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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">More information in early 2018. Check out our website:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#333333; background:white"> The </span><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.geotechcenter.org/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#2C75B4; background:white; text-decoration:none">GeoTech</span><span style="color:#2C75B4; background:white; text-decoration:none">
Center</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#333333; background:white"> is pleased to announce the 2018 Undergraduate Geospatial Technology Skills Competition! The intent of the competition is to
<span style="">showcase</span> the geospatial technology skills of U.S. undergraduate students. Competing students will create a project that utilizes geospatial technology to address a real-world problem. The student will then present the project and the resulting
deliverables as a </span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#F90000; background:white">Poster</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#333333; background:white"> that not only highlights their use of
geospatial technology, but also demonstrates their communication and presentation skills.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#333333"><br>
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<span style="background:white">The competition is software neutral.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#333333; background:white">Applicants must meet all of the requirements below to qualify for the competition (questions regarding eligibility can be directed to either Tom Mueller (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:Mueller@calu.edu" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#2C75B4; background:white; text-decoration:none">Mueller@calu.edu</span></a><span style=""><span style="color:#333333; background:white">):</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Applicants <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">must</span></u></em> be the age of 18 or older;</span></li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Applicants <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">must</span></u></em> be enrolled during the Spring 2018 term in a geospatial technology course (e.g., geographic information systems, remote sensing, GPS/GNSS, etc.)
or geospatial technology program at an accredited 2-year or 4-year U.S. institution (undergraduate status);</span></li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Applicants <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">must</span></u></em> reside in the U.S.;</span></li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">All work and cartographic output <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">must</span></u></em> be the original work of the applicant;</span></li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Only <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">one</span></u></em> entry allowed per student; and</span></li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Only <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">individual</span></u></em> student submissions allowed (no group projects).</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#333333; background:white">The winners <span style="">
will be awarded</span> registration, travel and accommodations to the 2018 <span style="">
GeoEd</span> Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The winners will also present their posters at this conference.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#333333"><br>
<span style="background:white"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Due April </span>
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">20th</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> at 1pm eastern</span></b>.</span></span></p>
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More information soon<br>
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<a name="_MailAutoSig"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black">Thomas R. Mueller, Ph.D., GISP</span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black"><span style="">
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</span></span><span style=""><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:red">Advisor: Geography Major with GIS and Emergency Management Concentration</span></b></span><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black">
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