Starting July 17, Penn State will run a 5 weeks online course - In this course you will learn how advances in geospatial technology and analytical methods have changed how we do everything, and discover how to make maps and analyze geographic patterns using the latest tools. More information @ https://www.coursera.org/course/maps
The Idaho Geographic Education and Outreach (IGEO), an organization within the National Geographic Alliance Network, is looking for GIS professionals, educators, and college-level students who are interested in becoming mentors, trainers, and/or guest speakers. The mission of the IGEO is to foster geographic and ecological awareness by empowering teachers, students and communities with the knowledge, skills and resources necessary to be geographically and ecologically literate in the 21st century.
Web and mobile mapping are on the rise; people are consuming maps in their browsers and on their smart phones now more than ever. The 27th annual Northwest GIS Users Conference will help you cultivate ideas for producing rich cartographic products and for making responsive web map services to meet society's demand to consume on the go. We hope to see you there!
The annual ESRI User Conference NW Regional User Group meeting will be held this year on July 9, 2013 at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery in San Diego. We are looking for sponsors to make this gathering a success. Many folks from all over the Pacific Northwest region will be in attendance and this is an excellent way to get your company's name and face out to the masses and get prospective clients into your booth! Last year there were over 220 attendees at the event which took place thanks to our generous sponsors' support. If you are interested in supporting this gathering, please contact Ruth Bunch (ruth.bunch@ci.longview.wa.us) or Nathalie Smith (nsmith@esri.com)
Northwest GIS User Groupis a non-profit organization that provides a forum for training, exchange of knowledge, techniques, and data among the users of ESRI software and related GIS products and services.