GIS Analyst position with Buncombe County posted

There is a new posting for a GIS Analyst position (technically named "Computer Programmer Analyst II" in the Planning Dept), at Buncombe County. You can see it by going to http://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/Administration/personnel_employment_openings.asp

The position closes 12/12/07. Please pass the word along.

Janet Lowe
GIS Coordinator
Buncombe County

Madison County 4H GIS Day Event Rescheduled

The Madison County 4H GIS Day event that was to be held this Saturday, December 1st, is going to be rescheduled. A new date has not been confirmed, but will most likely be sometime in January. Please check back for updates. If you have any questions, please contact Bert Hatchell: bhatchell@madisoncountync.org.

MRGAC December Meeting Details

Please plan to attend the 4th 2007 quarterly MRGAC Meeting, December 14th, 2007, at the CGIA offices in the DENR building in Swannanoa. Click here for an agenda:

http://groups.google.com/group/mrgac/web/meeting-agendas

Please note that we are allocating about 20 minutes to an open discussion and networking period – as requested by everyone at our last meeting. Part of that time will be for you to submit questions or thoughts to the group and hopefully generate a dialogue. Part of the time will be on break when you can network directly with other MRGAC members. Please bring your questions and ideas that you want to share so that we can make this time productive and useful.

Lunch Plans:

At 12:00, we will adjourn and drive to the historic Monte Vista Hotel in Black Mountain. It is about a 7-10 minute drive east on Hwy 70 from our office. We ate there the last time CGIA hosted MRGAC. They offer a full buffet with lots of choices. The meal includes dessert and a drink (tea, probably coffee; not sure about soft drinks.) Unfortunately, since the date falls within their “holiday season”, the cost of the buffet is $10.99 plus tax. This is $3 more than they charge the rest of the year. I realize that this may be a bit rich for some folks but presumably the fare will measure up to the increased cost. Hopefully you can look at it as a holiday treat. If not, you are on your own in beautiful downtown Swannanoa.

Please notify Tom Tribble (tom.tribble@ncmail.net) if you plan to have lunch at the Monte Vista. He needs to give them a count!

Directions: http://groups.google.com/group/mrgac/web/event-documents



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Collect GISP Points at GIS Day Events and MRGAC Meetings

GISP certification points can be collected through participation with a GIS Day event. They can also be collected for participation with MRGAC quarterly meetings. Below is the breakdown of available points:

• Conference / Event Attendance - 0.1 EDU-3
• Event Participation / Moderation (Presentation) - 1 CON X
• Event Organizer - 2 CON W

You can collect points for all three categories, for instance, if you organize, present at, and attend the event, you could collect 3 CON points and 0.1 EDU-3 points. The more you participate, the more you earn.

As for documentation, point claims of 2 points or less do not require documentation until December 31st, 2008. At that time, a letter from the event organization would be sufficient. We have talked about some official letter head for MRGAC, perhaps we can discuss all of this at the December meeting. For more information, please visit:

http://www.gisci.org/application_materials.aspx.

Update on GIS Day 2007 Events in WNC

GIS Day 2007 is less then two weeks away, with some events starting next Friday, Nov. 9th. Here is the latest information on 8 events in WNC that I am aware of:

Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College (an event with many local GIS collaborators) - Nov. 9th:

http://groups.google.com/group/mrgac/web/event-documents

http://gis.esri.com/gisday/detail.cfm?id=9093

Cherokee County - Nov. 14th:

http://groups.google.com/group/mrgac/web/event-documents

http://gis.esri.com/gisday/detail.cfm?id=9317

Haywood County - Nov. 14th:

http://gis.esri.com/gisday/detail.cfm?id=9319

Madison County 4H - Dec. 1st:

NC Cooperative Extension Center - Marshall
10:00am - 1:00pm

Polk County - Nov. 14th:

http://gis.esri.com/gisday/detail.cfm?id=8929

UNC-Asheville / NEMAC - Nov. 16th

http://orgs.unca.edu/nemac/opportunities/chocolatefriday/schedule.html#GISday

http://gis.esri.com/gisday/detail.cfm?id=8937

Warren Wilson College - Nov. 14th:

http://groups.google.com/group/mrgac/web/event-documents

Western Carolina University - Nov. 14th

http://groups.google.com/group/mrgac/web/event-documents

http://gis.esri.com/gisday/detail.cfm?id=8932

If there are others that you know of, or if some of this information is incorrect, please let me know: gdobson@unca.edu. It is exciting to see such enthusiasm for GIS in our region. If you have the time, please support these events. For more information, visit http://www.gisday.com/.

MRGAC December Meeting, Save the Date!

The fourth 2007 quarterly MRGAC meeting will be held on Friday, December 14th, from 10:00am - 12:00pm hosted by Tom Tribble and the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NC CGIA) at the DENR Building in Swannanoa. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend if possible. We have actually not met as a group since April.

If you have program ideas, please contact Tom Tribble at tom.tribble@ncmail.net or 828-296-4600. A meeting agenda, lunch details, and directions will be posted later and sent through the MRGAC Google group e-mail. Stay tuned!