GIS-Pro 2024, URISA’s 62nd Annual Conference, is taking place in the vibrant city of Portland, Maine. This year's conference promises an engaging experience for GIS professionals, packed with innovative sessions, workshops, and networking events. Whether you're a seasoned GIS expert or a young professional just starting, GIS-Pro 2024 offers a wealth of opportunities to expand your knowledge and connect with leaders in the industry.
Attendees will have access to a variety of sessions tailored to specific interests, including cybersecurity, emergency preparedness, and urban extreme heat mapping. The conference also features hands-on workshops and discussions on open-source GIS software, ethics in GIS, and program management strategies. With so much to explore, participants can create a custom schedule to ensure they engage with the most relevant content, making the most of their time in Portland.
GIS-Pro 2024 is more than just a conference; it’s a hub for networking and collaboration among GIS professionals. From the Young Professionals Networking Event to the Esri User Group Meeting, there are numerous occasions to connect, engage, and grow with peers and industry leaders. The conference also hosts speed networking sessions and evening gatherings, providing a relaxed environment to forge new relationships and strengthen existing ones.
One of the standout events is the GIS-Pro Night Out, a unique opportunity to enjoy Portland's vibrant East End while mingling with fellow attendees. These networking opportunities are invaluable for building professional connections and gaining insights into the latest industry trends and technologies.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a crucial role across a multitude of professional fields, from urban planning to environmental management and emergency services. At GIS-Pro 2024, attendees will explore the transformative power of GIS in addressing complex challenges such as climate change, public health, and community resilience.
The conference highlights the importance of GIS in enhancing decision-making processes, optimizing resource management, and fostering sustainable development. Participants will gain insights into how GIS technology is being leveraged to drive innovation and create positive impacts in their respective fields. Through interactive sessions and expert-led discussions, GIS-Pro 2024 aims to inspire professionals to harness the full potential of GIS.
NLT will be sponsoring the GISPro Conference Young Professionals (YP) event to encourage the continued growth of the GIS profession and we are thrilled to announce that NLT team members Steve Lee, Brooke Hatcher, and Tim Kuhn will be in attendance at the conference. Each brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of GIS, contributing to the conference's rich tapestry of expertise. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with these experts, gaining valuable perspectives and advice. Don't miss the chance to meet Steve, Brooke, and Tim, and learn how their work at NLT is advancing the field of GIS.
Learn more about the event at: https://gispro2024.sched.com/
New Light Technologies, Inc. (NLT) is a leading provider of integrated information technology, technical, scientific, consulting, and research services based in Washington, DC. NLT provides a broad range of integrated cloud, agile software development, cybersecurity, data science, geospatial, and workforce services and ready-to-use solutions for customers and offers distinctive capabilities in developing secure cloud-native AI/ML data analytics and decision support tools. The firm also provides unique expertise in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise solutions that enable the collection, integration, modeling and analysis, privacy protection, quality control, visualization, and public release of large-scale datasets and web-based data dissemination platforms. Contact us for more information and set up a conversation with our team members about this and other related work we do in climate-related projects at the local, national, and global levels.