Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
The Board of Directors of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah to a three-year term as Editor-in-Chief of the URISA Journal. Dr. Thakuriah is Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Policy in the University of Illinois at Chicago. Read More
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
URISA is now accepting abstract submissions for GIS-Pro 2011: URISA’s 49th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals. The conference will take place November 1-4, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Proposals for presentations, panel discussions, luncheon talks and Ignite presentations are invited. and should fit within one of the program tracks noted below and described in much greater detail
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) has recently posted the 2011 application materials for its prestigious Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards. The awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services.Applications may be submitted in two categories, Single Process and
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
The Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is a new URISA initiative to engage young GIS practitioners, increase their numbers in the organization, and better understand the concerns facing these future leaders of the GIS community. The VC is an advisory board made up of URISA young professionals who represent the young membership of the organization. The Cabinet’s
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
URISA and the National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) are pleased to announce the 2011 GIS in Public Transportation Conference, taking place in St. Petersburg, Florida, September 12-14, 2011. This biennial conference helps transportation professionals for all areas within public and private transportation. All abstract submissions, received by February 11, 2011, will be reviewed and
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
URISA is now accepting abstract submissions for the 2011 URISA GIS in Public Health Conference. The conference will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27-30, 2011. The conference was established to provide an open and participatory forum for advancing the effective use of spatial information and geographic information system technologies across the domains of public
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) established the GIS Hall of Fame in 2005 to recognize and honor the most esteemed leaders of the geospatial community. To be considered for the GIS Hall of Fame, an individual’s or an organization’s record of contribution to the advancement of the industry demonstrates creative thinking and
Monday, August 30th, 2010
URISA seeks to encourage students in a variety of academic settings and disciplines to write and publish papers and projects for the URISA membership and others in the spatial technologies industry. To promote this objective URISA has established a student competition. URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2010 Student Competition. This year’s
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
URISA is honored to welcome an esteemed group of industry thought leaders to participate in a panel discussion on Thursday, September 30, 2010 during GIS-Pro 2010: URISA’s 48th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals in Orlando. The moderated session will discuss such topics as: Where is the Industry going?; What are the next hot trends, issues,
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2010 Board of Directors Election. Greg Babinski, GISP will become President-Elect of the association. Tom Conry, Nancy Obermeyer, GISP and Christopher Thomas will begin their terms as members of the Board of Directors, at the close of GIS-Pro 2010: URISA’s 48th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida,
