2010 September Georgia URISA Montly Meeting

Georgia URISA Montly Meeting

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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Georgia URISA is pleased to announce its next monthly luncheon, scheduled on Tuesday, September 14^th from 11:30AM to 1:30PM.

This event is hosted by Jacobs, Inc. (formerly JJ&G), located at 6801 Governors Lake Parkway, Norcross, GA 30071. Everyone should check in with the receptionist in the building lobby upon arrival. The meeting room is on the Third Floor. 

Click here for a Location Map.

Presentation
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Topic: An Intro to Open Street Map for GIS Professionals
Speaker: Lisa Jackson

Description:

Open Street Map (OSM) is an open source mapping project that is free, and open to the public. In this presentation I will give an overview of recent OSM-US conference held in Atlanta, discuss the open source editing, and conversion tools, and share my experience with working in the OSM mapping environment. I also plan to talk about the new ESRI OSM import tool, and share the philosophy behind this community based project.

Speaker Bio:

Lisa Jackson, Principal Geospatial Specialist at GeoGoody, has over 11 years experience working with GIS technologies in Georgia. Before starting her own business, she worked at Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia on facilities mapping, enterprise GIS management, and cartographic design projects. Lisa is a member of and committee volunteer for Georgia URISA, URISA International, OSM-US and the OSM Foundation. She currently lives and works in the Atlanta area.

Overview
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Monthly luncheons are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. They are intended to provide educational and networking opportunities, along with a sensible meal. Most of our luncheons are orchestrated according to the following agenda:

Professional Activity Hours:

You can earn 2 hours towards a certification by attending this event.

Cost

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Member Cost – Early Registration (by September 10): $15.00

Non-Member Cost – Early Registration (by September 10): $18.00

Member/Non-Member – Late Registration (after September 10): $20.00

Please Note: You can pay for this event securely online with your credit card when you submit your RSVP.

To Register for the meeting
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To Register for this event click here 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 registration by the end of the day on the Friday preceding the meeting. This allows time so that nametags can be prepared and we have an accurate headcount for food. If you have not registered by the deadline of Friday, 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:
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If you need more information, please contact Jason Kandrick Georgia URISA Vice President.