Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time
CGIA kicks off 2020 with a brown bag speaker series that explores the role GIS plays in various types of organizations, how it is helping to achieve success, and why it should be a part of any strategic plan. Â
Join CGIA in this first webinar for a general member meeting to learn more about what CGIA is doing to promote GIS in California. We will also hear from Tamar Foster, Deputy Executive Director of the Little Hoover Commission about the findings of their recent report, "Mapping a Strategy for GIS."
This webinar is OPEN TO EVERYONE - so Join Us!
An-Min Wu, Lecturer, USC Spatial Sciences Institute & Board Chair, CGIA
An-Min Wu is a GIS educator, researcher, and field soil scientist that cares about environmental sustainability. As CGIA Chair, she is focused on advocacy work for CGIA members and the California GIS community at large. An-Min teaches a variety of GIST courses (spatial analysis, spatial databases, project management, spatial econometrics etc.) as a lecturer at the USC Spatial Sciences Institute.
Tamar Foster, Deputy Executive Director, Little Hoover Commission
Tamar Foster was appointed as Deputy Executive Director of the Little Hoover Commission in January 2020. Previously, she served as a senior project manager since May 2014. She originally joined the Commission staff in October 2007. Ms. Foster has authored or contributed to numerous Commission studies on issues ranging from public safety and public health to economic development, education, information technology and performance management. She began her state service as an executive fellow in the Department of Public Health. She holds a master’s degree in public policy and administration from California State University, Sacramento and a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from U.C. Davis.
Tamar will present information about the Little Hoover Commission (structure, authority, Commissioners) and discuss their recent statewide GIS study, Mapping a Strategy for GIS, and status of the recommendations from that report.
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Topic: CGIA Web Speaker Series #1 - the Role of GIS in Organizations and Strategic Planning
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time
Event number:Â 809 524 550
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