Check out the latest edition of The Summit Newsletter! Summit Newsletter

WAURISA is pleased to announce our first ever virtual, live instructor-led workshop opportunities!

Join us for Learning ArcGIS Pro 1: Maps and Projects on 9/28/20 – 9/29/20 and Editing Data Using ArcGIS Pro 9/30/20.

Learn more!

As the WAURISA Professional Development Committee looks to the future of providing learning, and networking, opportunities for our Washington GIS community we are looking for feedback from you.
 
Please take a moment to complete this survey and share with us your thoughts and ideas on how we can grow our professional development program.

WAURISA Members,

    Please join the WAURISA Board for our annual General Membership meeting, to be held July 8 from Noon to 1:00 PM on the Zoom platform.  

(Details in the Member Resource area)

This is your chance to meet your WAURISA board members, hear from our committee chairs, help honor the winners of several of our annual awards, and possibly win a door prize!   We hope to see you there!

Date:  July 8, 2020

Time:  Noon - 1:00 PM

Each year WAURISA elects one-half of their WAURISA Board members at its annual conference in May.  Due to Covid19 we were unable to hold this year’s WAURISA Board Election at the conference; however, WAURISA in accordance with its bylaws is required to hold its annual election.  This year will be done online via our WAURISA Website and open on June 19^th and will close on June 29^th, 2020.  Voting is open to all WAURISA members and last year’s memberships are extended until June 30^th, 2020.

MORE DETAILS*

*Details and Voting require logon using your WAURISA Member account

The 2020 WA GIS Conference has been canceled. WAURISA will issue a full refund for registration and workshop fees as soon as possible. The reservations for the conference room block have been canceled by the Hotel Murano and no action is required.

We have tentatively scheduled with the Hotel Murano for May 17-20, 2021. Please look for other announcements and communications to come as we explore innovative ways to remain close as colleagues and friends!

Read the Letter from the President

WAURISA is taking all developments concerning the coronavirus (COVID19) very seriously and will continue to closely monitor the situation. As of March 11th, Governor Jay Inslee instituted a ban on large gatherings and events of 250 people or more in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties for the remainder of March. Unless the ban is extended on large events into April and May, WAURISA has no plans to postpone or cancel the Washington GIS Conference scheduled May 18-21st at the Hotel Murano. 

If the event is cancelled or postponed due to an extended ban our policy will be to issue full refunds to all participants. Health and safety are of the utmost importance to us so we will continue to keep you updated as we gain more information regarding measures taken to keep our members safe. We will update this message with any new developments or information.

WAURISA’s annual Washington GIS Conference is a well-established annual event attended by an average of 300 professionals and students in the geospatial industry. This event has grown beyond our capacity to manage solely with volunteers, so, for the third year the WAURISA board is looking to pay a Conference Coordinator to assist in the planning and organizing of the event.

The primary role of the conference coordinator is to work with all the conference subcommittee leads and the WAURISA Board Conference Liaison to facilitate collaborative decisions and logistics for the 2020 WA GIS Conference.

Conference Coordinator contract and scope of work can be viewed here:

WAURISA_2019_2020_AnnualConferenceCoordinatorContract_SOW.pdf

We will be accepting letters of interest until July 25, 2019  

If you are interested in being considered for the Conference Coordinator position please send a letter of interest and CV to:  president@waurisa.org

Pre-Conference Workshops begin at the Hotel Murano

If you forgot what you signed up for you can login to your account and check your “Events”

Entries into the Maps, Posters, Scripts and Web Applications Contest are still being accepted for the 2019 Washington GIS Conference!

Entries for the Poster, Map, Web Applications, or Script Contest are due May 17!

This year’s Contest provides anopportunity for all to share and exhibit their projects along with their creative talents This is your opportunity to inspire your peers and potentially earn some cash in the process!

Visit the Contest webpage to learn more about the Poster, Map, Web Applications, or Script Contest and to submit your entry.

Submission deadline: Friday, May 17, 2019

Questions? Email  mapcontest@waurisa.org

More Conference Announcements:

Job Posting & Resume Table

Is your organization hiring for GIS positions?

Are you looking to take the next step in your career?

If so, be sure to stop by the Job Posting & Resume area at booths #1 & #2 near the Ballrooms on Wednesday, May 22^nd.  Peruse job postings and resumes already at the table or leave your own for others to consider.

Are you looking for help with your resume? There will be GIS professionals with hiring experience available to review resumes at designated times. Please stop by to schedule a time to meet with a reviewer. Hope to see you there!

We still need moderators and other volunteers!

We are still looking for moderators to moderate presentation sessions and other needs. Interested in volunteering in another way? All volunteers need to complete our online form and email our volunteer leads at volunteer@waurisa.org.

Come visit our Exhibitors at the 2019 Washington GIS Conference at their booths.

Our exhibitors may have the solution you need to solve a perplexing issue.

Be sure to thank them for their support of WAURISA and the Conference.

·         Aakavs Consulting – Booth #22

·         Ascent GIS - Booth #18

·         CityWorks– Booth #5

·         DATAMARK– MBI – Booth #13

·         David Evans and Associates – Booth #6

·         EagleView Technologies/ Pictometry – Booth #8

·         Esri – Booths #3 & #4

·         FLO Analytics – Booth #7

·         Frontier Precision, Inc.– Booth #15

·         GeoCortex– Booth #12

·         GeoTerra, Inc. – Booth #11

·         King County GIS Center– Booths #9 & #10

·         King's Books – Booth #23

·         Sanborn Map Company – Booth #14

·         University of Washington, Tacoma – Booths #16 & #17

·         VESTRA Resources Inc. – Booth #24

Other sponsors include:

·         Extensis

·         Access Geographic, LLC

·         HxGN Content Program

·         Innovate! Inc.

·         Timmons Group