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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sorry for cross postings…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Check out our website:
</span><a href="http://www.geotechcenter.org/2018-geospatial-technology-skills-competition.html" id="LPlnk6732">http://www.geotechcenter.org/2018-geospatial-technology-skills-competition.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> The </span><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geotechcenter.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cmueller%40calu.edu%7C911c0069941b477c66ae08d53c591742%7C62727258691648be8f9920635977badd%7C0%7C0%7C636481275701505423&sdata=N2Gh15Ovdp2OwaRSLDhV%2FreR9vQN6QnFyBaA9D4WDtg%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2C75B4;background:white;text-decoration:none">GeoTech
Center</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> is pleased to announce the 2018 Undergraduate Geospatial Technology Skills Competition! The intent of the competition is to showcase 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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#F90000;background:white">Poster</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
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<span style="background:white">The competition is software neutral.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white"> There will also be a prize for the best Open Source GIS project given by the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">Open Source Geospatial Foundation</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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><a href="mailto:Mueller@calu.edu"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2C75B4;background:white;text-decoration:none">Mueller@calu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">):</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Applicants <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">must</span></u></em> be the age of 18 or older;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll;list-style-position:outside">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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);<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll;list-style-position:outside">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Applicants <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">must</span></u></em> reside in the U.S.;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll;list-style-position:outside">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll;list-style-position:outside">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Only <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">one</span></u></em> entry allowed per student; and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll;list-style-position:outside">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Only <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">individual</span></u></em> student submissions allowed (no group projects).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">The winners will be awarded registration, travel and accommodations to the 2018 GeoEd Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The winners will also present their posters at this conference.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red;background:white">Due April 20th at 1pm eastern</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Thomas R. Mueller, Ph.D., GISP </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">he/him/his</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:red">Advisor: Geography Major with GIS and Emergency Management Concentration</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
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</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue">Co - Director: Pennsylvania View</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">"A man never gets to this station in life without being helped, aided, shoved, pushed and prodded to do better." - Johnny Unitas</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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