2010 Student Competition - Community College Students

URISA and the GeoTech Center are pleased to announce a Poster Competition for Community College and GIS Certificate Students

This competition recognizes the increasing importance of community college and certificate program students working with GIS. The poster session will give students an opportunity to participate in a professional setting without preparing a written paper.  The session will be judged based on the criteria described below.  

Enhance your professionalism, prepare a GIS poster for the 2010 Student Poster Competition!

URISA has a long tradition of encouraging students to participate in the GIS profession.  Since 1979, URISA has had a student paper category for the annual conference and proceedings and is pleased to announce this category specifically geared to Community College students and those in a GIS certificate program. Participation will connect you with a network of GIS professionals which is of utmost importance to a successful career.  Count on URISA for your professional networking!

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
Professional participation is often viewed as a plus by hiring professionals. URISA is a professional network that transcends school and your job. Those students who are involved in professional situations demonstrate that they can think fast on their feet and sharpen their ideas and visions.  

Participation in preparing and describing a poster for this competition is a good professional start for students involved in GIS.  Contributions to the profession - including participation in professional associations like URISA - is one of three criteria for GISCI certification (GISP).

The top ten posters will receive an award of a one-year membership in URISA and will be recommended for free registration at a regional URISA conference. All winners will receive a certificate signed by the URISA President and their submission will be posted on the URISA webpage. The winning posters will also be displayed at URISA's Annual Conference, GIS-Pro 2010.

SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES    

Submission Deadline: May 1, 2010 (SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 10)
Conference Poster Session: The posters will be displayed during GIS-Pro 2010: URISA's 48th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida 

Submission Criteria   

• Must convey a clear theme.
• Process or “storyboard” posters are especially encouraged.
• Includes an appropriate title, descriptive legend, sources and dates.
• Do the components of the poster work in harmony?
• Is the cartography attractive and does it adhere to good cartographic principles?
• Does the poster demonstrate technical understanding of the subject matter?
• Does the poster adhere to the overall size requirements? (Note the maximum submission size of 36" x 48”)
• Can a layperson understand the problem at hand and possible solutions from viewing the poster without any further discussion or explanation?
• Does the poster share the technical understanding of the “problem”?
• Overall impression of the poster.

Competition Sponsors

 The National Science Foundation established the National Geospatial Technology Center (GeoTech Center) in 2008 with funding from NSF’s  Advanced Technology Education program. The GeoTech Center’s mission is to support the activities of educators at approximately 450 two-year U.S. higher education institutions that offer specialized geospatial education and training. In so doing the Center will expand the quality and capacity of the U.S. geospatial higher education infrastructure.

URISA - The Association for GIS Professionals - is a non-profit professional and educational association that promotes the effective and ethical use of spatial information and information technologies for the understanding and management of urban and regional systems. It is a multidisciplinary association where professionals from all parts of the spatial data community can come together and share concerns and ideas.

Submit your poster to info@urisa.org with "STUDENT SUBMISSION - POSTER CATEGORY" in the subject field.

All submissions are due by May 1, 2010.

(SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 10)

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