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. This year, the GIS Day events will be held on Thursday November 10th for both professionals and students at LoneStar College off Barker Cypress. Check back often for more information.

Keynote Speaker:
We are excited to have our Keynote Speaker, Mr. Jeff B. Saunders from Texas Task Force 1 for this year's GIS Day 2011. Jeff has 30 years in the fire service which started as a seasonal wildland fire fighter. He worked as a structural firefighter in New Mexico with Santa Fe County Fire Department, 6 years as a District Chief and 5 years as Assistant Chief of Operations. As the Operations Chief he implemented and managed the county wide technical rescue team. Jeff was active with New Mexico Task Force 1, serving as a Rescue Specialist, Heavy Rigging Specialist and Task Force Leader.

Currently, Jeff is primarily responsible for the readiness and response of Texas Task Force 1, Urban Search and Rescue Team. For more information about Jeff Saunders and his work, click here.

Business people, educators, students, and the general public will be given a free access pass to products and services that encompass the GIS program. Since its debut, this event has grown steadily to achieve a prominent position with public, private and governmental agencies in the GIS field. The Houston GIS Day has received national recognition at the Annual ESRI User Conference. Every year, the GIS Student's Day event alone brings in over 350 to 400 students and educators from the Houston Independent School District. We hope more schools will take part in this event. It is good investment that gives students the opportunity and motivation to pick an area for their future career studies. Prizes will be awarded for school essay projects and GIS Mentorship Projects.

Lone Star College-CyFair • 9191 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress, TX 77433-1383

Lone Star College-CyFair
Please take note of the new exciting location for this year's 2011 Houston Area GIS Day!
[ Location | Campus Map | Centers/Rooms ]

Thursday, November 10, 2011
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.

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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.

Carl Wunsche Sr. High, 900 Wunsche Loop, Spring, Texas
Dekaney High School, 22351 Imperian Valley Drive, Houston
Houston Academy for International Studies, 1810 Stuart Street, Houston
Milby High School, 1601 Broadway Street, Houston
Westfield High School, 16713 Ella Blvd., Houston

Contact: Maria Vera


   Please select the Tab for the categories of interest.

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 | Sponsorship Brochure

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 Day 2011 Exhibitors


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.
Registration deadline for this year ended: 10/28/2011 @ 4:00PM. How about the following year?
See sample of "Call For Presenters" | 2011 Presenters

If you have any questions, please contact 713-957-7439.

For Mentors/Teachers:

"Teachers! Sign Up Your Classes to Attend."

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. Sign up today, there is limited space available.

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.

Click here to download the Teacher Registration Form.
Enrollment is limited to the first 250 students! Don't miss out this opportunity.



If you have any questions, please visit the Student Mentorship Program Page.

For Students:

Carl Wunsche Sr. High, 900 Wunsche Loop, Spring, Texas
Dekaney High School, 22351 Imperian Valley Drive, Houston
Houston Academy for International Studies, 1810 Stuart Street, Houston
Milby High School, 1601 Broadway Street, Houston
Westfield High School, 16713 Ella Blvd., 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 Facebook (free wifi is available on campus).

If you have any questions (or, the desire to attend with your class), please contact your Teacher.

Sponsorships:
Houston Area GIS Day 2011 receives generous support from the following companies below.
We thank you for your support.

• CenterPoint
• Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation
• Western Data Systems
• Americas Petroleum Survey Group
• Jacobs

  

Exhibitors 2011:
City of Houston - Public Works & Engineering; PWE/IT; COHGIS • Surdex Corporation • Harris County Appraisal District • Tessellations Inc. • TractBuilder LLC • U.S. Geological Survey • Harris County Flood Control District • Texas Southern University • Applied Field Data Systems • Americas Petroleum Survey Group • Esri • Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation • Western Data Systems • Texas Southern University Urban Planning & Environmental • Pictometry International

If you have any questions, please contact 713-957-7439.