<div dir="ltr">Hello folks,<div><br></div><div>There is also a <span style="font-size:13.3333px">workshop/session on </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333px">Open Source GIS Software.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333px">Saeid</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></span><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername"></b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info@urisa.org" target="_blank">info@urisa.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 4:08 AM<br>Subject: GIS-Pro 2016 in Toronto: Registration Deadline Approaching!<br>To: <a href="mailto:saeid.homayouni@gmail.com" target="_blank">saeid.homayouni@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><u></u><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">
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<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">URISA, in partnership with its Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia Chapters, is pleased to invite you to <strong>GIS-Pro 2016: URISA's 54th Annual Conference</strong>. The conference will take place October 31-November 3 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto, Ontario. </span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Step 1</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">: Clear your calendar for that week and make sure your passport is current if you’re coming from outside Canada.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Step 2</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">: Go through the </span><a href="https://gispro2016.sched.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">conference program</span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> and note the sessions, training and events that will address your current work challenges. </span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Step 3</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">: Figure out which full or half-day workshop best addresses your current needs. One workshop is included with full conference registration (usually an additional $200 fee) and some of the courses are filling quickly: <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> </span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">NG9-1-1 and the GIS Workflow</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Asset Management: Planning, Strategy and Implementation</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">GIS Program Management</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">GIS Supporting Community Resiliency</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Cybersecurity Awareness for GIS Professionals</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">GIS Capability Maturity Model</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">GISP Exam Preparation Workshop </span></span></span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">An Overview of Open Source GIS Software</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Step 4</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">: Put together a justification letter to bring to your boss. We have a template put together to help facilitate the process. Click </span><a href="http://www.urisa.org/clientuploads/directory/Documents/Conferences/GISPro/employerletter.doc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">here</span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> for the template.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Step 5:</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Make your travel plans. Toronto is a major airline city with so many reasonable flights. Our group rate at the Westin Harbour Castle is only $199CDN (about $150US) and the block is available until September 29:</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1in;line-height:normal"><a href="https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/GIS" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Online Reservations Form</span></span></a></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Or call the Reservations Center at <a href="tel:1-800-937-8461" value="+18009378461" target="_blank">1-800-937-8461</a> and give the group code ‘GJ29AA’. </span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Step 6</span></strong>: <a href="http://www.urisa.org/education-events/gis-pro-2016-registration/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Register</span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">! </span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Some highlights:</span></strong></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Michael Hughes will be our opening keynote speaker on November 1. He will discuss “<em>The Power of Personal Contact: How to Turn 3 Minute Conversations into Powerful, Productive and Profitable Relationships</em>”, where we’ll learn how to maximize every GIS-Pro conference contact – great advice to kick off the conference! </span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Breakout sessions are scheduled on November 1-3. Presentations will be delivered by more than 100 speakers. Each session is detailed within our online conference app: </span><a href="https://gispro2016.sched.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://gispro2016.sched.org/</span></span></a></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Of course, attendance and participation at GIS-Pro 2016, earns points toward GIS Professional Certification/Renewal and we are working with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) for professional planner credit.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">There are luncheon presentations and posters, a Vendor Spark session and Lightning talks. Networking events from a Young Professionals’ Meetup to the Conference Social Event at the Hockey Hall of Fame will provide ample opportunities to expand your professional connections. The annual URISA awards breakfast will honor GIS Hall of Fame inductees, Exemplary Systems in Government winners and volunteer superstars. Companies in the exhibit hall will demonstrate their solutions and Esri's Hands-On Learning Lab will provide self-directed training tutorials.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The conference will wrap up on Thursday morning with Leslie Woo, Chief Planning Officer of Metrolinx, who will speak to the key issues that will shape the cities of the future and the leadership needed to creatively guide that future. Her closing comments will be followed by URISA’s Annual Business Meeting and the first Annual General Meeting of GeoAlliance Canada.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Calling all Students!</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet is inviting participation in the GIS-Pro 2016 Student Competition and has opportunities to attend the conference for free as a student volunteer. </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/gispro2016studentcompetition/home" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Details are online</span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> and the deadline is September 30.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hope to see you in Toronto!</span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">For complete details, including </span><a href="http://www.urisa.org/education-events/gis-pro-2016-sponsors-exhibits/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">exhibit and sponsorship opportunities</span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">,<br>
visit </span><a href="http://www.gis-pro.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://www.gis-pro.org</span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> today!</span></p>
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