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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sheila Wilson [mailto:swilson@gisci.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 28, 2011 7:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> review@gisci.org<br><b>Cc:</b> board@gisci.org<br><b>Subject:</b> GISCI Proposed Examination Requirement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>The proposal to add an examination requirement to the GISCI certification is now public. You can see the press release and proposal at <a href="http://www.gisci.org/">www.gisci.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Congratulations to the Core Competencies Working Group, the Certification Committee, and the Board of Directors for a job well done!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>The public comment period will begin Tuesday, February 1, 2011. The link for public comment will be available on our website at that time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Sheila<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>Sheila Wilson, Ph.D., GISP</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>Executive Director</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>GIS Certification Institute</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'><a href="http://www.gisci.org/"><span style='font-family:Pristina;color:navy;text-decoration:none'>www.gisci.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Pristina;color:navy'><a href="mailto:swilson@gisci.org">swilson@gisci.org</a></span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>918-246-0328</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>If everything could be different, what might have to remain unchanged? </span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>- F. W. Faller</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>The information contained in this communication may be confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please return it to the sender immediately and delete the original message and any copy of it from your computer system. If you have any questions concerning this message, please contact the sender.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>