puneet Kollipara]

Hi SCGIS-ers, next week's got a whole lot going on in the DC area! 

For starters, have you registered for FedGeoDay 2026? It's April 22–23 at the Census Bureau HQ. Make sure to get your tickets ASAP! Registration closes April 19. There is no walk-up registration this year.

Meanwhile, the second-ever DC Climate Week (DCCW) will feature lots of events of interest to the SCGIS-DC community. Vivian Griffey mentioned a few in a her recent SCGIS-DC email blast, including the SCGIS-DC happy hour on Thursday, April 23, and events on satellite embeddings and Chesapeake Bay water quality.

What else is in store for DCCW 2026? 

First, a bit of shameless self-promotion: I'll be on a panel at Climate & Environmental Data Day on April 21 and co-coordinating a post-Climate & Environmental Data Day Happy Hour. Aimed at driving dialogue on how to keep environmental, satellite, energy and climate data available and useful, both events will be in the Penn Quarter area.

Other events open to the public that folks here might find interesting:

• 4/20 (M), 12 PM–1 PM | Mapping & Communicating Hope, Justice, & Action | Penn Quarter / Zoom | Waitlist for in person, Zoom link available
• 4/21 (T), 9 AM–4 PM | Climate & Environmental Data Day (Approval Required) | Penn Quarter | Request your ticket ASAP
• 4/21 (T), 4 PM–6 PM | Climate & Environmental Data Day Happy Hour | Penn Quarter
• 4/21 (T), 5 PM–8 PM | National Audubon Society: Birds & Brews (Waitlisted) | Register to see location
• 4/21 (T), 5:30–7:30 PM | 2nd Annual Biodiversity on Tap (Approval Required) | H Street Corridor
• 4/22 (W), 11 AM–12:30 PM | Life after EJScreen: The Future of EJ and Environmental Mapping | Penn Quarter / Zoom | See event page for Zoom webinar registration link
• 4/22 (W), 5 PM–7 PM | Roots and Resilience: Supporting Conservation Careers in Transition | Mt. Vernon Square / Chinatown
• 4/23 (R), 8 AM–9 AM | National Audubon Society: Capitol Hill Birding Outing | Capitol Hill 
• 4/23 (R), 3 PM–5 PM | Reel Talk: The Truth About Ocean Biodiversity and Climate (Waitlisted) | Dupont Circle
• 4/23 (R), 4 PM–5 PM | Tracking Down Data: Where to Find Climate and Environmental Information in 2026 | Climate Central, Inc. and EESI | Capitol Hill / Webcast | In-person RSVP here, and webcast here
• 4/27 (Sun.), 8:30 AM–10:00 AM | Bird Walk + City Nature Challenge (Approval Required) | Theodore Roosevelt Island

Hope to see some of you all during what's shaping up to be a jam-packed week!

–Puneet