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USGIF is hosting a Young Professionals Working Group online March 2, 2023 at 2:30 PM (PT) / 5:30 PM (ET)   Email WorkingGroups@usgif.org for more information or to join.   About the Young Professionals Group Developed in 2009, the USGIF Young Professionals Group (YPG) serves to unite junior GEOINT professionals within the Defense and Intelligence communities. This group, guided by the Young Professionals Working Group, offers events and programs that parallel the Foundation’s mission of advancing the geospatial intelligence tradecraft by utilizing the unique dynamics of our young professional membership based off of their needs and wants from this group. The Young Professionals Group also holds two voting positions on the USGIF Board of Directors. These individuals serve for a two-year term and provide the Board with the perspective from a younger generation of GEOINT professionals. ... View more

Hear from a recruiter and young professionals on how best to market yourself Ever wonder what a recruiter is looking for? Attend our webinar How to Market Yourself into a GIS Career to hear from a university student program recruiter and learn what they look for when hiring for internships, assistantships, and early career roles.   Next, you'll hear an inspirational story from Zak Etem and the lessons he learned when applying to Esri before getting hired.   Lastly, you'll hear from young professionals and discover the unique strategies they came up with to stand out to potential employers and eventually land their dream GIS career.   Webinar speakers: Zak Etem, Enterprise Support Analyst for Regulated Industries, Esri Kylie Tokar, Geospatial R&D Scientist, Maxar Mohamed El-Saket, Solution Engineer, Esri North Africa Corianne Jones, Program Manager, University Programs, Esri   Register for the webinar >> ... View more

YPN Redlands Meet-Up: A Fireside Chat on the Importance of Networking   There are many paths that a career in GIS can lead one to, where do you think it will take you? Will it be in marketing? Landing a job as an Editor in Chief for a GIS Magazine? A Software Engineer? A Cartographer? Pioneering work in Equity and Social Justice? The opportunities with GIS are vast. Register to join the Esri YPN Redlands Meetup on Thursday, March 30, 2023 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM to learn from passionate GIS professionals and how they’ve navigated their career by tapping into their network. Location: 380 New York St, Redlands, CA 92373 (Building Q)   Moderated by: Christopher Thomas, Director of Government Markets, Esri Agenda: 5:10 p.m.-5:30p.m. Check-In 5:30 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. Start/Welcome 5:40 p.m. – 6:35 p.m. Core Panel 6:35 p.m.-6:50 p.m. Q+A  Networking in remaining time Panelists: Jim Herries, Senior Principal Product Engineer, Product Engineering Lead, Esri Sophia Garcia, Equity Industry Specialist, Esri Monica Pratt, Editor in Chief of ArcUser, Esri Kyle T. Williams, Sr. Geographic Systems Information Analyst with the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation Dan Munsey, Fire Chief and Fire Warden, County of San Bernardino Monique Larragoitia, GIS Associate Administrator, City of Carlsbad   Register for the meetup >> ... View more

We are excited to share with you the University Student Program agenda taking place at FedGIS on Monday, February 6, 2023. This preconference program is one day and offers valuable resources, insights, and opportunities to students entering GIS careers.  Here's a quick glance of what you can look forward to when attending: Inspirational speakers Student lightening talks Esri YPN luncheon GeoConnect Career Fair Technology updates and so much more! Download the attached agenda. ... View more

We want to hear from YOU! Leave a comment of your best advice to young pros entering a GIS career 👇   To get you started, here's some advice we've received from various young pros we've engaged with:   My best advice would to be network with similar professionals, such as neighboring government in my case. Get to know the kind of work that they are doing, so you have a partner in your career. Their experience, troubles and stories can help you succeed in the future. Attend conferences and gain as much knowledge as you possibly can. Don’t be afraid to try something different than anyone else, and definitely don’t be afraid to ask questions. —Amanda Hagan, Amanda Hagan, Senior GIS Specialist, Delaware County   Network; go to industry events and put yourself out there. I have learned more at conferences, just speaking to people than I did in the majority of my college courses. When you meet people you learn their thought process and point of views, and take that into consideration when forming your own. Not only does it make you more aware, but building those connections is a huge part of being successful in business. Having a contact to call or team up with on a project has allowed me to grow in my position. —@Zachjaffe, GIS Coordinator, LandTech Consultants   Don’t let your position within your organization or years of experience hold you back, get involved early and stay involved consistently throughout your career, you don’t have to be the expert in the room, just be willing to learn and to help where you can. You’ll be glad you did! —@SidPandey, Senior Geospatial Technology Manager, Dewberry   My advice to young professionals is to attend a variety of GIS conferences and find mentors within the leaderships of these conferences; I recently became a committee chair of the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals membership committee because I befriended the leadership and demonstrated my interest in helping the association grow. —@ChrisLyons, Engineering Technician    Our goal is to create an ongoing thread of invaluable advice to our community from their peers.  We can't wait to hear what you all come up with! 👏 ... View more

We are thrilled to host our first virtual networking meetup on Zoom on December 15, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (PT). It's our mission and passion to connect you with young professionals to build your network and community to support your career growth. Register to get your Zoom link and join other young professionals from all over the world to continue to expand your GIS networks. During our time together, we will all separate into smaller breakout rooms to inspire conversation and share what we're currently working on in the world of GIS. Share what you do in GIS, pain points, how others can help you, and how you can help others.   Since this meetup is during the holiday season, let's make it ugly sweater themed!   Be sure to join the meetup wearing your best and brightest holiday sweater. Prizes will be available for the most festive sweater.   Register here >>   ... View more