Welcome to the 2016 NorCal URISA Annual Meeting and Social! We took some notes so you don’t have to:
Recap of 2016: Thank you to our officers and board members: President: Jane Schafer-Kramer, President-Elect: Carrie
Carsell, Past President: Ian McGovern, Secretary: Diane Mastalir, Treasurer: Maria Clay
Board Members At Large: Jason Latoski 2015-17, Christina Boggs 2015-17, Mike Wottrich 2016-18; Tyler Friesen 201618. Thank You and Best Wishes to Carrie Carsell, our chapter president for 2017!
Open Positions for 2017: President-Elect, Treasurer, and two Board-Member-At-Large positions. To nominate
yourself, please send a brief statement of your willingness to serve and any relevant background information to
[email protected] . Please submit by January 9, 2017. Board meetings are held monthly by phone (with one inperson meeting per year.)
Scholarship Winners: Congratulations to Nathaniel Douglas (Humboldt State University,) Kristina Eicher (American
River College,) and Katie Miller (American River College.) We look forward to your future involvement with our
Chapter!
Highlights of 2016: CalGIS 2016 Conference in Anaheim, May 10-12
Cartography Workshop with Gretchen Peterson, West Sacramento City Hall, April 20
Poster Palooza at Sacramento State University, May 17
Networking Event at Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Center, Rancho Cordova, August 26
Redding Area GIS User Group Meeting , Angelo’s Pizza in Redding, September 13
GIS Pro (URISA’s International Conference,) October 31-November 3, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Annual Meeting, December 9, Hacker Lab in Midtown Sacramento
Looking Forward: CalGIS 2017/LocationCon, May 22-25, Oakland, CA - Website and Call for Papers coming soon!
(We’ve been invited to collaborate with the California Geographic Alliance to support middle/high school
competition.)
In planning: Networking event in Chico area with North Valley GIS Group
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