Who Should Attend the ULA?

A Leadership Academy for the GIS Practitioner

• Do you see GIS potential in every industry/application?
• Do you recognize GIS as a major enabling technology to help achieve most goals?
• Do you want to make a positive difference in the world around you using GIS?
• Do you understand the power of visualizing and spatially analyzing information?
• Are you frustrated by others in your organization that just don’t “get” GIS?
• Are you overwhelmed by your management responsibilities?

The ULA has been presented in New Orleans, Chicago, Seattle, Baltimore, St. Louis and Savannah and more than 200 individuals have attended. Who are they?

•  Attendees represent nearly every U.S. state and 11 countries

• They work for a wide variety of organizations, representing:

• Local (Municipal, County) Government- 40%
• Consultants - 21%
• Regional Government- 9%
• State/Provincial Government- 5%
• Federal Government- 7%
• Tribal Government- 2%
• Military - 5%
• Other (Nonprofit, utility, university, private sector) - 11%

• 51% of the attendees already hold their GISP certification