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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Rules and Judging Criteria Announced for 2015 Undergraduate Geospatial Technology Skills Competition</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#F0F0F0"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666">The <b><a href="http://www.geotechcenter.org/">GeoTech Center</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.urisa.org/">URISA</a></b> are pleased
to announce the <b><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/geospatialcompetition/">2015 Undergraduate Geospatial Technology Skills Competition</a></b>, created to showcase the geospatial technology skills of U.S. undergraduate students. The competition website
has been updated to include all competition rules, judging criteria, and the official entry form.<br>
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Projects will be judged on categories including project design, organization, analysis, and overall presentation quality. An <b><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/geospatialcompetition/judging-rubric">official rubric</a></b> has been made available. <b>All
materials <u>must</u> be submitted no later than midnight Eastern Time on Friday, June 12, 2015. </b><br>
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The initial round of the competition will be judged by a panel of experienced geospatial specialists, and the combined scores from all judges will determine the top five (5) student finalists. These finalists will receive an all-expense-paid* trip to the GIS-Pro
& NWGIS 2015 international conference in Spokane, WA on October 18-22, 2015, where they will be required to present their project during the final round of the competition (judges will determine their final place ranking at this time).<br>
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To enter the competition, students <u>must</u> submit the following along with their entry form:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">a 150-250 word abstract that describes their project, demonstrating their knowledge and proficiency of geospatial technology and</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666666;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#F0F0F0">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">a no-longer-than 10 minute video (check out the <b><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/geospatialcompetition/">competition website</a></b> for video tips and requirements).</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#F0F0F0"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666">Eligibility:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666"> Students who are at least
18 years old and currently enrolled during Spring 2015 in a geospatial technology course (e.g., geographic information systems, remote sensing, GPS/GNSS, etc.) or geospatial technology program at an accredited 2-year or 4-year U.S. institution are eligible
to enter. Applicant must reside in the U.S. Only one entry allowed per student and only individual student submissions allowed (no group projects). Questions regarding eligibility can be directed to either Tom Mueller at <a href="mailto:mueller@calu.edu">mueller@calu.edu</a> or
Scott Jeffrey at<a href="mailto:sjeffrey@ccbcmd.edu">sjeffrey@ccbcmd.edu</a>. <br>
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*<i>Paid expenses include airfare, vehicle mileage, hotel, meals (set per-diem rate), travel to/from hotel and airport, and other travel-related items approved in advance by the GeoTech Center Director. Students must follow the Jefferson Community and Technical
College (JCTC) travel regulations and use JCTC’s official travel agent. Advanced approval of travel, along with all required travel forms, must be received 30 days prior to the event. Complimentary conference registration will be provided by URISA.</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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