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GIS Day 2013

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Author Angela Alexander

GIS Day is an opportunity to share the importance of geographic information systems and geography with your colleagues and students. Host an event at your school or campus and spread the word about GIS.

GIS Day is an opportunity to share with your students and colleagues the importance of geographic information systems in our world. GIS is a tool that can be used in the classroom and beyond to explore important issues, make informed decisions and analyze connections between phenomena.

This year, GIS Day will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Celebrate this special day with your school by hosting an event. Use one of these educational resources at your GIS Day event:

Register your event to be added to this GIS Day event map.

Figure 1.1: GIS Day Events Around the World

About the Author

Angela Alexander is a K-12 Education Specialist in the Esri Canada Education and Research group. She has over 15 years of experience working with educators across Canada. Angela focuses on producing geographic information system (GIS) and curriculum-specific resources, and conducting and creating custom workshops for educators. She manages the GIS Ambassador Program and is the Technical Chair for the annual Skills Ontario GIS competition. Angela also writes monthly posts for the Esri Canada Education and Research blog, highlighting K-12 educators and partners, new ArcGIS resources and GIS-related events.

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