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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:red">Registration Closes on Friday (March 8th) at 1pm eastern ! (On the website below, there is a link called
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<p><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geotechcenter.org%2F2019-geospatial-technology-skills-competition.html&data=02%7C01%7Cmueller%40calu.edu%7C0bc3aabc33d246726ae708d69b3b402d%7C62727258691648be8f9920635977badd%7C0%7C0%7C636867076111063454&sdata=xQfpI6RLOKyE6IPl7q7pBBBEzZ7W8JVP6gSFocn2qas%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://www.geotechcenter.org/2019-geospatial-technology-skills-competition.html" shash="jS8os2rzw8OpduTV/9Q8l8w+B6SU4KyMVo0J3ywWnhktSLUK7TicrFVC0ZEdSKQJtSG24REE73ktBZ4Vxq7zThTZ/6ISiIkSCQzWU1Q5hEnfPqUS5LgphcB4vnp6ogGnanekXx0f9NAsp4JlQ7DFyOgS39ehexixU0Pd0KWrkWA=" id="LPlnk812124" title="Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#0563C1">http://www.geotechcenter.org/2019-geospatial-technology-skills-competition.html</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"></span></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%7C0bc3aabc33d246726ae708d69b3b402d%7C62727258691648be8f9920635977badd%7C0%7C0%7C636867076111073458&sdata=4c2WplXJ%2BDVh6rUI6NZ1dld%2B6miB%2BeTi5gfJ0PDVqcc%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://www.geotechcenter.org/" shash="L6z6O2BB0RiqP40STay9qY7EwKX1z0WliuBf88b6X+Sb8csqdKR20SZYexJkswC+mVQMpPNjjSuQJIZ9nDHCwqSyvxSg1vdhQ3Ds4F5ss3FWS+MuTWP1FkfnFUX/bLVPzjS9fAMKeYcZlhlP0HuA6C38Aq/UexMfgU1HQNlZM7Q=" id="LPlnk176893" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#2C75B4; background:white">GeoTech
Center</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white"> is pleased to announce the 2019 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">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"> </span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#8A81BE">There will also be a prize for the best Open Source GIS project given by the
Open Source Geospatial Foundation.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<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 Tom Mueller (</span><a href="mailto:Mueller@calu.edu" id="LPlnk348429" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#2C75B4; background:white">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"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; 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;</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="color:#333333; background:white; background-attachment:scroll; list-style-position:outside">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Applicants <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">must</span></u></em> be enrolled during the
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D; background:yellow">Fall 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 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 class="x_MsoNormal" style="color:#333333; background:white; background-attachment:scroll; list-style-position:outside">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Applicants <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">must</span></u></em> reside in the U.S.;</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="color:#333333; background:white; background-attachment:scroll; list-style-position:outside">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt; 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;</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="color:#333333; background:white; background-attachment:scroll; list-style-position:outside">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Only <em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">one</span></u></em> entry allowed per student; and</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="color:#333333; background:white; background-attachment:scroll; list-style-position:outside">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt; 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).</span></li></ul>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white">The winners will be awarded registration, travel and accommodations to the 2019 GeoEd Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The winners will also present their posters at this
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:red; background:white">Registration for the competition closes on</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:red; background:white">March 8, 2019 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:#1F497D; background:white">
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<p><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:red; background:white">You will need to use or create a Gmail account to register.
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<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"></span></p>
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</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:#0070C0; background:white">Assistant Director / Senior Team</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"> GeoTech Center</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black">Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania
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<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"></span></p>
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