[Health_Education_Promotion] Fwd: Just Announced - Mapping Oregon Communities Workshops REGISTERTODAY!

Wed Oct 21 12:28:22 PDT 2009

Could be of interest to some of you....

Adrienne Paige Mullock,  MPH, CHES
Public Health Educator
Oregon State WIC Program
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 865
Portland, Oregon 97232-2162
Telephone:  (971) 673-0054
Fax:  (971) 673-0071
adrienne.p.mullock at state.or.us

>>> "Gina Clemmer" <gclemmer at newurbanresearch.org> 10/21/2009 12:26 PM >>>

Mapping Oregon Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis   *Ask about our Non-Profit Discount* 

Eugene: January 20th, 2010 
Lane Community College - 4000 E. 30th Ave, BLDG 19 Eugene, OR, 97405 
Portland: January 21st and 22nd, 2010* 
Kinetic Computer Solution - Congress Center Building, 1001 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 305 Portland, OR, 97204 
*Note: These are one day workshops. Participants choose which one day to attend.

More Info/Registration: http://www.nur-online.com/

Audience: Beginners, anyone interested in mapping their community. Government Agencies, Non Profits, Environmental Groups, Students, etc...

Already taken this workshop?  Now offering ArcGIS Training: Refresher and Advanced Classes (see website for more information)

Participants will learn to use ArcGIS 9.3.1 to do the following:

Create Thematic Maps
Participants will learn to create thematic maps of their own data, and display spatial trends in information.

Address Mapping (Geocoding)
Participants will learn to map addresses of their clients, their projects, or incidents such as crime and disease.

Download and Map Census & American Community Survey Data
Participants will learn to extract and map current Census data such as poverty, race, language, population, transportation, education, and workplace characteristics.

Participants will also learn to: 

Conduct spatial queries
Download free shapefiles
Create well-designed maps

Mapping techniques transferable to all other communities.  Exercises are designed for beginners, Intermediate Excel skills required.

Materials
+ Comprehensive workshop (75 pages), which includes the presentation, exercises, and reference worksheets.

+ ArcGIS (ArcView 9.3.1) software 60-day trial CD set

What People Are Saying About The Workshop

Oregon Department of Transportation: "A VERY helpful workshop; good use of our time; good pace."

Oregon Department of Human Services: "This workshop was excellent. I particularly like the exercises and take home materials."

Port of Portland: "This was a very good class, the best GIS course I have had. I liked that we focused on building practical skills, focused on functional and not the theoretical."

West Linn-Wilsonville School District: 'This was very good workshop, with an excellent instructor."

New Urban Research is a national social research organization specializing in quantitative and spatial community analysis.  NUR is an ESRI Business Partner.
New Urban Research, Inc. 2301 NW Thurman St Suite S. Portland, OR 97210 | 877.241.6576 | www.nur-online.com 

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