Student Competitions
gis-pro 2017
Jacksonville, Florida
October 23 - 26, 2017
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Ignite & Poster Style Presentations
Ignite & Poster Style Presentations
university & high school students
university & high school students
URISA is pleased to announce the 2017 GIS-Pro Student Competitions!
URISA is pleased to announce the 2017 GIS-Pro Student Competitions!
Compete to earn the chance to showcase your geospatial technology projects and skills to the GIS community. Whether you are new to GIS or have a few experiences under your belt, we welcome your ideas and creativity. URISA looks forward to learning about how students are taking steps towards a geospatially inclined future!
Deadline for Submissions: September 22nd, 2017
*** PRIZES ***
GRAND PRIZE per competition $500
RUNNER UP per competition $250
Free Conference Registration
Free Student Membership
Free 1st Year Young Professional Membership Upon Graduation
University Ignite Presentation Competition
University Ignite Presentation Competition
Eligibility
- Must...
- be 18 years or older
- be enrolled in a post-secondary educational institute or a recent graduate
- be able to attend GIS-Pro 2017
Requirements
- Must...
- be the original work of the applicant
- be an individual presentation (no group submissions)
- demonstrate spatial thinking with use of a geospatial technology
INITIAL ROUND
INITIAL ROUND
- Submit a 150-200 word abstract
- Demonstrates the applicants knowledge and proficiency in applying a geospatial technology
- Judging Criteria
- Project Design
- Organization
- Analysis
- Overall Presentation Quality
- Email Submission to urisa.vc@gmail.com
- Email Subject "GIS Pro Ignite Competition"
FINAL ROUND
FINAL ROUND
- Formal Conference Ignite-Style Presentation
- 7-minute presentation
- 3 minutes for questions
- Judging Criteria
- Presentation does not exceed 7-minutes
- Project design, analysis and importance are explained clearly
- Overall presentation quality
- Creative use of geospatial technology and spatial thinking
High School Poster Presentation Competition
High School Poster Presentation Competition
Eligibility
- Must...
- be 18 years or younger
- be enrolled in high school courses or a recent graduate
- be able to attend GIS-Pro 2017
Requirements
- Must...
- be the original work of the applicant
- be an individual presentation (no group submissions)
- demonstrate spatial thinking with use of a geospatial technology
INITIAL ROUND
INITIAL ROUND
- Submit a 150-200 word abstract
- Demonstrates the applicants knowledge and proficiency in applying a geospatial technology
- Judging Criteria
- Project Design
- Organization
- Analysis
- Overall Presentation Quality & Aesthetics
- Email Submission to urisa.vc@gmail.com
- Email Subject "GIS Pro Poster Competition"
FINAL ROUND
FINAL ROUND
- Formal Conference Poster Presentation
- Poster must be 36" x 48"
- Poster must be on a tri-fold board to sit up on a flat surface
- Judging Criteria
- Project design and analysis
- Organization
- Creative use of geospatial technology and spatial thinking
- Overall presentation quality and aesthetics
- Quality of cartographic design
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