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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The GIS Certification Institute recently proposed an examination as part of the GISP certification. You can comment and vote on this proposal, which is actually one of four options, at the website below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Option 1 is “do nothing”, Option 2 is “test + portfolio, with grandfathering”, Option 3 is “test for GISP and test + portfolio for Master GISP”, and Option 4 is “GISP with various specialties”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are about 50 comments related to these four options. You can vote to agree or disagree with each comment, and/or register your own comment to which others will agree or disagree.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I made a comment called “Option 3 as Proposed”, for which I would appreciate your vote if you agree.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You have to register in order to vote. This is fun and GISCI needs your participation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://gisci.ideascale.com/">http://gisci.ideascale.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cy Smith, Statewide GIS Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DAS/EISPD Geospatial Enterprise Office</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>President, Urban/Regional Info Sys Assoc. (URISA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Secretary, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Past President, Natl. States Geographic Info. Council (NSGIC)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>503-378-6066 <a href="http://gis.oregon.gov"><span style='color:blue'>http://gis.oregon.gov</span></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>