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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello GIS Professionals,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I'd like to invite you to attend the following online workshops, which I'll be conducting in December:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Introduction to Python Programming</li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Part 1 - Monday, December 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2024 - 8:00 am-12:00 pm Pacific Time</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Part 2 - Tuesday, December 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2024 - 8:00 am-12:00 pm Pacific Time</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in">Description and registration: <a href="https://nwgis.org/event-5914399">https://nwgis.org/event-5914399</a></li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Introduction to ArcGIS Pro Python Tools and Processes Development</li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Part 1 - Thursday, December 5<sup>th</sup>, 2024 - 8:00 am-12:00 pm Pacific Time</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Part 2 - Friday, December 6<sup>th</sup>, 2024 - 8:00 am-12:00 pm Pacific Time</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in">Description and registration: <a href="https://nwgis.org/event-5914418">https://nwgis.org/event-5914418</a></li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">For both workshops, please note:</p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">I'll send you the setup instructions well before the workshops commence.</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">You're welcome to sign up any time before the workshop starts. If you have any trouble registering at the last minute, please let me know and we'll work it out.</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">If you do sign up at the last minute, please make sure you already have the required software installed:</li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">ArcGIS Pro (latest or recent version)</li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">If you're only attending the first workshop, any Python 3.x installation will be fine.</p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">PyCharm <b>Community</b> Edition (not the Professional Edition, unless you have the required license)</li></ul></ul><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in">If you can't install PyCharm, Visual Studio Code is a good alternative.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><b>Please note that the first workshop is a prerequisite requirement for the second workshop, unless your level of experience is sufficient to justify a waiver of this requirement. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss such a waiver.</b></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The nature of these workshops is as much coaching as it is teaching, in that, rather than working through fixed exercises, attendees seem to prefer to follow along as I give explanations and demos. This allows for an engaging and flexible approach, with discussion and experimentation greatly enhancing the collective experience.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I'm most grateful to the Northwest GIS User Group for supporting the provision of these workshops and I highly encourage you to support the organization by becoming a member and an active participant. Please visit their website <a href="https://nwgis.org/">https://nwgis.org/</a> for details.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any questions.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Thanks.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">David</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">David A. Howes</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#042453">Geospatial Information Scientist</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#042453">David Howes, LLC</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">PO Box 50614, Bellevue, WA 98015<br>c: 253-312-3441</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://dhowes.com/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#042453">dhowes.com</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://gispd.com/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#042453">gispd.com</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>