K-12 GIS Education

URISA is pleased to introduce a new educational track, K-12 GIS Education, during URISA's 45th Annual Conference, August 20-23, 2007 in Washington, DC. Sessions in this program track will be presented on Thursday, August 23.

The sessions will begin by introducing K-12 programs that have been developed to engage students in discovering GIS and will showcase how GIS is being applied in their studies. Additional sessions will demonstrate how the applications are being conducted in the classroom and through after-school programs, focusing on the practical steps to introduce GIS technology into the curriculum. In addition to this full-day track, a session will be offered to engage GIS practitioners and demonstrate how they might volunteer their services to promote the use of GIS in local school programs.

Individuals interested in attending the K-12 GIS Education Track on August 23 may take advantage of a special $50 registration fee. (All full conference registrants are welcome to attend the track as part of their full registration package.)

URISA 2007, themed "Sharing Technological Inspiration: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow", is scheduled for August 20-23, 2007 at the Hilton Washington in Washington, DC.

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