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| IMAGIN E-News - February, 2006 | ||
| Welcome! | ||
| Welcome to the first issue of IMAGIN's E-News! | ||
| This is a free electronic newsletter available to anyone interested in GIS in Michigan. The E-News will be published approximately once a month. | ||
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| The E-News web page is at: http://www.imagin.org/resources/enews.html | ||
| Current News | ||
| 2006 IMAGIN Annual Conference programs have been mailed. If you haven't already, now is the time to make your plans to attend to learn about what's new in GIS in Michigan. New this year is one free workshop registration with conference registration. Visit the IMAGIN Annual Conference web page for the latest information. | ||
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IMAGIN Leadership Opportunity!!
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Nominations will be accepted until February 28th. If you are interested or would like to nominate someone, please contact Bill Rowe, Chair of the Nominating/Governance Committee at (906)-475-5595 or by email at BRowe@mqtcty.org | ||
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IMAGIN AWARDS The Call is out! Don’t miss this professional opportunity to submit your entries and nominations for IMAGIN Awards Every year, several individuals are recognized for their contributions to the field of GIS at the IMAGIN conference. Nominations are requested for the following awards to be presented at the 2006 Conference:
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State of
Michigan Imagery Grant Partnership Opportunity The purpose of the Grant Partnership is to enable the State of Michigan (SOM) to purchase rights to Orthoimages. The SOM will use the original products INTERNALLY among all SOM State Agencies and their contractors for the duration of a project. SOM needs imagery that is leaf-off and at least 2-foot pixel or better. It can be either black and white or natural color. Phase 1 Grant Period: 2005-2009 (Application Deadline 07/1/2008). Contact: Rob Surber, Deputy Director (517) 373-7910 | ||
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Michigan Geographic Framework (MGF) Version 5a, Now Available Michigan Geographic Framework Version 5a shapefiles are now available for download from the Michigan Geographic Data Library. | ||
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Training Discounts For IMAGIN Members! IMAGIN has teamed up with Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services at Michigan State University to offer IMAGIN members a 10% discount on all RS&GIS sponsored workshops. This offer is in effect until September 30, 2006. As an IMAGIN member, you could save $5 - $75 per workshop, depending on the duration/format of the course. | ||
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Take advantage of this great member benefit when you register for
training by letting RS&GIS know that you are an IMAGIN member.
Upcoming training at RS& GIS is available on their website at:
http://www.rsgis.msu.edu/training.htm | ||
| If you are a vendor who offers training and are interested in participating in this program please contact IMAGIN. | ||
| Upcoming Events | ||
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| Web Mapping Site of the Month | ||
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City of Portage - The City of Portage contracted with Plansight, LLC. to develop a Web Mapping application using CivXplorer Online! and ArcIMS. The site contains a wealth of parcel information as well as imagery and other local and national datasets. | ||
| Volunteer Opportunities | ||
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IMAGIN is a member driven organization. We rely on the hard work and
dedication of our membership to make the organization run. Several of our
committees need your help! We have opportunities available on the following
Committees:
MEMBERSHIP:
Goal: To increase the IMAGIN membership base through systematic
recruiting and retention efforts.
SERVICES AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE:
Goal: To define, develop and deliver
appropriate services and benefits for members in the most effective way
possible.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:
Goal: To support the highest quality annual
conference for members and other participants and attract a diverse cross
section of public/private/non-profit organizations and individual members.
PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTEE:
Goal: To establish partnership relationships with
other appropriate entities and thereby strengthen the organization, increase its
visibility, and improve benefits for members.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION COMMITTEE:
Goal: To identify, recognize and
celebrate successful individuals and programs in information systems.
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| Spotlight on Supporting Organizations | ||
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| Each month, this section will highlight one of our supporting organizations. If your organization would like to be in the spotlight, please contact IMAGIN headquarters about becoming a supporting organization. | ||
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Editor - Tara Maguire, GIS Coordinator, City of Birmingham | ||
| © 2006 IMAGIN. All rights reserved. |
