Announcements
2011 Georgia URISA Student and Career Day - FREE LUNCH! - April 25 2011
2011 Georgia URISA Student & Career Day
April 25, 2011
Georgia URISA is pleased to announce our 2011 Student Award & Career Day, scheduled on Monday, April 25th from 11:00AM - 2:00PM. This event is hosted by Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), which is located at 250th 14th Street, NW Atlanta GA 30318. The meeting space is in the Research Institue Conference Center in rooms 119 A & B. Check in with the security guard on the first floor. Conference rooms are down the hall to the right of the front desk. Parking is free for visitors. Enter the driveway between the GTRI building and Georgia Public Broadcasting Building and go through the parking gate. The gate will open automatically for all visitors, a card is not needed.
Overview
This is a FREE lunch, offered as a benefit to students in GIS and friends and members of Georgia URISA.
Our Student Award & Career Day luncheon will observe the following agenda:
11:00 – 12:00 Employer and Student Time
12:00 – 1:00 Student Award and Luncheon
1:00 – 2:00 Employer and Student Time
CALLING ALL STUDENTS
If you are enrolled in K - 12 or college/university in Georgia and have applied geospatial solutions to your coursework, you may be eligible to win FREE $$$ for your work!!
| 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 |
Judging: Papers will be judged by Past Presidents and members of Academia.
Submit your abstracts to ipp@gaurisa.org by APRIL 11, 2011!
Benefits:
- 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.
CALLING ALL ORGANIZATIONS
We are soliciting professional service providers to attend this event to recruit young talent, share with aspiring learners how your organization is using Geographic Information Technologies to enhance business decisions and delivery of services, etc. Please contact Lynn Hale, Georgia URISA Corporate Sponsor Chair for more details.
Registration/RSVP Instructions
To Register for this event click here to connect to the Georgia URISA website then Click on desired event, Members enter email address at the bottom of page and click register. Non-Member please complete the registration form at the bottom of the event page.
Please complete your RSVP by Thursday 04.21.11 so that nametags can be prepared and we have an accurate headcount for food. If you have not registered by the deadline, and still attend the meeting, please display professional courtesy in allowing those who registered to prepare their food first. Thank you.
If you have questions on the registration process, please contact: Melanie Tabb, Georgia URISA Secretary.
Additional Information or Questions
If you need more information or directions, please contact Lisa Jackson, Georgia URISA Education Chair.
Social Media Connections: Look for us on Facebook at 'Georgia URISA' ...We'll be posting updates and presentation tips to help you out!
