URISA
The Association for GIS Professionals
URISA
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URISA Personal Classroom Webinar Series
Turn your PC into your Personal Classroom!
Are you trying to find ways to increase your industry knowledge and learn new skills in between professional conferences? URISA announces our new Personal Classroom Webinar Series to bring educational opportunities directly to your computer!
URISA is offering one hour webinars on hot topics that affect the GIS industry, professional development, and the latest technology and techniques to make your job easier.
Personal Classroom webinars count toward GISCI Certification Education Hours!
Here are a few Webinars in development:
GIS and Next Generation 9-1-1
In the 9-1-1 emergency response arena, there is a saying: “We can’t help you if we can’t find you.” Accurate location in emergency response, as in GIS, is the basis for action. As the 9-1-1 industry migrates from an analog platform to a digital platform, GIS is increasingly being recognized as the best method to accurately route and locate 9-1-1 calls for service. The role of GIS in emergency response is poised to become an integral part of the 9-1-1 call-taking and dispatch process.
How will these changes involve GIS professionals? What significance will Next Generation 9-1-1 technology have on the creation and maintenance of address databases for local government and 9-1-1 call centers? When will these changes occur? In response to these questions, URISA presents “GIS and Next Generation 9-1-1,” an informative webinar for GIS professionals, database managers, address coordinators, and 9-1-1 professionals interested in learning about this evolving technology.
Presented by: Kathrine Cargo, GISP, ENP, Orleans Parish Communications District, New Orleans, LA & Gordon Chinander, GISP, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, St. Paul, MN
Date & Time: To be announced soon
Was That an Ethical Decision I Just Made?
Ethics in GIS
Ethics in GIS
It is believed that most GIS practitioners go through their work day without ever realizing when they are making an ethical decision, or when their behavior crosses the line between ethical and unethical. The intent of this session is to provide GIS practitioners with an understanding of the content of the GIS Code of Ethics and Rules of Conduct and to relate those principles and rules to the everyday work environment so that practitioners are better able to recognize ethical situations when they occur.
Presented by: Geney Terry, GISP, El Dorado County, Placerville, CA
Date & Time: To be announced soon
Do You Twitter?
Social media are becoming more and more integrated into our daily personal and professional lives as we look for new and interesting ways to communicate and connect with others. Social networking offers personalized information and the opportunity for your voice to be heard. Connections are established, ideas are shared, and new relationships are formed using now-common tools that may not have even been available a year or two ago. This session will discuss how various social media can be used to communicate and highlight innovative examples of how it can be used to bring together communities in a spirit of collaboration and cooperation.
Presented by:
Hilary Perkins, AICP, GISP, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, St. Louis, MO
Wansoo Im, Vertices LLC, New Brunswick, NJ
When: Thursday, January 14, 2010
3pm Eastern/2pm Central/1pm Mountain/12noon Pacific
Cost: $25 for URISA members / $30 Non-members
To register online for this webinar, please click HERE
Have an idea for an upcoming Webinar, or would you like to present a webinar for URISA? Send ideas and/or inquiries to wnelson@urisa.org.
