Houston Area GIS Day
Coming November 2013
Lone Star College-CyFair
9191 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress.
Hosted by the HGAC, GDC and the Lone Star College.
Houston's Largest GIS Event
The Houston Area GIS Day is the largest showcase of its kind on how Geographic Information Systems are used in the City of Houston and surrounding areas. The first GIS Day was held on November 2001 at the University of Houston-Downtown campus. Next year, the GIS Day events will be held in November for both professionals and students at LoneStar College off Barker Cypress.
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Keynote Speaker for 2012: Sean Maday, Geospatial Engineer at Google. Sean Maday served as an Air Force intelligence officer from 2005 to 2010, and formerly worked for a research and development lab at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Michigan State University. |
for Houston Area GIS Day 2012
October 09, 2012
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Podcast. Listen! "In special episode 67 Jesse speak with David Moss about this year’s activities for the Houston Area GIS Day, from professional to educational." |
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The 2012 Houston Area GIS Day was a success with over 20 Exhibitors and over 300 people attend the event. Keynote Speaker Sean Maday and other GIS Presenters gave great presentations that ran throughout the day. We had 284 students in attendance from the City of Houston and surrounding area schools during the Students' Events. We look forward for another great time next year! Registration starts July 2013.
Updates & Deadlines
Look for Job Openings? Just select the Tab "Hiring" for NEW Posting Below (11/13/2012)
2012 Geographic Data Studies Scholarship: Deadline November 16, 2012. See Below!
25th Annual Geography Awareness Week Poster Contest: Congratulations! See below for the winners.
Sample Event Brochure: Houston Area GIS Day 2012 
2012 Geographic Data Studies Scholarship
The Houston-Galveston Area Council Geographic Data Studies Scholarship has been established by the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Geographic Data Committee in association with the 2012 GIS Day event. This $500 scholarship is intended for high school and college students pursuing a higher education degree in geographic studies or completing coursework in GIS or geography. This scholarship focuses on the continued learning and application of geographic information systems (GIS), and hopes to enhance a student’s college career and assist them with training for future employment. The 2nd place winner will receive a GPS Garmin unit. The five (5) requirements are due Friday November 16, 2012 (Extended), see DETAILS.
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For Professionals; 9:00AM to 4:00PM Admission: Free and open to the public For Students; 9:00AM to 2:30PM Admission: Assigned Schools and Teachers. Free lunch will be provided. Expect lots of Free Gifts. Thank you for your participations in the 2012 Students' Events! Barbara Jordan High School for Careers, 5800 Eastex Freeway Carl Wunsche Sr. High School, 900 Wunsche Loop, Spring, Texas Westfield High School, 16713 Ella Boulevard, Houston Dekaney High School, 22351 Imperian Valley Drive, Houston Houston Academy for International Studies, 1810 Stuart Street Milby/Eastwood Academy, 1315 Dumble Street Milby High School, 1601 Broadway Street Welcome! We look forward to seeing students from schools attending this event for the first time. And, also to schools that had participated in previous years, welcome back. Contact: Maria Vera
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I. BEST IN CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN 2012 - WALL MAPS
HCAD GIS Team; Entry No. M10
Lori Kircher, COH PWE; Entry No. M5
Amier Gantt, HC PID; Entry No. M2
HCAD Team; Entry No. M9
Kurt Fortenbach, HC Tax Office; Entry No. M1
Lori Kircher, COH PWE; Entry No. M5
HCAD Team; Enrty No. M10
Kurt Fortenbach, HC Tax Office; Entry No. M1
Larry Nierth, COH PDD; Entry No. M11
Lori Kircher, COH PWE; Entry No. M8
HCAD Team; Entry No. M9
Sheronda Drew, HC PID; Entry No. W1
Bill Bass, H-GAC; Entry No. W2
Jackie Smith - COH PDD; Entry No. W3
Lester McKay - City of Conroe; Entry No. W4
Bill Bass, H-GAC; Entry No. W2
Sheronda Drew, HC PID; Entry No. W1
Jackie Smith - COH PDD; Entry No. W3
Lester McKay - City of Conroe; Entry No. W4
Select Tab "Hiring" for NEW Posting (11/13/2012)
25th Annual Geography Awareness Week Poster Contest:
Congratulations to:-
Claudia Kim - Haun Elementary
Bailey Guzman - Travis Elementary
Diya Damodaran - Miller Elementary
Arnav Murthy - Wells Elementary
Sumati Srivastava - Haun Elementary
Aditi Buch - Mathews Elementary School
Logan Stewart - Barbers Hill Middle School
Nathan Loza - Judge Frank Berry Middle School
Jenna Franklin - Hildebrandt Intermediate
Grace Jiang - Dulles High School
Lauren Whalen - Friendswood High School
Chahinez Kaddour - Harmony School of Science High
Texas Alliance for Geographic Education,
Department of Geography,
Texas State University
601 University Drive,
San Marcos, TX 78666
http://www.geo.txstate.edu/tage •
phone: (512) 245-3827 •
fax: (512) 245-1653
Visit http://www.geo.txstate.edu/tage to see the winning posters.
Sponsors:
Please give generously in support of this important GIS event in the City of Houston and the surrounding areas. Sponsors are needed to supply funds to hold the event, scholarship, prizes and meals for the Students Day events. If you or your company would like to help please review the Sponsorship Information page. This is a great way to get involved in the events. Your company will be featured on this website and in all of the GIS Day publications.
Please visit the Sponsorship page |
Sample Sponsorship Brochure
• Select the Tab "Exhibitors" for our list of Generous Sponsors! Thank You!
