<div id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: montserrat, verdana, serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: montserrat, verdana, serif;">Dear GIS Colleagues...</span></div><div fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;">The GIS Management Academy, in Cooperation with ConnectMii Training, has six 2-hour online workshops scheduled in December. Each workshop is an intense deep-dive into the essentials of a focused topic to make you a more impactful geospatial manager. As you wrap up 2025, take action to enhance your GIS management competencies for a successful 2026.</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;">Dec 3: GIS Operational Maturity Measured – Your Roadmap to a Better GIS</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;">Dec 5: GIS Governance that Works</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;">Dec 9: Successful Strategic Planning for GIS</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;">Dec 11: Using the Locus Charter for Ethical Location Practices</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;">Dec 17: Treating GIS Like An Asset – What is the Value of Your GIS</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;">Dec 19: GIS Code of Ethics in Practice</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;">Learn more about these sessions and register today.</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;"><a href="https://events.zoom.us/ev/AreESZsc4wzg0HhAYLYYG-IBh_tvB8gBzkXAu043oHROlChA6XY6~AgsHYMzczHyAYM-iU6o1fEGLFLikt1KPeEpufO6JM4uqzoxqj1nlobeJYDaV7p4bC2w6JY5kNCLzgJUBxTOotfH0Jw" target="_blank" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 140, 246);">GIS Management Academy Workshops v2</a></p><div data-signature-parent="sig-parent" translate="no" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"><signature style="display: table; width: 100%; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" data-signature-id="local-dff02158-3b56" fr-original-style="display:table;width:100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin: 0px;color: rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">g</span></em></strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">reg</span><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size:13px;font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> </span></em></strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size:16px;font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Babinski</span></em></strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size:13px;font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> (he/him), </span></em></strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size:12px;font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">MA, GISP</span></em></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin: 0px;color: rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">URISA Past-President, </span></strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="user-select: inherit; scrollbar-color: var(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