GRCC Three Day GIS Awareness Event
Schedule Planning

November 18 - 20, 2009 

·      The GRCC GIS Alliance is pleased to celebrate with the ‘global village’ the eleventh anniversary of GIS Day on Wednesday the 18^th of November.

·      Recognizing the significance of GIS as an emerging technology of the 21^st century, GRCC GIS department will dedicate four days to further GIS awareness. 

·      GIS Activities will take place on the GRCC campus in GIS Lab Technology Center (TC 112) beginning Tuesday, November 18^th and ending Friday, November 20^th.

GIS Awareness Event Agenda
        Wednesday Nov 18th          Green River Community College                              
        9:00 AM to 10:30 AM             Hands-on Exercises for Faculties and Employees
        10:45 AM to 12:30 PM           Open lab to Public
        12:30 PM to 1:00 PM             Potluck Lunch                                                                                                                    
        1:00 PM to 2:30 PM               Hands-on Exercises for Students & Staff               
        2:45 PM to 4:15 PM               Flood map and open lab and Q & A

        Thursday  Nov 19th             Puget Sound Skills Center (18010 8th Ave. South Burien, WA 98148)
        8:00 AM to 12 PM                GIS in Education
        12:00 PM to 3 PM                Hands-on Exercises open to everyone

       Friday Nov 20th 
       8:00 AM to 11:00 AM          Muckleshoot Tribal High School
                                                     (39015 172nd Ave SE, Auburn, WA 98092)
                                                     GIS in Education
       1:00 PM to 3:00 PM            Auburn Mountainview High School
                                                     (28900 124th Ave SE, Auburn, WA 98092)
                                                     GIS in Education

      6:00 PM to 9:00 PM             Neuwaukum Grange 622 (38402 180th Ave SE, Auburn, WA 98092)
                                                                      Community Event
      6:30-7:00 PM                         Introduction and Refreshments
      7:00-8:00 PM                         Parents and Children’s Program: “GIS and Education”
      8:00-9:00 PM                         Public Program: “GRCC’s Flood Map Data”
                                                     Grange Program: “Farmers and GIS”
                                                     Questions and Answers

·      You may reserve a spot by sending your event choice(s) and number of required seats to Ms. Jessica Taylor at jtaylor29@mail.greenriver.edu .  This is especially important for high school teachers who would like to bring their students to the event.

·      For more information about other events around the world Visit the GIS Day 2009 website (http://www.gisday.com/index.html) and click on the Events tab and then follow the “Find an Event Near You” link to get an insight on GIS activities worldwide.