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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>Hi Everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>I’d encourage you to review this proposal from GISCI and
weigh in with your comments. GISCI is compiling comments and gathering
votes/comments on the options that the GISCI Board of Directors is considering
after the end of the comment period (28 Feb 2011). In case the hyperlink
does not translate to the listserves, the URL is <a
href="http://gisci.ideascale.com/">http://gisci.ideascale.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>Original press release below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>------------------ Milt</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=default align=center style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center'><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Press
Release</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=cm1 align=center style='margin-bottom:16.15pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>GISCI Invites Comment on Proposed Examination Requirement </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=cm3 style='line-height:14.65pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>January 28, 2011: The GIS
Certification Institute (GISCI) today made public a proposal to update
requirements for GIS Professional (GISP) certification. Key among the proposed
updates is the addition of a required examination. The Working Group that prepared
the proposal recommends that the exam be based on the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> Department
of Labor’s new Geospatial Technology Competency Model and related
resources. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=cm3 style='margin-right:6.4pt;line-height:14.8pt'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial'>The “GISP
Certification Update” proposal is available for public review at <u><font
color="#0930ff"><span style='color:#0930FF'>http://www.gisci.org</span></font></u><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>, along with instructions on how
individuals can share their views about proposed changes. As part of its
deliberations the GISCI Board of Directors will consider comments received
between February 1 and February 28, 2011. A Board decision about proposed
changes is expected in April, 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=cm3 style='line-height:14.65pt'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>GISCI has certified
nearly 5,000 GISPs since its founding in 2004. The purpose of GISP
certification is to advance the GIS profession by promoting competent and
ethical practice. The goal of the GISP Certification Update Initiative is to
strengthen GISP certification by increasing its value to individual GISPs, to
the profession, and to society. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=cm2><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>For more information about GISCI and GISP
certification, visit </span></font><u><font size=2 color="#0930ff" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0930FF'>http://www.gisci.org</span></font></u><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Pristina><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>Sheila Wilson, Ph.D.,
GISP</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Pristina><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>Executive Director</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Pristina><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>GIS Certification
Institute</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:navy'><a href="http://www.gisci.org/"><font color=navy
face=Pristina><span style='font-family:Pristina;color:navy;text-decoration:
none'>www.gisci.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Pristina><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Pristina;color:navy'><a
href="mailto:swilson@gisci.org">swilson@gisci.org</a></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>918-246-0328</span></font><font
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Pristina;color:navy'>If everything could be
different, what might have to remain unchanged? </span></font><font
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