Passing along this from California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) President An-Min Wu:
The CGIA Brown Bag Web Speaker Series will continue as planned on Tuesday, April 28 and Wednesday, May 13. For the April 28 webinar, while Tony LaVoi (GIO at NOAA) cannot join us anymore, we are delighted to have Amy Nelson (Deputy GIO at the U.S. Department of Transportation) and Cy Smith (Oregon State GIO) to join us and share their knowledge and experiences about the Geospatial Data Act:
CGIA Brown Bag Web Speaker Series #3 – How the Geospatial Data Act Impacts GIS at Federal, State, and Local Levels
Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 12 noon – 1 pm Pacific Standard Time
Moderator: Steve Steinburg, GIO, Los Angeles County, California
Speakers: Cy Smith, GIO, State of Oregon; Amy Nelson, Deputy GIO, U.S. Department of Transportation
To RSVP, please go to CGIA website: https://cgia.org/2020/02/cgia-brown-bag-web-speaker-series-3-how-the-geospatial-data-act-impacts-gis-at-federal-state-and-local-levels/
You may also sign-up for the fourth CGIA Brown Bag Web Speaker Series on ‘State of GIS Governance’ by Jim Sparks (Former GIO, State of Indiana) on May 13: https://cgia.org/2020/02/cgia-brown-bag-web-speaker-series-4-the-state-of-gis-governance/
Nominations for CGIA Awards are still open. This is a good way to recognize someone who has done outstanding work in education, implementation, and advancement of GIS. We are accepting the nomination for the categories of:
- Student Award
- Exemplary Use of GIS
- Outstanding Geospatial Web Application
- Excellence in GIS Teaching
The nomination is open here till May 10, 2020. The detailed information for each category can be found on the CGIA website: https://cgia.org/2020/02/nominations-for-the-2020-cgia-awards-are-now-open/