Education Committee Update NYSGISA Meeting

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Education Committee UpdateNYSGISA Meeting

• May 20th, 2008
• Briefing for Membership Meeting
• Robert N. Brower, CEO

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Education Committee Overview

• The members of the NYSGISA Education committee
  are
• Robert Brower, CEO IAGT
• Ms. Lorre Smith, University at Albany, SUNY
• Invited
• SUNY Cortland
• SUNY Morrisville
• SUNY Oswego
• Mohawk Valley Community College
• To Be Invited
• NYS CSCIC
• SUNY Buffalo
• Erie Community College
• SUNY Binghamton

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Education Committee Overview

• The mission of the NYSGISA Education committee is
  to promote and provide opportunities that foster
  and otherwise accelerate the understanding and
  use of geospatial information technologies (GIT).
• The goal of the committee in 2007-8 is create an
  organizational capacity within NYSGISA that can
  introduce emerging geospatial information
  technologies and current best practices in
  various academic, research and application
  domains.

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Education Committee Overview

• The objectives of the committee in 2007-8 are
• 1.) Establish a temporary task force to define
  and assess the potential for SUNY to become the
  geospatial education and training center of the
  nation, with the community colleges serving as
  the gateway to 4,5 and 6 year campuses.
• Cause the initial meeting of this Task Force and
  generate a white paper detailing a strategic plan
  if such potential exists or summarizing the list
  of opportunities and obstacles that on balance
  have led to the conclusion that such potential
  does not exist.   

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Task Force Committee Overview

• The members of the NYSGISA SUNY Task Force are
  currently
• Robert Brower, CEO IAGT
• Dennis Golladay, Vice Chancellor for Community
  Colleges
• Daniel Larson, President Cayuga Community
  College
• Lee Herrington, Prof. Emeritus, SUNY ESF

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Education Committee Overview

• 2.) Support the continuance of the Galileo Awards
  and assess the potential for additional
  collaborative activities with the NYSGIS Program,
  Education Work Group.
• Report to the NYSGISA BOD such materials and
  information as is needed to define a course of
  action for the Board to consider, in view of such
  an assessment.

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Education Committee Overview

• 3.) Define additional activities intended to
  cause an increase in understanding of geospatial
  information technology and their applications
• and prepare an annual work program detailing
  specific activities and intended measurable
  outcomes resulting from such a work program.
• Suggest those actions for BOD considerations that
  are required to insure the continual preparation
  and implementation of such an annual work
  program.    

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Education Committee Overview

• 3.) Define additional activities intended to
  cause an increase in understanding of geospatial
  information technology and their applications
• and prepare an annual work program detailing
  specific activities and intended measurable
  outcomes resulting from such a work program.
• Suggest those actions for BOD considerations that
  are required to insure the continual preparation
  and implementation of such an annual work
  program. 
• Joint Meeting with ASPRS/Orthoimagery Program
  Update
• GEO PDF Presentation   
• NYSGISA Sponsors 5 Scholarships to Twist 2008
  (300_at_)

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Education Committee Overviewhttp//www.iagt.org/t
wist/   

• TwiST Workshop
• July 7-11, 2008Auburn, New York
• Incorporating GIS, GPS and Satellite Data in
  Classrooms
• Application deadline for scholarships has been
  extended to Friday May 30.
• TwiST is sponsored by the Institute for the
  Application of Geospatial Technology, the
  Mid-Hudson Service Learning Institute for
  Watershed and Environmental Studies, Cayuga
  Community College, SUNY College of Environmental
  Science and Forestry, and the New York State
  Education Department.