SSSI SICC News - April 2020

March 31, 2020

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:

16^th April	National	The Outcome: SSSI National Bushfire Recovery Map-a-thon Webinar
23^rd April	National/Vic	Webinar: Marine & Coastal Policy & Port Philip Coastal Hazard Assessment
28^th April	National/SA	SICC Webinar: Reporting and Measuring Bushfire Mitigation Work, a Software Pilot
29^th April	National/ACT/NSW	SSSI & HEI Webinar - Environmental Applications of Spatial Technologies
15^th May	National/QLD	Webinar: Driving towards our Digital Future: a practical Deep Learning Framework for Geospatial Appl