How Sweet It Is!
GIS Day "Takes the Cake"
Many organizations have sweetened their GIS Day events by serving a GIS Day cake (or cookies) that was almost too pretty to eat.
Did you take a picture of your GIS Day cake? Send it to gisday-success@esri.com, and we'll post it here for others to see and get ideas from!
2011 Photos
King Saud University's Center for University Studies for Girls celebrated GIS Day in a big way, culminating in these creatively decorated cupcakes. Read more about their event. Submitted by Wafaa Saleh Abukleel, Teaching Assistant.
Informi GIS celebrated their event with this cake. Read more about their event. Submitted by Sofie Hermansen.
Latrobe City Council in Morwell, Australia, celebrated GIS Day with a morning tea and this cake. Submitted by Joelene Thompson, GIS Support Officer.
Matanuska Susitna Borough in Palmer, Alaska topped their event with this cake with a 0.5-foot-per-pixel orthophoto. Read more about their event. Submitted by Jim DePasquale.
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) in Kempton Park, South Africa celebrated GIS and World Town Planning Day on November 24th with this cake, neatly branded with their city logo to mark the event. Read more about their event. Submitted by Greg Sitei, Executive GIS Manager.
This cake was made for the GIS Day event in Anchorage, Alaska sponsored by the Alaska Arc User Group and National Park Service. The event provided an overview of GIS to several elementary school groups from the Anchorage area. Submitted by Tricia Saulnier Littlejohn.
Kansas Gas Service Mapping in Topeka, Kansas, enjoyed this cake at their GIS Day event. The cake displays in frosting the city limits, landbase, and digital photography of their Service Area directly from their GIS system. Submitted by Jaclin Haynes, Supervisor, GIS Central Mapping.
The National Capital Commission (NCC) in Ottawa, Canada celebrated GIS Day 2011 with an open house event. All features shown on their cake were edible, including the half-globe and the rocks! Submitted by Mark Gallant, Geomatics Services.
The Turkish Chamber of Surveying and Cadastre Engineers, Trabzon Branch, in collabration with GISLab, Department of Surveying Engineering of Karadeniz Technical University in Trabzon, Turkey celebrated their GIS Day activities with this cake in Artvin province of Turkey. Submitted by Ebru Colak.
This cake is from Charleston Water System's second GIS Day event in Charleston, South Carolina. Sue Young, the administrative support for GIS, made the cake. The red dot represents CWS's location. Submitted by Connie Banegas, GISP.
Wade Turner of Urban Systems Ltd. in Kamloops, Canada, finished icing this GIS Day cake at 2:30 in the morning before GIS Day. The cake is thematically mapped to show the current leaders for the Movember Prostate Cancer fundraiser. Canada was in the lead with $16,330,880 raised as of November 10th. Wade also custom made the base to support the cake and a rotisserie motor to spin the cake. The cake was about one foot in diameter, weighed about 10-15 lbs., and served just over 40 people. Submitted by Wade Turner, Senior Engineering Tech./GIS Coordinator.
Haywood County Land Records/GIS in Waynesville, North Carolina celebrated with this cake. Submitted by Stephanie Parkins, Land Records/GIS Director.
These awesome cake pops (truffles) were made by Emily Blaylock, the daughter of one of the GIS Staff at CEC (Central Electric Cooperative, Inc.) in Redmond, Oregon, for their GIS Day celebration. Some even look like globes. Read more about their event. Submitted by Tiffany A. Turo, GIS Analyst.
Russian Geological Research Institute, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, celebrated with these three cakes. Submitted by Tatiana Kuznetsova.
Intetics-GEO, Kharkov, Ukraine, celebrated GIS Day on the 16th of November with about 40 guest-students and teachers from higher education institutes and 100 staff-members by open office with thematic presentations and holyday treatment. Ievgeniia Luchnykova, GIS project leader, presents the cake. Submitted by Victoria Alexandrova, Delivery Director.
These two cakes were made by two Esri Desktop Support Services employees and enjoyed by their co-workers in Redlands, California. Submitted by Juliana Wilhoit and Dana Kern, Esri.
The County of Grande Prairie, in Alberta, Canada, celebrated the launch of their new web map with "Enterprise" cupcakes (see closeup) created by one of their staff members with the GIS Day logo in mind. Submitted by Sophie Mercier, Information Systems Coordinator.
