Nominations for the 2019 CGIA Awards are now open

Nominations for the 2019 CGIA Awards are now open

Each year the California Geographic Information Association recognizes outstanding achievements in various aspects of GIS within California through its awards program. Awards are open to any person in the State of California, and will be announced at the Esri User Group Conference (UC), July 8-12^th in San Diego, California: https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/uc/overview

All award winners will receive a FREE 1-year membership to CGIA!

CGIA is seeking nominations for outstanding individuals and organizations in the following categories:

• Best Student Paper: Granted to the student whose paper best demonstrates innovation in the use of GIS technology.
• Exemplary Systems Award: Granted for outstanding application of GIS technology representing innovative, elegant, or creative techniques.
• Advancement of Collaboration Award: Granted for outstanding inter-organization collaborative efforts in GIS.
• Outstanding Internet Application Award: Granted to the outstanding integration of GIS and web technologies demonstrating excellence in aesthetic presentation, functionality, ease of use, and overall user experience.
• Excellence in Education Award: Granted to the educational institution that displays extraordinary approach, contribution, development or commitment to GIS education in California.
• Best Innovative Story Map: Best innovative story map that is useful to the community and has excellent cartographic design.

An award is an outstanding way of recognizing individuals in the GIS community for their efforts in the education, implementation and advancement of GIS.  Nominate a colleague, project, or program for a CGIA award by going to the CGIA Nomination Page.

Nominations must be submitted by May 10, 2019.