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In fact, I\u2019m hoping that you\u2019re reading this during a brief break in your ongoing effort to produce a beautiful, compelling story with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/overview\">ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a> to enter into the competition! If not, I hope you\u2019ll be inspired by this post, and by our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/contest\/overview\">contest website<\/a>, to enter the competition.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re just hearing of the contest for the first time, here are the highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a stunning story map made with the new ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/li>\n<li>Submit it before our deadline of December 15<\/li>\n<li>Wait with bated breath to learn whether you&#8217;ve won the grand prize: $5,000 for your community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My team will review all the contest submissions, then we&#8217;ll pass on the top 25 stories to our panel of esteemed judges. 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But cartography is Alex\u2019s driving passion. He discovered that passion as a boy, hiking the woods and mountains of the Adirondacks with his dad. Alex interned at National Geographic right out of Dartmouth College\u2014and worked with me on the Society\u2019s <em>Historical Atlas of the United States<\/em>, a book about which we both remain quite proud. After returning to the academic realm\u2014this time the University of Wisconsin for a master\u2019s in geography\u2014Alex founded Equator Graphics, where his projects ranged from mapping the U.S. Naval Academy to plotting rock climbing locations.<\/p>\n<p>For close to 14 years Alex created maps that were used in arguing border cases in world courts. His creations helped resolve disputes in distant lands, among them Sudan, South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Meanwhile, he continued to do gigs now and then with Nat Geo, creating maps of Pakistan, Arlington National Cemetery, and Mount Washington.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016 he returned full-time to National Geographic as <em>The<\/em> Geographer. Earlier this year he spent several grueling weeks in the Himalayas, helping to produce the most detailed map ever created of the world\u2019s highest glacier, as documented in this story map, <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/c87bc0a59c0144008e25d50a5dd1b192\">Mapping Everest.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___________<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, you can rest assured that the story you submit to our competition will be reviewed by three of the most eminent and experienced sets of eyes in the entire realms of storytelling geography, and mapmaking.<\/p>\n<p>Once our judges have chosen the finalists, we\u2019ll invite the public to cast votes to determine the winner and runners-up.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for submissions\u2014December 15\u2014is fast approaching. 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