Committee Meeting Report
April Committee meeting
The Commission’s meeting this month followed a different agenda. Our aim was to float ideas around new ways to serve our members and the industry:
- Ideas for webinar topics
- Promote examples of spatial solutions used for the COVID-19 situation
- Potential for online delivery of the training course for GIS Program Management
- The potential to run online interactive meetups or forums as a new way of networking
- Potential to package spatial learning modules for primary/high school teachers and home-based learning
- Approach to charging for Webinars to encourage membership
- Approach to CPD in this time of no face-to-face events
Important News
Mapping the Coronavirus
One of our SICC Committee members, Robert Campbell, has prepared a list of some popular and some less known COVID-19 Mapping Sites, read more.
Locate 2020 Postponed to 2021
Sadly Locate 2020 was cancelled but Brisbane will instead host Locate 2021 on 30 March – 1 April 2021.
All registered delegates will be sent a detailed email advising of the new dates, and procedure around their registration. The most relevant and up to date information about the conference can be found on Locate Conference website and social media channels.
“We thank you for your patience and support during this trying and unprecedented time we are in. We hope to see you in Brisbane from 30 March – 1 April for Locate21!”
Paul Reed – Convenor, Locate20
Maurits van der Vlugt – Chair, Locate Conferences Australia
APSEA Awards still Going Ahead
COVID doesn’t need to stop us from showcasing and celebrating the great work done by professionals in our industry.
The word is that the Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards are still going to go ahead. At the time of writing this, applications were not yet open for 2020.
Here is a link to the official APSEA awards web site.
2020 SSSI YP Mentoring Program now open!
SSSI is continuing its industry-leading Mentoring Program in 2020 - entirely online! With many disruptions to the ways in which we all live and work, sharing our knowledge and experiences about our profession across generations is more important now than ever. The program will run from June to November, with where mentors and mentees meet to discuss given topics on a fortnightly basis, exploring a range of facets from career goal setting, leadership and emotional intelligence, networking, and more. Mentors and mentees can be expected to make approximately an eight hour time commitment over the length of the program for meetings and preparation for meetings.
The program runs in two streams: (a) undergraduate, for current students or recent graduates, and (b) graduate, for young professionals who are in the workforce and looking to step up their careers.
The feedback from previous participants has been so positive - we strongly encourage you to consider participating in this fantastic program.
To find out more, check out the YP Mentoring page on our website, register for our free online Q & A session on Tuesday 5 May or click the links below to apply now!
- Mentee – click here to apply
- Mentor – click here to apply
Member Highlights
New SICC Members
The SICC Committee welcomes the following new members to SSSI.
- Melissa Harris – Vic
- Aidan Joseph – Qld
- Roy Clason - Qld
The SICC Committee welcomes the following new student members to SSSI.
- Douglas Menhenick – Qld
- Madeleine Johnson - Qld
- Matthew Killick – Vic
- Glenn Stewart – NSW
- Jonathan Gibson – NSW
- Neelam Ganatra – WA
- Adrian Pietropaolo – Qld
- Willing Xie - NSW
Events Coming Up
SSSI SICC related events coming up:
Other Association Events
Events Cancelled:
GEOCart ‘2020 conference – 26-28 August – Wellington, New Zealand
Event dates currently unchanged pending further developments in COVID-19 situation:
URISA GIS Leadership Academy—June 8-12, 2020—Minneapolis, Minnesota
URISA GIS Leadership Academy—August 17-21, 2020—Portland, Oregon
GIS-Pro 2020 –September 27-October 1, 2020–Baltimore, Maryland
URISA GIS Leadership Academy—November 9-13, 2020—St. Petersburg, Florida
Other News
Spatial Source Media
Spatial Source is Australia and New Zealand's web site for the geospatial surveying, GIS and mapping community. Click here to visit Spatial Source.
International Cartographic Association
ICA News
eCCARTO News
Urban & Regional Information Systems Association – URISA
https://www.urisa.org/news/
Recent News – Back Issues
Missed out on our recent news articles? Click the links below to have a read!
SSSI SICC NEWS - MARCH 2020
SSSI SICC NEWS - DECEMBER 2019
SSSI SICC NEWS – NOVEMBER 2019
Editorial Team – Acknowledgements
- Georgie Cassar
- Angus Scown
- Robert Campbell