URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet is proud to host the seventh annual Digital Competition to promote the GIS profession and the attendance of students and young and emerging professionals at GIS-Pro 2023 in Columbus, Ohio (October 16-19, 2023). The competition will be held virtually and selected winners will receive a complimentary one-year URISA membership (valued at $125.00). The top three submissions* will also be awarded a complimentary GIS-Pro 2023 registration (valued at $600.00) and the opportunity to present their work during the conference.

The competition will include two distinct categories of participants: those that can reasonably attend/travel to Columbus, Ohio and those that cannot reasonably attend/travel; submissions from the latter category will be considered separately and are eligible for a complimentary one-year URISA membership as a prize.

To enter the competition, participants should submit a link to a recorded 5-7 minute ignite or lightning-style presentation recorded via Zoom (or similar screen recording software) on their project’s use of an interactive visualization platform, geospatial technology, and spatial thinking. The presentations will be judged by the URISA Vanguard Cabinet and URISA leaders, and based on the judges’ assessments, three presenters will be selected to present their work at GIS-Pro 2023 and other winners will be selected to receive a one-year membership to URISA.

*The top three submissions in the group of participants that can reasonably attend/travel to Columbus, Ohio will be awarded a full GIS-Pro 2023 registration, $500 travel stipend, and the opportunity to present their work live at GIS-Pro 2023 in Columbus, Ohio.

Abstracts are due on or before June 12, 2023. Don’t miss this chance to get recognized for your work!