Exhibitors:
This is your chance to showcase your company, organization or a non-profit. Registrations are NOW OPEN. Be sure to sign up today to reserve your spot for the exciting upcoming event. For the Exhibitors List, please click on the 'Exhibitors' tab.
Visit the Exhibitor Registration page |
Non-Sponsors Registration |
Registration Form for Sponsors
GIS professional:
If you are a GIS professional or an Instructor in the Houston Area, please take the time to review the information about the Student Mentorship Program. This program is a great way to provide knowledge of GIS for the next generation. There is no greater way for all HISD instructors/teachers to participate and show interest in their students’ education and bright future. The Student Mentorship Program is a very rewarding experience for everyone involved.
Visit the Student Mentorship Program.
Presenters:
Communicate to your peers about your best practices,
successes, and innovative GIS applications. User presentations enrich the experience of both attendees and presenters. The sharing of insights, tips, and lessons learned, as well as the networking these sessions lead to, is unbeatable.
If you have any questions, please contact 713-957-7439.
For Mentors/Teachers:
Registration will be open in July 2013 for Houston Area GIS Day 2013!
"Teachers! Sign Up Your Classes to Attend for next year."
Bring your students to this exciting event to have them learn about this amazing technology. The students will participate in hands on training, hear from professionals with many years of experience, and also get to enjoy time at the Lone Star College-CyFair.
Participating schools will be given the opportunity for their classes to win prize packet, GIS essay contest prizes and scholarship. Ask us for details. It's FREE! We appreciate all HISD instructors/teachers for the interest of their students’ education.
If you have any questions, please visit the Student Mentorship Program Page.
For Students:
Have you read this? The $500.00 Houston-Galveston Area Council Geographic Data Studies Scholarship for high school and college students.
Barbara Jordan High School for Careers, 5800 Eastex Freeway, Houston
Carl Wunsche Sr. High School, 900 Wunsche Loop, Spring, Texas
Westfield High School, 16713 Ella Boulevard, Houston
Dekaney High School, 22351 Imperian Valley Drive, Houston
Houston Academy for International Studies, 1810 Stuart Street, Houston
Milby/Eastwood Academy, 1315 Dumble Street, Houston
Milby High School, 1601 Broadway Street, Houston
Attending the Houston Area GIS Day?
Facebook and Tweet about it and be entered to win some fabulous prize!
Before the Event
Facebook [ facebook.com/houstongisday ] - 'Like' Houston Area GIS Day on Facebook and then do one of the following:
• Post on the Houston Area GIS Day Facebook Page “I am attending GIS Day from [name of your school]”
• Post on your Facebook Page “I am attending GIS Day from [name of your school]” and tag Houston Area GIS Day in the post.
Twitter [ twitter.com/houstongisday ] - Tweet the following, including the hashtag: “I am attending @houstongisday from [name of your school] #hougisday”. Don’t forget to follow Houston Area GIS Day on twitter too!
During the Event
Using your smart phone, iPod touch or iPad, check in to the Houston Area GIS Day event on Foursquare or
We look forward to have you there!
If you have any questions (or, the desire to attend with your class), please contact your Teacher.
Sponsors 2012:
Houston Area GIS Day 2012 receives generous support from the following companies below.
We thank you for your support.
• Americas Petroleum Survey Group (APSG)
• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
• Andre & Virginia Bally
• Applied Field Data Systems, Inc.
• CenterPoint Energy
• COH - PWE/PUD/BSB
• Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation
• Enterprise GIS - My City, City of Houston
• ESRI
• Harris County Flood Control District - Infrastructure GIS
• Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)
• Houston Transtar
• Jacobs Engineering Group
• Keystone Aerial Surveys
• Lone Star College-CyFair
• Surveying and Mapping, Inc. (SAM, Inc.)
• Surdex Corporation
• Western Data Systems (WDS)
Exhibitors 2012:
• Americas Petroleum Survey Group (APSG)
• Applied Field Data Systems, Inc.
• COH - PWE/PUD/BSB
• ESRI
• Harris County Flood Control District - Infrastructure GIS
• Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)
• Keystone Aerial Surveys
• Surveying and Mapping, Inc. (SAM, Inc.)
• Surdex Corporation
• Western Data Systems (WDS)
• COH - GIS Services
• COH - Public Works
• Harris County Appraisal District, Texas
• Information Technology Center (ITC)
• LJA Engineering, Inc.
• Pictometry
• South Central Arc User Group (SCAUG)
• TSU - Urban Planning & Environmental Policy (School of Public Affairs)
Register Now!
If you have any questions, please contact 713-957-7439.
Hiring & Interns:
Contract Hires
Job Title: GIS Developer
Company: Tarrant county client/The InSource Group
Contact: Lori Jolly at 817-887-8437 [ ljolly@insourcegroup.com ]
Tarrant county client is looking for a GIS Developer. This is a contract position. .. more.
Permanant Hires
Job Title: Physical Scientist (GIS) (PAC-EM-TERM) , till November 13, 2012.
Company: U.S. Geological Survey, Department Of The Interior
Location: Physical Scientitst (GIS) with multiple locations, including Houston, TX; USAJobs.
Position: Permanant GIS Team
Company: LJA Engineering, Inc.
Contact: George Culver at 713-953-5032 [ gculver@ljaengineering.com ]
Looking for an individual with working knowledge of how to manage GIS data, .. more.
Paid/Unpaid Interns
• Position:
If the position is closed, please kindly contact us at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
If you have any questions, please contact 713-957-7439