Announcements
2011 Georgia URISA Student and Career Day - pre march
2011 Georgia URISA Student & Career Day
April 12, 2011
Georgia URISA is hosting a Student Conference for aspiring GIS professionals in conjunction with the THOMAS METTILLE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
| Graduate Award: | $500 for 1st Place | $250 for 2nd Place | |
| Undergraduate Award: | $500 for 1st Place | $250 for 2nd Place | |
| K-12 Award: | $200 for 1st Place | $100 for 2nd Place |
Criteria for Nomination:
- Submit an abstract for a valid GIS project, used in a course of study at a Georgia institution.
- Give a 15 minute presentation of the project , plus 5 minutes for Q&A.
- Students must be currently enrolled at a Georgia institution.
Judging: Papers will be judged by Past Presidents and members of Academia.
Benefits:
Earn points towards your GISP certification.
- Earn points towards your GISP certification.
- Learn presentation tips from professionals.
- Presenters will be showing research projects in front of potential employers
Additional offerings:
- Award certificate and recognition on the Georgia URISA website.
- Awards come with a free membership to URISA International.
- Paper/project may be published in the URISA Journal and/or Georgia URISA newsletter.
Due Date: Submit GIS Project Abstracts to ipp@gaurisa.org by March 26, 2011
Social Media Connections: Look for us on Facebook at 'Georgia URISA' ...We'll be posting updates and presentation tips to help you out!
For more information contact the education chair Lisa Jackson at education@gaurisa.org.