The West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC) in Pensacola, Florida celebrated GIS Day with an online GIS "scavenger hunt" and these cookies baked by Jessica Paul, GIS Coordinator. Submitted by Jessica Paul.
This cake was made to celebrate GIS Day at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada (near Niagara Falls). Submitted by Sharon Janzen, BSc.Hon., Map Library Associate, Geospatial Data Coordinator.
This year, the University of Kentucky Facilities Management made a GIS Day cake in loving memory of the "dongle", the hardware key used to run Esri software which has recently been eliminated by the release of v10 ArcGIS Desktop software. This cake was part of a regional GIS Day event held on the UK campus. Read more about their event. Submitted by Michelle Ellington, GIS Coordinator.
Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, had this beautiful cake made at a local bakery for their GIS Day celebration. In addition to cake, participants enjoyed lightning talks by faculty and staff and posters by students. You can see the full line up on their website. Submitted by Carolin Ferwerda, Instructional Technologist - GIS & Statistics.
SMEC Australia (Melbourne) held an internal Lunch-and-Learn seminar with a "Name the Location Imagery" competition for attendees as well as an email "Name That Country" competition to everyone in the region. This chocolate covered cake (see closeup) was enjoyed by all. Submitted by Alex Webster, Geomatic Engineer.
ESEPF in Oporto, Portugal, completed their presentations to students and teachers with this lovely cake. Read more about their event. Submitted by Vitor Ribeiro, PhD, Geography and Regional Planning.
The staff of the Lands and Surveys Division of the Commonwealth of Dominica celebrated GIS Day with this cake (see closeup) after their GIS presentations on November 16th, 2011. Submitted by Kendell Barrie, Cartography and Geo-visualization Specialist.
CSA Global staff in Perth, Australia, celebrated GIS Day with a morning tea where about 60 staff were lucky enough to view a short presentation on GIS. This chocolate-lover's delight cake (see closeup) was also very popular. Submitted by Danielle Taylor, GIS Database Administrator.
These mini GIS Day cakes were enjoyed at the Ajman Municipality GIS Centre event in the United Arab Emirates. Submitted by Aisha Saleh AlTunaiji, Head of GIS data section, GIS Center.
Stantec in Columbus, Ohio, had this cake for their event. Read more about their event. Submitted by Darlene Magold Scott.
Cook County, Illinois, celebrated GIS Day with this festive cake. Submitted by Alan Hobscheid.
Waitukubuli National Trail Project (WNTP) in Roseau, Dominica celebrated GIS Day with this lovely cake. Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its unspoiled natural beauty. Submitted by Tamika Lafond, Administrative Assistant.
Miranda Hett celebrated GIS Day at the King County Sheriff's Office Communications Center in Renton, Washington, by making globe cookies for her coworkers. Submitted by Miranda Hett, GIS Specialist.
The University of Virginia Library Scholars' Lab celebrated GIS Day with 25 lightning-fast talks on geospatial topics. Over 70 people attended and all enjoyed a Virginia-shaped GIS Day cake with flags marking unusual Virginia place names. Submitted by Kelly Johnston. MS, GISP.
CDM - Gulfport, Mississippi office celebrated GIS Day with cupcakes.
Submitted by Jamie Hughes, GIS Specialist.
Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas), Brazil, celebrated GIS Day 2011 with various activities and this cake. Pictured are Professor Abimael of Geography (left) and Professor Pilar of Environmental Engineering. See more pictures. Submitted by Vanessa S. Pugliero.
The County of Frontenac (Ontario, Canada) celebrated GIS Day 2011 with this cake in the shape of the County. This helped raise awareness about the benefits of GIS. Submitted by Kevin Farrell, GIS Specialist.
Snohomish County, Washington, celebrated with two GIS Day cakes. Submitted by Carrol B. Lane, Principal GIS Analyst.
Allnorth Consultants Ltd. in Prince George, BC, Canada, celebrated GIS Day with this cake (see closeup). Pictured left to right are Tina Kwitkoski, Adam Inglis, and Troy Samkow. Submitted by Tina Kwitkoski, GIS Specialist.
This impressive globe-shaped cake was enjoyed at the GIS Day event at Centre de geomatique du Quebec (CGO) in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada. The letters around the base of the cake are "Journee de la geomatique" (French for GIS Day). Submitted by Karine Jean, B.Sc. Karine's cousin made the cake.
