Fun with GIS 340: 2024 Education Summit
The Education Summit @ Esri UC 2024 (or "EdUC") will take place in San Diego, California, Saturday July 13 - Tuesday July 16. It is open to educators at all levels, formal or informal, from grade school to grad school, "K-grey." Saturday and Sunday is education focused, at the Marriott. On Monday and Tuesday we join the full community of GIS users at the San Diego Convention Center for the first two days of the big User Conference.
And the cost?
- Higher ed license users may have registrations attached to the license, so connect with your license admin, and clarify your days of attendance.
- ArcGIS School Bundle users (adults only) can attend Sat-Tue for $0 registration, a phenomenal opportunity!
- Pro tip #1: Share a room, and reserve lodging and transportation as soon as possible, as competition is strong.
EdUC is arguably the best four-day event educators can attend to upgrade their capacity to use GIS in instruction. There are hundreds of GIS-using educators, including many from beyond USA, and there may be 20,000 other GIS users, spanning every industry you can think of. Past attendees have commented that this is the happiest, most sharing-focused large group they have ever been a part of. At almost any moment, you can spin around, spot someone you don't know, say hello, and in three minutes learn something new and useful.
For educators, the four days can be as exhausting as the first four days of the school year, but filled with the uncommon joy of meeting old friends and new peers, making new allies from some chance discussion, and smiling until you hurt, as you record new ideas and add photos to your collection.
- Pro tip #2: Bring MANY business cards, spare batteries and cables for your phone, and good walking shoes.
Plan NOW to attend the Education Summit @ Esri UC 2024! See registration process video!
