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IMAGIN Committees |
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Executive Committee |
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The executive
committee consists of the President, Vice President,
Treasurer and Secretary. This committee
handles the day-to-day operations and business of
IMAGIN and provides leadership to the board and
membership at large. To contact the
executive committee, send at email to
exec@imagin.org. |
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cGISc - Community GIS
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Emerging Technologies Committee |
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The Emerging
Technologies Committee is charged with exposing
IMAGIN members and the GIS community with newer
technologies that they may be unfamiliar with,
allowing GIS professionals to become more efficient
and/or produce new products/analysis. Current
emerging technologies include LiIDAR, Multispectral
Image Analysis, Orthophoto Processing, and others.
Two-hour seminars are held on quarterly, covering a
specific aspect of a geospatial emerging technology.
This series is well suited for both the student and
the geographic applications professional.
To learn more, view the Emerging Technologies
Committee Page, or suggest topics of interest to you
by sending an e-mail to
emerging_tech@imagin.org. |
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Nominating & Governance Committee |
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The Nominating & Governance
Committee is charged with overseeing the nominations
and elections of the Board of Directors and
Executive Committee Members, as well as monitoring
and updating the bylaws and policies that govern
IMAGIN. If you would like additional
information regarding the Nominating & Governance
Committee, send an email to
nominating_governance@imagin.org. |
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Partnerships & Outreach Committee |
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The Committee
is charged with increasing IMAGIN's membership base
through recruitment and retention efforts and to
establish partnership relationships with other
groups interested in utilizing geographic
applications and resources. These activities will
strengthen the organization, increase its
visibility, and improve the awareness of geographic
resources and geographic applications for its
members. To learn more or join, send an email to
partnerships_outreach@imagin.org.
Strategies:
1. Conduct a systematic recruitment campaign to
increase
membership
a. identify and explicitly communicate the mission of
the
organization on a consistent
and continuous basis through
mailings, e-communication,
presentations at
organizations/associations, and
the website to increase the
visibility and clarity of
purpose of the organization
b. develop and distribute a "new members" pack that
contains
information on the mission,
benefits and opportunities afforded by
the organization
c. identify explicitly opportunities and benefits
provided by
membership (see below)
2. Engage in an explicit and systematic outreach
effort to enlist
involvement of University faculty and staff with
relevant
responsibilities in information technology programs,
and secure
support in membership outreach to students
3. Identify and solicit involvement of members in
new industries utilizing
GIS technologies, thereby broadening the base of
membership
4. Develop and implement a campaign designed to
retain members
and to contact members who have let their membership
lapse
5. Target potential leaders within the
membership-utilizing the
membership database, member and conference participant
surveys
and personal networks-and invite participation in
committee and
board roles
6. Increase levels of communication within and among
the
membership as well as with external partners and
relevant
organizations to strengthen the organization |
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Professional Recognition
Committee |
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Members in this
Committee identify, recognize, and celebrate
successful individuals and programs in geographic
applications and information systems. The Committee
actively seeks out nominations for outstanding
contributions to our discipline, college students to
participate in poster/paper competitions, and
lifelong achievers who have distinguished themselves
and their profession. To learn more or join, send an
email to
professional_recognition@imagin.org.
Strategies:
1. Continue to implement the student paper
competition in conjunction
with the annual conference
2. Continue to support the map gallery as part of
the annual conference
3. Develop and implement a program to recognize
individuals, units or
programs that represent excellence in the field
a. Define a set of selection criteria
b. Develop a nomination process
c. Identify the nature of the award or recognition
d. Create mechanism for annual implementation
4. Solicit sponsors for the various recognition
programs to share the costs
and to increase the visibility and value of the
programs |
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Services & Benefits Committee |
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This Committee
works to define, develop, and deliver useful
services and benefits for members in the most
effective way possible. This includes providing
services such as the IMAGINews newsletter, E-News,
and the IMAGIN web site. Activities members in this
Committee pursue include the maintenance of the
IMAGIN member database, identification of changing
member needs, and improving the level and utility of
communication and information sharing between and
among members. To learn more or join, send an email
to
services_benefits@imagin.org.
Strategies:
1. Create a more effective and complete membership
database
a. Analyze the existing membership application and
database and
make and implement
recommendations for improving the
information in the system
b. Develop a field(s) to identify "member expertise" to
use for sharing
information, improving
networking, providing contacts
2. Identify and respond to changing membership and
changing
membership needs on a continuous basis
a. Utilize periodic member and conference participant
surveys to
identify member needs and
interests in programs, resources, and
professional development
opportunities
b. Build on the partnerships developed with other
entities to expand
the level of services and
resources available to members; e.g.,
shared subscriptions to
relevant journals/periodicals
3. Increase the level and the utility of
communication and information
sharing between and among members
a. Strengthen the Website as a point of contact and
information
b. Consider posting "white papers", links, sample
policies, maps, job
postings, and organizational
material such as minutes, committee
reports and so on for sharing
c. Consider developing a "chat room" or bulletin board
on the
Website, perhaps in a members
only section, to facilitate sharing
questions and answers, tips,
tricks and technical information of use
to members
d. Develop a plan for supporting and maintaining the
Website as an
effective information sharing
and resource tool
e. Consider developing an inventory of useful
information, e.g.,
sample RFP's, that might
be shared on request between members
f. Strengthen the Newsletter as a source of information
about the
organization, about members and
programs
g. Disseminate a periodic "letter/update from the
President" to keep
members apprised of
organizational information |
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