T-shirt Photos from GIS Day 2004
GIS Day in Greater Sudbury
The City of Greater Sudbury held its first ever GIS Day on November 17th, 2004. The GeoSmart project, which is part of SmartSudbury, an initiative of the City of Greater Sudbury's Growth and Development Department, hosted approximately 500 grade nine students from a number of local schools.
GIS Day Volunteers
Back row from left to right: Guy Gionet, Anne Robert, Bill Tanos, Tom Endleman, Dave Grieve, Brian Laine, Krista Carre, Alison Taylor.
Front row from left to right: Michaeline Richer, Claudette McDavid, Tina McCaffrey, Lana Mckinnon, Sue Scherzinger, Chad Bouchard
Submitted by Guy Gionet, GeoSmart Project Coordinator
GIS Day in Oz
GIS Day was celebrated by Education Queensland in Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia by hosting a teacher GIS conference supported by the University of the Sunshine Coast, QSIIS (QLD Spatial Information Infrastructure Strategy), the Department of Natural Resources & Mines, GeoFlight, and, of course, ESRI-Australia.
The presenters/participants from left to right of the photo are: Dave Teufel (Dept. Natural Resources & Mines), Rob Bischof (QSIIS - Queensland Spatial Information Infrastructure Strategy), Meegan Maguire (GIS in Schools Project Officer - Education Queensland), Michael Brumby (Millchester State School), Tony Dawson (Bentley Park College), Margaret McIvor (Everton Park State High School), Peter Jenner (Pimlico State High School).
Brett Dascombe from ESRI-Australia & Dr. Neil Tindale from the University of the Sunshine Coast are standing at the back of the photo.
Submitted by Meegan Maguire, GIS in Schools Project Officer, ICT Learning Innovation Centre, Education Queensland
The Bahamas Hosts Successful Event
Bahamas National Geographic Information Systems (BNGIS) Centre hosted its 2nd annual GIS Day. Ninety people from 34 agencies, plus students from the senior high school and local college, attended the event and were educated about "Geography and GIS Technology in Action in The Bahamas."
The BNGIS Centre Staff proudly wearing GIS Day polo shirts.
Student Volunteers in Canada
McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario hosted its 6th annual GIS Day event. The School of Geography and Geology held this event in conjunction with Westdale High School, Faculty of Science and ESRI-Canada (Toronto) on December 6 in order to accommodate the maximum number of high school students in computer labs.
Student volunteers for the McMaster University event.
Two Irvine, California, Schools Experience GIS Day
GIS mom and Utility Account Manager at ESRI-Redlands, Suzanne Timani brings GIS Day to her childrens' classes at Myford Elementary and Christian Montessori.
Pictured here are 6-yr. old Zayan Takieddine (wearing his Map Hat) who is in first grade at Myford Elementary School and 4-yr. old Leah Takieddine who is in preschool at Christian Montessori.
LandAmerica Goes All Out for GIS Day
GIS professionals at LandAmerica Tax and Flood in Covina, California, are pictured in front of their GIS Day "Flags of the World" wall display and quiz.
Back row, from left to right: Meagan North, Sylvia Sanchez, Crystal Sanchez, Kristina Hale, Jeff Michelsen, Linda Schmidt, Nickole Morales, Hema Morar, Stacy DeLosh.
Front row, from left to right: Raul Pedregon, Tyler Nguyen, Dave Stephens, Nick Holguin, Will Talamaivao, Idelio Villanueva.
Canadian Youngster Gives GIS Day "Show and Tell"
For GIS Day 7-year old Megan Letham was lucky to have "show and tell" coincide with the event. Megan introduced her second grade class in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, to the idea of GIS and explained that her Dad is a geographer and writes about GIS and GIS users via his Web site at GISuser.com. Megan then passed out GIS Day pencils and buttons to her class mates, and her class computer now sports a spanky new GIS Day mouse pad to remind them about GIS.
enXco Midwest
enXco Midwest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, celebrated their second GIS Day with t-shirts and GIS Day cookies.
Left to right are Anton, Ian with cookie, Nancy, Barb, Kate and Mindi.
LandAmerica's November Celebration
The LandAmerica Tax and Flood GIS department in Covina, California, is passionate about GIS. "This unique group is composed of three GIS Analysts/Supervisors, one GIS Analyst, eleven GIS Technicians, one GIS Programmer, and one GIS manager. These people have a range of education, a range of work experience, and very diversified backgrounds. Yet, they work together so well that one might confuse them for a family. Each individual is key to the success of the group. Each person takes pride in their work and does their best. Together, as a team, they accomplish great things. I am privileged to participate with such a great group of people." -Jeff Michelsen, Vice President, GIS Manager, LandAmerica
Back row, from left to right: Nick Holguin, Ricardo Marquez, Dave Stephens, Del Villanueva, Will Talamaivao, Raul Pedregon, Tyler Nguyen, Jeff Michelsen.
Front row: Stacy DeLosh, Meagan North, Sylvia Sanchez, Hema Morar, Kristina Hale, Angela Segura.
LandAmerica Celebrates Monthly
The LandAmerica Tax and Flood GIS department celebrates GIS Day in Covina, California, every first Friday of the month. This photo was taken in March 2004.
Back row, from left to right, Meagan North, Linda Schmidt, Nickole Morales, and Dave Stephens.
Second row, from left to right, Sylvia Sanchez, Kristina Hale, Hema Morar, Crystal Sanchez, Stacy DeLosh, Ricardo Marquez, and Jeff Michelsen.
Front row, from left to right, Will Talamaivao, Luis Navarro, Matthew Chase, Nick Holguin, Raul Pedregon, Tyler Nguyen, and Jimmy Dao.