[gis_info] FW: GISCI Newsletter

Fri Jan 28 13:48:29 PST 2011

Hi folks, please see the press release in the GISCI newsletter below
related to a proposed GISCI examination requirement.

cy

Cy Smith, Statewide GIS Coordinator

DAS/EISPD Geospatial Enterprise Office

President, Urban/Regional Info Sys Assoc. (URISA)

Delegate, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO)

Past President, Natl. States Geographic Info. Council (NSGIC)

503-378-6066          http://gis.oregon.gov 

From: GIS Certification Institute [mailto:sheila at gisci.ccsend.com] On
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GIS Certification Institute Newsletter

January 28, 2011

In This Issue 

Upcoming Events

Social GISPs

GISCI Leaders

Upcoming Events 

February 2-4: UCGIS Winter Meeting; Washington, DC

February 16-18: NC GIS Conference; Raleigh, NC

February 27-March 2: NSGIC Midyear Meeting; Annapolis, MD

March 2: GIS Day at the Capitol: Oklahoma City, OK

March 21-25: 2011 Intermountain GIS Conference; Pocatello, ID

April 4-8: 21st Annual SCAUG Conference; San Antonio, TX

April 10-13: 2011 Geospatial Solutions Conference by GITA; Grapevine
(Dallas), TX

April 12-16: AAG 2011 Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA

June 13-17: URISA Leadership Academy; St. Louis, MO

June 22-23: UCGIS Summer Assembly; Boulder, CO

July 11-15: ESRI International User Conference; San Diego, CA

September 26-29: NSGIC Annual Conference; Boise, ID

October 23-25: 2010 New York State GIS Conference; Saratoga, Springs, NY

October 24-27: GITA's GIS for Oil & Gas Conference; Houston, TX

November 1-4: URISA's 49th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals;
Indianapolis, IN

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GISCI Invites Comment on Proposed Examination Requirement  

Press Release

January 28, 2011: The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) today made
public a proposal to update requirements for GIS Professional (GISP)
certification. Key among the proposed updates is the addition of a
required examination. The Working Group that prepared the proposal
recommends that the exam be based on the U.S. Department of Labor's new
Geospatial Technology Competency Model and related resources. 

The "GISP Certification Update" proposal is available for public review
at http://www.gisci.org
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individuals can share their views about proposed changes. As part of its
deliberations the GISCI Board of Directors will consider comments
received between February 1 and February 28, 2011. A Board decision
about proposed changes is expected in April, 2011. 

GISCI has certified nearly 5,000 GISPs since its founding in 2004. The
purpose of GISP certification is to advance the GIS profession by
promoting competent and ethical practice. The goal of the GISP
Certification Update Initiative is to strengthen GISP certification by
increasing its value to individual GISPs, to the profession, and to
society. 

For more information about GISCI and GISP certification, visit
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GISCI Leaders 

Sheila Wilson, GISP, Executive Director

Each member organization appoints two members to the Board of Directors.
The members are:

*	David DiBiase, GISP,  Penn State University, representing AAG,
(GISCI President) 
*	Ed Arabas, GISP, State of Oregon, representing NSGIC (GISCI Vice
President) 
*	Michael Vanhook, State of Alabama Geospatial Office,
representing NSGIC (GISCI Secretary) 
*	Kim McDonough, GISP, Tennessee Department of Transportation,
representing URISA (GISCI Treasurer) 
*	Robert Austin, GISP, City of Tampa, representing GITA 
*	David Hansen, GISP, USBR, representing URISA 
*	Jeremy Mennis, Temple University, representing UCGIS 
*	Steven Prager, University of Wyoming, representing UCGIS 
*	Doug Richardson, GISP, Association of American Geographers,
representing AAG 
*	Becky Shumate, GISP, PennWell, representing GITA

About GISCI  

GISCI is a tax-exempt not-for-profit organization that provides the GIS
community with a complete certification program.  GISCI offers
participants from the first early years on the job until retirement a
positive method of developing value for professionals and employers in
the GIS profession.

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