This cake for Cedar Hill, Texas, Public Works Department was designed by GIS Coordinator Paul Rodden, GISP, and crafted by a local Super Target bakery with photo icing capabilities. Submitted by Rasheed Khaleel, GIS Technician.
Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan, celebrated GIS Day with this cake. Submitted by Robin Keller.
Minsk, BelNICzem, in Belarus celebrated GIS Day with this cake. Submitted by Ekaterina Harlamova.
Mission Support Alliance (MSA) in Richland, Washington, celebrated GIS Day with this festive sheet cake. Submitted by Michael Neer.
The University of West Florida held its first ever GIS Day (a day early) on Tuesday, November 15th. The event served as an open house by the GeoData Center Staff and included refreshments, demos, and map gallery. "The turnout was awesome, and we can't wait for next year! The highlight of the open house was a large selection of cupcakes (see close-up) created by UWF's Online GIS - Amber Bloechle and Leah Lewis. These girls have changed their name to GISParty Planners! Logo design was done courtesy of Ginny Boothe Designs." Nathan McKinney, Director of the GeoData Center, is pictured at the right. Submitted by K. Leah Lewis, M.S., GIS Analyst/Instructor.
This lovely carrot cake was made by the colleagues of HB Lanarc in Vancouver, BC, Canada, for their GIS Day. Submitted by Megan Latimer, GIS Technician.
The University of Texas at Austin, Location Information (loc.i) group celebrated their first GIS Day. Pictured left to right: (lower) Sue Stewart, Christine Roquet, Charlotte Welch, Chris Rivera, Bryan Sloane; (upper) Cameron Seago, Craig Palmer, Bobby Rigney, David Brown. Missing Dan Wisdom. Cake (see close-up) created by the fabulous Cake Doctor, Lise Bonin. Submitted by Christine Roquet & Sue Stewart
David Suzuki Foundation (DSF), Vancouver, Canada, had its first GIS Day where people were surprised to learn that Lisa Rockwell didn't invent the day as an excuse to eat cake. She gave a Lunch-and-Learn Talk about geography, geo-literacy, and GIS with a chocolate mousse vegan cake. Submitted by Lisa Rockwell, Science Officer.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill created a multi-layer points, lines, and polygon cake. The cake was decorated with planning level data for our new frontier, Carolina North. Participants were invited to add more data to their piece of cake, making it a truly interactive map. Pictured are Katherine O'Brien, Paula Gee Davis, and Lisa Huggins. Submitted by Lisa Huggins, Energy Services GIS Coordinator.
City of Thornton, Colorado is celebrating GIS Day with a map display and pot luck. Cake for dessert. Submitted by Liz Kienle, GIS Analyst.
NSCC Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada celebrated their GIS Day activities with this large sheet cake – check out the projection. There was cake for the whole student body and 19 prospective students! Photo by Paul Illsley, Geomatics Technician, submitted by David MacLean, GIS/RS Faculty
Pinellas County Government GIS, Florida celebrated national GIS Day with a cake made by Denise Welch (far left). Also in the photo are Lawrence Hicks, Alan Shellhorn, and David Walker. Submitted by Alan Shellhorn, Pinellas County Planning.
The GIS Team, Stockton on Tees Borough Council, Stockton on Tees, England, decorated either cookies or a large brownie for GIS Day 2011. Submitted by Lesley Hope, GIS Support Officer.
Rescan Environmental Services Ltd in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, celebrated GIS Day with two cakes: A north arrow by GIS Specialist, Monika Belko, and a heart-shaped globe by Pieter Van Leuzen, GIS Manager. Submitted by Stephen Jollymore, GIS Specialist.
GIS section of Geoscience department in Atyrau, Republic of Kazakhstan, celebrated GIS Day with a baked commitment to say congratulations to all involved in small GIS business of North Caspian Project. Submitted by Mansur Russayev, Senior GIS Database Analyst.
KATCO company in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, celebrated GIS Day with this cake. Submitted by Aidos Malybayev.
Data East in Novosibirsk, Russia, celebrated with this cake. Submitted by Daria Zhuravleva, Development Manager.
Practical Ecology in Preston, Victoria, Australia, celebrated with this cake. Colored coconut was used for the topping. Submitted by Colin Broughton, GIS Officer.