october 29th - NCTCOG Regional GIS Meeting
NCTCOG’s next Regional Meeting will be at the TCC Trinity River Campus. Click here for the Agenda.

October 9th - East Texas GIS & GPS User Group
The next East Texas GIS & GPS User Group meeting is October 9th at the Texas Parks & Wildlife (TPWD) office in Tyler from 10:30-1:00. The TPWD office is located at 11942 FM 848. TPWD will be providing our presentations on vegetation/ecological systems mapping data. In addition, we will have a session on data mining, imagery, and other natural resource data. TPWD and SCAUG are also treating us to a fish fry! It should be a great way to end the meetings for the year. Please RSVP to mailto:jcure@ci.longview.tx.us?subject=East%20Texas%20GIS%20&%20GPS%20User%20Group no later than October 5th. Thanks!

Just a few quick notes on GIS Happenings in the Northeast Texas area. If you have any questions or comments…please feel free to contact me.
ESRI CLASSES AT NCTCOG facilities
We have a few classes in October that need more students. If you’re interested, click on the class name below to register:
Class [Click on class name to register] Description Date(s) Cost Data Production and Editing Techniques Click here for description October 7-9, 2009 $1,470 Introduction to ArcGIS Server Click here for description October 19-20, 2009 $980 ArcGIS Server: Web Administration Using the Microsoft .NET Framework Click here for description October 27-29, 2009 $1,470
free ARCGIS SERVER USER-GROUP
Our 1st ArcGIS Server User-Group meeting is Oct. 7th. If you haven’t emailed me your interest, please do so immediately and I’ll put you on the list.
upcoming gis events
october 7th - arcgis server user group
The next ArcGIS Server User Group is coming up next week. If you have not emailed me your interest…please do so immediately.
October 7th - 9th – texas gis forum (austin)
Time is running out to sign up for the Texas GIS Forum! Check out our Forum 2009 highlights:
* ESRI User Conference Recap
* Educational Workshops
* Panel Discussions: High Priority Imagery and Data Sets
* High-Profile Keynote Presentations
* Product Demos and Brown Bag Sessions
* Exhibitor/Vendor Area
* Poster Session/Map Gallery
* Vendor Bingo & Door Prizes
* Vendor Social: Riverboat Boat Cruise

As always, if you have any suggestions or comments…please feel free to contact me.
John Hunt
Sr. Account Representative
Keller, TX 76180
Phone (817) 905-9005
Fax (817) 605-8155
jhunt@esri.com

SWIGGIS Luncheon - TX GIS FORUM

The ladies of SWIGGIS (Supporting Women in Geography and GIS) will have a meet & greet luncheon during the Texas GIS Forum. Please join SWIGGIS for lunch while you network and socialize with your peers! You do not need to be registered at the Texas GIS Forum to attend the luncheon, but you will need to bring your own lunch.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
12:15-1:30
JJ Pickle Center, Room 1.210

ESRI seminar in Lafayette, Louisiana

Hey Louisiana GIS'ers! Were you feeling sad because there wasn't a free ESRI seminar in your state this fall? Cheer up!! In association with the Louisiana Arc Users Group, ESRI will be in Layafette on October 14th to present a recap of the information originally shared at the 2009 ESRI User Conference in San Diego. Make plans to attend this event if you want to learn how to take advantage of new functionality in ArcGIS 9.3.1 and what's coming up with ArcGIS 9.4.

For more information, please email uchighlights@esri.com or click here to see the Louisiana Arc Users Group website.

Recruiting in the San Antonio Area

For employers recruiting college students in the San Antonio area, are you familiar with the San Antonio Colleges and Universities Career Centers Association? Registering at http://www.sacucca.org will allow employers to post job announcements from a single location to career centers at 14 colleges and universities in the San Antonio/San Marcos/Seguin area. Better still, it’s free! A list of member institions is available at http://www.sacucca.org/About/Member_Institutions.aspx.

2010 Scholarship Information

At the 2009 Regional Conference, SCAUG and several partners were able to offer four $1,000 scholarships to regional college students focusing their studies in GIS. Taylor Wilson of Stephen F. Austin State University, Justin Curry of East Central University, and Susan Street and Sara Eason, both from Texas State University, were our deserving recipients for the 2009-2010 academic year.

We’d like to announce an expansion of the program for 2010-2011. We’re now going to offer three $1,500 awards. Two will be reserved for undergraduates. Graduate students may apply for the third award to be used either as a tuition scholarship or as a research grant. Look for the applications to be made available sometime after the first of the year.

Houston Arc Area User Group Meeting

Come join other ArcGIS users at the quarterly Houston Area Arc User Group Meeting being held on September 17th at 4:30 pm in H-GAC's Conference Room A. HAAUG meetings are tailored to cater to all disciplines of GIS, from government, oil & gas, utility, sales, etc. Our goal is to have something for everyone. The subject of the September 17th meeting will be ESRI’s "Image Server" with demos & instruction by HGAC staff demonstrating how Image Server is set up, what data is served what data is being served and the benefits. Brig Bowles of ESRI s will demonstrate how Pictometry Oblique photography is distributed with Image Server. This is your chance to network with other GIS users and ESRI representatives without cost or dues. The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) co-sponsors the HAAUG meetings and provides the location. Meetings are held in H-GAC's office located at 3555 Timmons Lane, Houston, TX 77027 in meeting room "A" on the 2nd floor and meetings begin at 4:30 p.m. sharp! Free parking is available in the garage in the visitor areas on floors 1, 4, & 5. If you are not a member (remember no fees or dues) and would like to be on the email list, join the Houston Area Arc User Group via this link: Go to Houston Area Arc User Group on LinkedIn


NOTE! In the near future all notices for HAAUG Meetings will be sent out via Linkedin so click on the link below to join

Go to Houston Area Arc User Group on LinkedIn

BVGISUG Meeting

The Brazos Valley GIS User Group's next meeting will be held September 16, 2009.

CEOC (County Emergency Operations Center)
110 N. Main St.
Bryan, TX
3pm