Name: Navigating your Personal Career Map
Start: 2024-10-09T11:00:00-0400
End: 2024-10-09T12:30:00-0400

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.

Wednesday October 9, 2024 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT

Connecticut/Rhode Island

Join us for an enlightening discussion that navigates the journey from student life to professional success in the geospatial industry. Our panelists will share their perspectives on how to identify your professional 'True North' and learn how to align it with your personal values; insights into the geospatial job market, helping you identify opportunities and plan strategic career moves; and practical advice on transitioning from a student to a professional.

Don't miss this discussion that promises to equip you with the tools and knowledge you need to chart a successful career path in the geospatial industry.

Mapping out your Career: Finding your True North
Mark Safran, CP, GISP, Senior Program Manager, Dewberry, Doylestown, PA

From Student to Professional
Johnny Harley, GIS Analyst, TREKK Design Group, Fairway, KS
Ethan McGhee, Systems Application Specialist, City of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA

Mapping Your Career: Navigating the Geospatial Job Market
Joseph Livoti, Director, Geospatial Information and Technology, Union County, New Castle, PA

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

Mark Safran, CP, GISP

Senior Program Manager, Dewberry

Geospatial professional with a career from coast to coast. I am responsible for overseeing remote sensing operations at one of the premier mapping and GIS firms providing topobathymetric lidar and coastal mapping, hydrography (3DHP), topographic lidar (3DEP), and many other GIS... Read More →