2012 Washington GIS Conference Weekly Update – 4/6/2012
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Amanda Taub
Apr 6, 2012, 1:55:49 PM4/6/12
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2012 Washington GIS
Conference
Communicating Spatial Knowledge
May 7th – 9th, 2012 Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center
New this week:
Tuesday night social at The Swiss!
Communicating Spatial Knowledge
May 7th – 9th, 2012 Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center
New this week:
Tuesday night social at The Swiss!
Location: The
Swiss - http://www.theswisspub.com/
- 1904 Jefferson Avenue, Tacoma, 98402,
Here is a map of
the area around The Swiss and the GTCTC:
Time: 6:30pm –
close
Come enjoy some
appetizers and good beer while socializing and networking with your GIS
colleagues. Appetizers will be provided and a dinner menu will also be available.
Tuesday evenings at The Swiss is Trivia night. So be inspired to participate.
Come and enjoy pool tables, raffle prizes and great food!
Check out The Swiss
on Twitter at https://twitter.com/swisspub
and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/The.Swiss.Tacoma.WA?ref=sgm.
For more
information on the social, check out: http://www.waurisa.org/conferences/2012_Conference_Index.html#social
Second Annual
Washington GIS Conference Fun Run!
Washington GIS road warriors – bring your
running gear and roll out of bed early Wednesday morning for a group fun run,
led by Greg Babinski (@gbabinski) and Heather Glock (@hglock).
When: Wednesday, 6:30 AM, on the street
outside the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center. Joggers, power
walkers, bikers, unicyclists, and rollerbladers: all are welcome!
Reminders:
Early Bird Registration ends April 9th!
Register now before
prices go up! Presenters must register by
April 9th to receive the
discount registration. Student and
professional attendees can register online at:
Dick Thomas Competition! Deadline extended: April 9th
http://www.waurisa.org/conferences/2012_Conference_Index.html#dickthomas
Call for Nominations for “The Summit Award” aka Washington’s GIS Person of the Year: Due April 10th
http://www.waurisa.org/conferences/2012_Conference_Index.html#gispersonoftheyear
Call for Poster & Map Contest Entries: Due May 4th
http://www.waurisa.org/conferences/2012_Conference_Index.html#Map/Poster
More information:
WAURISA welcomes Governor Jim Geringer, former
Governor of Wyoming, as this year’s Washington GIS Conference the keynote
speaker!
Workshops!
Esri Hands-On Learning Lab
Social
Media
The
hashtag for this year’s Conference is #wagis12. Be sure to
follow WAURISA and the Conference news on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WAURISA. Like
us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Washington-Urisa/179688892063796. Join us on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3740111.
For more
information on the 2012 Washington GIS Conference, visit: http://www.waurisa.org/conferences/2012_Conference_Index.html or email questions to 2012WAGIS...@waurisa.org
Coming
soon: information on Conference session tracks!
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