PAMAGIC Training Survey

PAMAGIC Members and Friends,

One of our goals for this organization is to provide member benefits including training and information exchange opportunities.  To this end, we have prepared a short survey to gather input related to trainings we will be offering in the future.  Participation in this survey will help us target these and other membership benefits that meets the needs and desires of PAMAGIC members.

Thanks for helping us better serve you.  The link to the training survey is 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6NSK5G9

The survey should take no longer than 5 minutes.

Sincerely,

PAMAGIC Board

Present Your Story and Save

Share Your Story
Consider this. You've been working hard all year to improve your organization using ArcGIS. You probably even have a good story about your success, right?

We'd like to hear your story at the Esri Mid-Atlantic User Conference, and in exchange, you'll receive the exclusive registration rate of $199 (that's $180 less than the Early Bird rate!). If your paper is selected, you'll save big AND learn about the latest solutions on the ArcGIS platform. It's win-win!

I Want to Share

Save the Date: Fall 2015 MAC URISA Meeting

Save the Date for the Fall Meeting
Grid to Ground for Mapping Professionals

Let's talk about points, the grid, and the ground.  Why not? All surveyors are- everyone wants to project their grid points onto the ground, or vise versa.  This meeting will focus on ground to grid, and assist the GIS community in gaining a better understanding of the process.

When:  Tuesday October 6, 2015
Where:  New Jersey Institute of Technology- Newark, NJ
Time:  8:00 am- 3:30 pm

Parking will be provided in a campus garage.

A light breakfast and lunch will be served.
Registration will open soon!

Save the Date - GIS Day 2015- 11/18/15

Greetings from Harrisburg Area Community College and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania!

GIS Day 2015, “GIS on the MOVE,” will be celebrated at HACC Midtown 2 on Wednesday, November 18 from 9:30pm-6:00pm.  This is a FREE event that will feature keynote speakers, interactive workshops, demonstrations, exhibits, and much more! The morning keynote begins at 10am, from 11:30am-4pm there will be concurrent workshops, and there will be an exhibit hall featuring state agencies, GIS companies, nonprofits, higher education, and county government.  From 4pm-6pm, there will be an inspirational closing keynote and a  networking mixer and that will allow you to chat with GIS students, GIS professionals, and others.

Please mark your calendars to join us on Wednesday, November 18!

Additionally, if you are interested in presenting, leading a workshop, or conducting a demo, please register:  http://goo.gl/forms/YM6FKoJ1JQ

If you are interested in a FREE exhibit space, please register at:  http://goo.gl/forms/YM6FKoJ1JQ

Please pass this on to anyone you think would be interested!  Please contact us with any questions!

Thank you!

Your Central PA GIS Day 2015 Committee 
Nicole Ernst - Harrisburg Area Community College, 717.221.1345
Noel Strattan - Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission, 717.214.6572
Rachel Ralls – The Nature Conservancy, 717.232.6001, x214
Bruce Field – Esri
Sarah Gettys - PA Department of Agriculture
Douglass Thompson-Leader - PA Liquor Control Board
Maurie Kelly - Penn State University - PASDA
Stewart Beattie – PA Department of Environmental Protection
Robin Wallace – Harrisburg Area Community College
Zalak Patel – PA Department of Environmental Protection
Dan Egan – PA Office of Administration

10th Annual Northwest Pennsylvania GIS Conference - Call for Participation

You are invited to participate in the 10^th Annual Northwest Pennsylvania GIS Conference that will be held on October 15-16, 2015 at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.  This event will once again be hosted by Clarion University.

It will be a pleasure to share with you:

• Exciting presentations from varied participants in the field.
• Exhibitors from renowned national and regional companies and agencies.
• Map gallery/poster session
• Other events that will be available and advertised for on the conference’s website soon.

Please visit http://www.nwpagisconference.com for more information or for registration to attend, present and/or exhibit. Presentation, exhibition, and map gallery entry registrations are due by Friday September 25^th, 2015. Mark your calendar. Please pass along this information to anyone who may benefit from attending this event.

Presentations are especially encouraged in the following tracks:

• Achievements over the past 10 years
• GIS in Education: Open for students and educators in general to share their projects experiences and applications.
• Oil and Gas Applications.
• Emergency Management: GIS role in preparedness, mitigation and remediation
• Emerging Technologies/Web & Mobile GIS
• Natural Resources Management.
• Open Topics for your interesting application, how-to, theories and methods in geospatial technologies or related fields. 

Do not hesitate to contact Dr. Yasser Ayad (yayad@clarion.edu) for sponsorship opportunities, or for questions or comments. Looking forward seeing you at the Conference.