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2005 Summer Assembly

“The UCGIS will hold its Annual Assembly on 28 June - 1 July, 2005 at the Snow King Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

UCGIS Virtual Seminar 2005

Inspired by the Geographic Information Systems Certification Institute’s publication in 2004 of a Code of Ethics (http://www.gisci.org/code_of_ethics.htm), the topic of this year’s Virtual Seminar will be “Ethics for Geographic Information Systems and Science Professionals.” The Seminar will span ten weeks in the Fall of 2005, from 12 October through 21 December.

The goal of the 2005 Virtual Seminar will be to foster students’ ability to recognize and respond appropriately to ethical problems encountered in professional practice, and to understand the bases of ethical practice in philosophy and law. Francis Harvey and Will Craig have already agreed to participate as seminar leaders; other potential leaders are invited to apply. Qualified scholars who lead at least three weekly sessions will earn a $1000 honorarium (paid by Penn State).

The Penn State Master of Geographic Information Systems program, which is conducted online via the University’s World Campus, will offer the UCGIS Virtual Seminar to its registered students for 3 graduate credits as GEOG 597. Students at other UCGIS member institutions will be able to participate in the Seminar as guests. Faculty members at other institutions may elect to offer a parallel course number so that their students may earn credit for their participation.

The instructional design and development team that supports the Penn State Master of GIS program will coordinate faculty activities, host the primary e-learning infrastructure, and provide technical support. Students and faculty members will be able to access a syllabus, course calendar, assignments, and communication tools through Penn State’s Web-based course management system. Other media, including desktop Web conferencing and streaming video, may also be employed as appropriate.

Please contact me if you are interested in participating as a seminar leader or if you wish to make the seminar available to your students.

David DiBiase, Chair, Education Committee.

SPACE Workshops

“Three Spatial Perspectives on Analysis for Curriculum Enhancement" (SPACE) Workshops will be held this summer for instructors. Application deadline April 15, 2005.

Visit the SPACE webpage at http://www.csiss.org/SPACE/workshops/  for admission and scholarship information.

Member institutions, please feel free to download and distribute the flier to social science faculty at your institution.

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