University Consortium for
Geographic Information Science
www.ucgis.org
In this issue

Officers
Winter 2004
Issue 1 Vol 6
From the President's Desk
2003 Summer Assembly

An exciting summer assembly

Research Briefs

The Straw Report: Model Curricula

UCGIS hosted two workshops

Homeland Security Workshop held in Amicalola Falls, Georgia, November 6-7, 2003

Geospatial Visualization and Knowledge Discovery Workshop held in Landsdowne, Virginia, November 17-20, 2003
Upcoming Events

UCGIS 2004 Winter Meeting Focuses on Homeland Security

2004 Summer Assembly in conjunction with GIScience2004, College Park, Maryland, October 20-24, 2004
UCGIS web site adds new features

 
UCGIS Web Site Adds New Features
Ling Bian
Communications Committee

The UCGIS web site presents a new design with a cool color background and the US digital elevation model as the centerpiece. The new design is backed by an online database. It allows easy navigation, online registration/payment, and members/delegates updates.

A revised digital UCGIS brochure was also available online http://www.ucgis.org/aboutucgis/ucgisbroc2003.pdf. The brochure presents UCGIS to the public - its missions and goals, research and education priorities, and membership criteria. The brochure is printing friendly and helps members to distribute it at various meetings and occasions.

The web site also added several new features. The Events feature informs members and the general public of the recent and upcoming UCGIS events and other GIS conferences. The News feature includes UCGIS Newsletter, press releases, and other important news of interest to the governments, industry, and the general public. Lastly, the Job feature allows both members and non-members to post GIS jobs at their institutions.

The Communications Committee and the UCGIS central office hope that these changes and additions better serve the members and reach out to the public.