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GIS Day Events Around the World
The new GIS Day Interactive Map gives you a glimpse into the many GIS Day events taking place around the world. Put your event on the map by entering your latitude and longitude during the event registration process.
GIS Day Online Communities
GIS Day Facebook Page 
Join a community of GIS Day participants by becoming a fan of the GIS Day Facebook page. Ask a question or get ideas from other event hosts.
Follow GIS Day on Twitter 
We are now using Twitter as an additional way of providing the latest GIS Day updates. Follow GIS Day on Twitter to learn about new materials, event ideas, interesting facts, and other news.
Online Resources for Your Event
New ArcLessons - Water Use Analysis with GIS
In this lesson, created for university students, participants will learn how to access and format data from the U.S. Census Bureau's USA County database within a GIS environment. Participants will also learn how to analyze this data using GIS and spatial statistics techniques. See all new ArcLessons.
National Geographic Bee
Consider incorporating questions from the 9th National Geographic World Championship held July 11-16, in Mexico City, into your GIS Day event. Create a few GIS-related ones to test your audience's knowledge.
Kick Off a GeoMentorship with a GIS Day Event
The newly established GeoMentor program, which was jointly announced by ESRI and the National Geographic Society in July, encourages people who use GIS to volunteer with educators and students.
A GeoMentor "adopts" a school, class, or club and supports the educator in working with youth. Using paper or digital tools, the GeoMentor helps the educator and youth develop skills in geographic thinking. One way to kick off a GeoMentor relationship is by hosting a GIS Day event. Use GIS Day as a starting point for your GeoMentor activities. Learn more about the GeoMentor program.
GIS Day Participants Honored with Special Achievement in GIS Awards
GIS Day participants Anadarko Petroleum and Washington State Department of Transportation received Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Awards at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, California. The organizations received this honor for their vision, leadership, and innovative uses of ESRI's GIS technology. Read more about their work, and see a complete list of winners.
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