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Monthly Lunch Meetings
New AAUG Co-Presidents
2009 AKSM Conference Information
2008 GIS Day Information
GIS Professional Certification

Monthly Lunch Meetings

The AAUG gets together the third Wednesday of each month for a lunch meeting, where visitors and GIS professionals from our community give presentations on their work. Free pizza and drinks are provided. Please join us!

September 17, Noon to 1:00 pm

Speaker: Mark Standley & Roxy Menadelook, Highland Tech High School

Topic: HTH Programs

We will hear about the programs offered at Highland Tech High. Highland Tech High (HTH) is a standards-based, public charter secondary school (grades 7-12) located in the Anchorage School District.

Mission:
Highland Tech High equips students with the academic, social, and technical skills to excel in today's world and contribute positively to our society and the future. Students who graduate from HTH are able to choose their future, whatever that choice may be.

Location:U.S. Fish and Wildlife, 1011 East Tudor Road, 1st floor, Gordon Watson Conference Room. Enter building on West Side. Bring ID! Building contact: Jerry Minick, 267-1229

Please see the calendar for more information.

Andrew Balser and Tricia Saulnier-Littlejohn

New AAUG Co-Presidents

The Alaska Arc User Group would like to present Tricia Saulnier-Littlejohn and Andrew Balser as Co-Presidents. Please give them a warm welcome. We all appreciate their stepping forward.

Tricia Saulnier-Littlejohn
Andrew Balser

2009 Alaska Survey and Mapping Conference & GIS Jam

Planning has begun for the GIS Jam at the 2009 Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference.

One of the most difficult tasks in Jam planning is lining up the 40+ presentations that occur over the 2 days of the Jam. If you have any ideas for presentations or know of anyone who would be a great presenter, feel free to ask them if they would be willing to present during a 30, 45, or 60 minute time slot.

We are also looking for people knowledgable enough about KML (Keyhole Markup Language) scripting for Google Earth / ArcGIS applications that they might be willing to provide a presentation at the conference.

You can send presenter contact information to Mike Knapp.

Many GIS Jam presentations (PDF) from last year are on the AAUG website. More information...

2008 GIS Day

AAUG and National Park Service will host a 2008 GIS Day event on Friday, November 21 at AAPLIC in downtown Anchorage.

This event is planned toward an audience of elementary school students. We will be presenting a two-hour interactive program, repeated throughout the day, for each group of students that attend.

Last year's event drew over 150 students from 7 local schools to participate in GPS and GIS activities. We are hoping for an equally good turnout this year and need lots of volunteers to make this day a success!

Please contact Angie Southwould to volunteer or visit the GIS Day website for more information.

GIS Professional Certification

The process to become a certified GIS Professional is now avialable. The GISP certification will help to establish GIS as a profession, provide a means for attaining recognition by other professions, encourage long-term professional development, ensure ethical behavior from members, ensure members have a core competency of knowledge, and assist employers with hiring GIS Professionals. For more information, visit these sites:

Geo Community information link
GIS Certification Institute link.