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Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

USGIF Announces 2013 Award Recipients

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) has announced its six winners of the 2013 USGIF Awards Program. This year’s recipients include the Dover Area High School’s Geospatial Technology Program (Academic Achievement); Richard M. Medina, George Mason University (Academic Research); Melissa Martz, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Administrative/Support); Robert L. Arbetter, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Government Achievement); Pixia

Saturday, October 19th, 2013

United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Shapes Partnership with DigitalGlobe Foundation

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) has expanded its partnership with USGIF Strategic Partner DigitalGlobe, corresponding with the launch of The DigitalGlobe Foundation October 11.

Wednesday, October 9th, 2013

GeoInt Symposium Postponed to Spring 2014

The GeoInt Symposium, scheduled for Oct. 13-16 in Tampa, Florida has succumed to issues related to the government shutdown and have postponed their event to next Spring. The event and community have already been impacted by sequestration, but the final blow came when Defense Department personnel have been told not to travel, except in direct

Friday, October 4th, 2013

2013 USGIF Scholarship Winners Announced

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced the recipients of its 2013 Scholarship Program, awarding a total of $107,000 to outstanding students studying the geospatial sciences or a related field. Since 2004, USGIF has awarded a total of $691,000 in scholarships.

Friday, September 20th, 2013

GeoInt 2013 Keynote Preview: Mobile Data Privacy

Technology enthusiasts Shel Israel, CEO of SI Associates, and Robert Scoble, startup liaison for open cloud computing company Rackspace, will share their knowledge of how location-based data is changing the tech world and global conceptions of privacy during a joint keynote presentation Oct. 14 at GEOINT 2013 in Tampa, Fla.

Monday, August 12th, 2013

USGIF Welcomes New Board Members

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced five new members to its Board of Directors. At its most recent meeting on June 19, the Board voted to add Dewey Houck, Dr. Keith Littlefield, Gabriela Maldonado, Jennifer Stansall and Jeffrey Tarr. With the addition of these five members, USGIF’s Board is now composed of 35

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

USGIF Selects Vice President of Professional Development

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced the appointment of Darryl Murdock, Ph.D., as Vice President of Professional Development. Dr. Murdock will be primarily responsible for leading the Foundation’s GEOINT Professional Certification Initiative.

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

USGIF CEO Stepping Down After Ten Years

After nearly 10 years as the head of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stu Shea is stepping down as CEO. Shea announced his decision at the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors, held earlier this month. The Board appointed USGIF President Keith J. Masback to replace

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

USGIF Releases “Thinkers Dinner” Series

The “Thinkers Dinner” concept was developed from a need for government to discuss with industry pressing challenges and innovative solutions.

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Friday, April 20 is the Deadline for the USGIF Scholarship Program

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) 2012 Scholarship Program deadline is Friday, April 20.

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