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Esri also will host its first \"unconference\" for the GIS education community, where you can share your insights into established and emerging best practices and the challenges you face in GIS education today.\r\n\r\nAnd if you register, you will get an Esri\u00a0<strong>UC Sampler,<\/strong>which includes free admission to the first two days of the Esri International User Conference."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":194892,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The EdUC will begin with the Celebrating Student Success Plenary Session on July 6. You will listen to presentations by outstanding GIS students including Steve Chignel from Colorado State University; Julien Clifford from Texas A&amp;M, Corpus Christi; Mohan Rao from Austin (Texas) Community College; Ren\u00e9 Smit from the University of Pretoria in South Africa; and Nekya Young from Texas Southern University.\r\n\r\nThe agenda on July 7 will be open for everyone to self-organize in unconference sessions. Got a burning question and want to brainstorm solutions? Want to explore multiple facets of an issue through a panel discussion? You can help to create the event and advance GIS education community knowledge by taking an active role. The unconference will end with Lightning Talks that summarize the discussions and recommendations made during the sessions.\r\n\r\nOther conference highlights include user presentations, special interest group meetings, hands-on workshops for both beginners and experts, and demonstrations and presentations at the Education GIS Solutions EXPO."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":194902,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"On July 8, the program will move next door to the San Diego Convention Center for the Esri UC Plenary Session presentations and the Academic GIS Program Fair. At the fair, you will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from colleges and universities to discuss their academic GIS programs and educational offerings. Educational papers will be presented on July 9 at the Convention Center.\r\n\r\nIf you work in GIS education, this is one conference you should not miss:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Attend\u00a0<strong>user presentations,<\/strong>\u00a0where you will earn what educators see as the hot topics in GIS education, including teacher professional development, citizen science projects, and the need to foster collaboration across campus.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Hear\u00a0<strong>students' success stories<\/strong>\u00a0from students and recent graduates that encapsulate how learning GIS made a difference in their lives.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":194912,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\r\n \t<li>Go to free\u00a0<strong>technical workshops.<\/strong>\u00a0Esri will offer instructor-led, hands-on training on topics such as map design, field data collection, 3D city model creation, and regression analysis.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Stop by the\u00a0<strong>GIS Solutions EXPO.<\/strong>\u00a0The EXPO provides access for the education community to GIS-related education products and services from businesses, government agencies, universities, and other organizations.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\"From the beginning, the goal of Esri's education program has been to cultivate the next generation of GIS users and spatial thinkers,\" says David DiBiase, director of education at Esri. \"Please join us at this year's conference and help us realize this goal.\""}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Participate in the Esri Education GIS Conference<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to cultivate the next generation of GIS users and spatial thinkers at the Esri Education GIS Conference...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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