Create Geographic Awareness in Your Community by Hosting a GIS Day Event
GIS Professionals are:
- GIS Consultants
- GIS Developers
- GIS Business Partners and Resellers
- GIS Users Worldwide (private businesses, government agencies, non-profit sectors)
As a GIS professional, you have invested a great deal of time and effort into your knowledge and understanding of GIS. You have found that GIS gives you and your organization the power to think and plan geographically, as well as the valuable tools needed to model and map your world for better decision making. Some of you may find it difficult to share these benefits and your excitement for GIS with colleagues and community members who remain unfamiliar with these new geography inspired technologies. If this is a challenge you face, then GIS Day may be just the thing you are looking for.
GIS Day provides the perfect opportunity for you to showcase your work, and a forum for teaching others about the significant contribution this exciting technology is making in their lives and communities each day. Participation is easy and can be as simple as making a presentation at a local school; hosting an Open House event, informational meeting, or user group; or proclaiming GIS Day in your city, town, or county. It's simply up to you.
Benefits of Participating
- Promotion of your organization's GIS use to outside audiences
- Better community understanding of the value of your products and services
- Introduction of GIS to new prospects (realizing new clients and customers)
- Participation in GIS educational activities and community service projects
- Establishment of mentor relationships with local youth