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GIS Day! 2009 - Wednesday, November 18th
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GIS Day is a grassroots event that formalizes the practice of geographic information systems (GIS) users and vendors of opening their doors to schools, businesses, and the general public to showcase real-world applications of this important technology. Internationally, the event is principally sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, the USGS, the Library of Congress, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and the Environmental Systems Research Institute.
Join industry professionals and the public to see how GIS technology affects you every day and is helping to make better business decisions, educate our children and improve the overall quality of life in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and surrounding counties.
GIS Day Events
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- National Geographic's Giant Traveling Map Exhibit!
- GIS Training
- Networking with Industry Professionals
- Map Gallery
- GIS Exhibit Hall
- Go Geocaching Uptown!
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Sponsord by: Independent Mapping Consultants and The Charlotte Chamber
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National Geographic's Giant Traveling Maps tour the country's schools, bringing hands and feet-on geography education to tens of thousands of students each year.
Designed to combat geographic illiteracy by igniting students' interest in geography, the maps and accompanying activities incorporate physical movement and games to teach students place name geography, physical geography, and cultural geography as well as map reading skills.
National Geographic is loaning its map of Asia to Mecklenburg County GIS. The map will tour Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, after-school programs and will be on display during GIS Day. For more information, please contact 704-336-4442
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Special Event Times & Locations
Go Geocaching Uptown! - meet in the BB&T Room
GIS Day Grant - K12 Student Presentations - McGlohon Theater
- 8am - 12noon
- Schools Presenting: Vance High School, UNCC Summer Scholars, Cochrane Middle School, Porter Ridge High School
GIS Day New Technology Series! - Duke Energy Theater
Continuing Education for Surveyors - McGlohon Theater
GIS Day Complete Events Schedule Available Here
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GIS Day Grant Program - 9 Teachers Awarded GIS Grants
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The GIS Day grant program makes GIS software, training and GIS workbooks available to teachers who want to integrate GIS in their classroom.
For more Information call: 704-336-4442
Test Your Geographic Knowledge
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Leadership Gifts:
Major Gifts:  
Parking
- Spirit Square Parking Lot, 345 N. College St. $5
- 7th St. Station Parking Deck. 90min free; $2 after that with purchase from Reid's Grocery
- ImaginOn Parking Garage. 90min free; after that $2 first half hr & $1 for every additional half hr
- Ride the GoldRush Trolley
- Ride Lynx to Reid's Grocery and walk 1 block
Map of Area Parking and Rates
Bus Parking
Buses are instructed to let students off in front of Spirit Square at either the Tryon St. entrance or College St. entrance.
- McGill Rose Garden (McGill Garden Way & Alexander St.)
- Small buses may park on the flat lots surrounding ImaginOn. $5 fee
- CMS buses may park in the CMS bus depot or return to campus if it isn't too far from Uptown.
Questions please call 704-336-4442
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