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URISA Leadership Academy
| What | Workshop |
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| When |
2007-12-05 08:00
to 2007-12-07 17:00 |
| Where | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Contact Name | URISA |
| Contact Phone | 1-800-228-9290 |
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URISA Leadership Academy (ULA) attendees will work together in a collegial environment designed to foster networking during the session and to enhance your professional network outside the Academy.
New from URISA—a Leadership Academy for the Geographic Information System (GIS) Practitioner
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Do you see GIS as much more than “just a map”?
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Do you see GIS potential in every industry/application?
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Do you recognize GIS as a major enabling technology to help achieve most goals?
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Do you want to make a positive difference in the world around you using GIS?
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Do you understand the power of visualizing and spatially analyzing information?
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Are you frustrated by others in your organization that just don’t “get” GIS?
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Are you overwhelmed by your management responsibilities?
If you can answer “yes” to two or more of these questions, then the new URISA Leadership Academy (ULA) is for you.
The Leadership Academy has been organized into two 2-1/2 day courses, the first of which (Leadership Academy, Part 1) will be presented in New Orleans this December. The entire five day program, the only leadership training program of its type, is tailored to industry leaders and practitioners faced with unique challenges of GIS leadership and management and who want to make an impact leveraging the power of GIS.
The Academy will be offered at least twice during each calendar year, with Leadership Academy, Part 2 planned to debut in June 2008. Attendees will receive GISP® points and a certificate of completion from Parts 1 and 2 of the URISA Leadership Academy.
Examples of what you will learn from the Leadership Academy include:
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Introduction to leadership and various leadership styles
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Ethics in leadership
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The manager as communicator
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How to build a successful team of GIS professionals
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Outreach and expansion of GIS in the organization
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How to build a GIS budget and enumerate costs and benefits
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The politics of GIS leadership
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How to plan for change
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Trend spotting, GIS as an integrative tool