Name: Navigating GIS Education Throughout the GIS Career
Start: 2024-10-08T14:00:00-0400
End: 2024-10-08T15:30:00-0400

Welcome to GIS-Pro 2024: URISA’s 62nd Annual Conference, taking place in Portland, Maine! This is where you review the comprehensive educational program for the conference and plan your agenda.

We are pleased to collaborate with the New England Chapter of URISA on this important event.

Go to this page to register for the conference and make travel plans; review sponsor and exhibit packages, and check out young professional and student opportunities. Early bird registration discounts are available until August 1.

Tuesday October 8, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Somerset/Oxford

Education is key as we navigate our education as a foundation for our GIS Career. Continued Education is also a large part of what we do, especially when considering certification for the GISP. Join us in this session to empower yourselves in a profession that values education from the time you are a student and throughout your career.

Empowering HBCU Students in Tennessee with GIS & Community Mapping Skills
Kirstyn George, Health Career Pathway Program Manager, Meharry Medical College
Wansoo Im, Ph.D, Professor, School of Global Health/Meharry Medical College

Knowing What You Don't Know: Designing an Introductory Course for GIS Professionals
Adrienne Goldsberry, Associate Teaching Professor, Penn State University, Austin, TX

Reexamining the Exam: Towards Applied Project-Based Learning
Adrian Faraguna, M. SC., GISP, Instructor, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB, Canada

An Update on the GISCI: What’s Happening and What’s New
Tony Spicci, CGMP GISP, Executive Director, GIS Certification Institute, Columbia, MO

Moderators

Liz Parrish, MBA, GISP

Manager of Geospatial Analytics & Insights, H-E-B

Liz Parrish is the Manager of Geospatial Analytics & Insights for H-E-B. Liz is passionate about enabling organizations and individuals in achieving success through well-curated geospatial strategies that harness the power of location, data science, and technology to drive business... Read More →

Speakers

Wansoo Im, Ph.D.

Professor, School of Global Health/Meharry Medical College

Tony Spicci, CGMP GISP

Executive Director, GIS Certification Institute

The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) is a nonprofit 501(c)6 organization incorporated in 2002. The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) promotes the advancement of proficient GIS professionals through its international GISP® (Certified GIS Professional) certification program. The... Read More →