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🌟 UCGIS May Member Spotlight: Darcy Boellstorff, Bridgewater State University 🌟 We’re excited to feature Dr. Darcy Boellstorff, a longtime GIS educator and mentor at Bridgewater State University. Stay tuned as we continue highlighting members of the UCGIS community each month!

🚨 UCGIS Symposium 2026: Early Bird Extended (Register by May 8) 📍 Univ. of Maryland | June 15–18 🎟 Register: ucgis.org/events/confere… 🛠 Don't miss GeoAI Workshops: ucgissymposium2026.sched.com/overview/type/… 🎓 Travel awards: forms.gle/394p3ojkcfNCQM… ℹ️ Info: ucgis.org/site/symposium…

Please join us in welcoming our new UCGIS Institutional Members: - Department of Geography, Bridgewater State University - Department of Geography & Geosciences, Salisbury University - GIST Program, Department of Chemistry and Geosciences, Monroe Community College

🗓️ Save the Date: June 15-18, 2026 The Preliminary Program for the 2026 UCGIS Symposium is AVAILABLE NOW! Featured Plenary Speakers: 📣 June 16: Marge Cole (@LunateAI) on Spatial Intelligence. 📣 June 17: Yiquun Xie (@UofMaryland) on Scaling GeoAI. 🔗 ucgis.org/site/symposium…

Applications are now open for student travel awards to attend the 2026 UCGIS Symposium (June 15–18, University of Maryland, College Park). At least 10 awards will be offered! 📌 Apply: forms.gle/394p3ojkcfNCQM… 🔗 Symposium details: ucgis.org/site/symposium… #UCGIS #GIScience

📢 Final reminder — 2026 UCGIS Fellows nominations close this Wednesday (Apr 15)! This is a great opportunity to recognize leaders in our field. Gather your two support letters and submit before it's too late. 🌍✨ ucgis.org/site/fellows-p…

📣 Nominations are now extended for the 2026 UCGIS Fellows! 🌟Two letters of support are required for the nomination. ⏰ Deadline Extended: April 15, 2026 🔗 Fellows: ucgis.org/site/fellows-n… #UCGIS #GIScience #GIS #CallForNominations #UCGISFellows

📢Nominations for the 2026 UCGIS Awards! 🏅 Research Award 🏅 Early/Mid-Career Research Award 🏅 Innovation in GIScience Education Award 🏅 Carolyn Merry Mentoring Award ⏰ Deadline: 🌟March 31, 2026 🔗 Awards: ucgis.org/site/awards #UCGIS #GIScience #GIS #CallForNomination

🏆 Nominations for the 2026 UCGIS Awards & Fellows Program are OPENING. Help us recognize excellence in GIScience: Research, Early/Mid-Career, Education Innovation, & the Carolyn Merry Mentoring Award: ucgis.org/site/awards Fellows: ucgis.org/site/fellows-p…

Join us at AAG 2026! 🎉 Please visit our booth and connect with our leadership to learn more about our membership, initiatives, programs, and opportunities within the geospatial science community! 📍 Exhibit Hall 📷 Mar 18–20

How can we bridge the funding gap in geospatial science research? Join the UCGIS session at AAG 2026 to discuss strategies and ideas for sustaining innovation in GIScience. 🗓 Mar 20, 2026 ⏰ 2:30–3:50 PM 📍 Hilton, Golden Gate 2 #AAG2026 #GIScience #GeospatialResearch

Join the UCGIS Panel at AAG 2026 on “Generative Artificial Intelligence in Geography and Spatial Data Science.” 🗓 Mar 18, 2026 ⏰ 8:30–9:50 AM 📍 Hilton, Continental 2 (Ballroom Level) Part of the AAG Symposium on Spatial AI and Data Science. #AAG2026 #GeoAI #GIScience

Visit the UCGIS Booth at the AAG 2026 Expo! 📍 Exhibit Hall 📅 Mar 18–20 Come meet the community, learn about UCGIS programs and opportunities, and connect with researchers in GIScience. #AAG2026 #GIScience #UCGIS

🏆 Nominations for the 2026 UCGIS Awards & Fellows Program are officially OPEN Help us recognize excellence in GIScience: Research, Early/Mid-Career, Education Innovation, & the Carolyn Merry Mentoring Award. 🔗 Awards: ucgis.org/site/awards 🔗 Fellows: ucgis.org/site/fellows-p…

⏳LAST CALL! The UCGIS 2026 Symposium 📌Extended abstract deadline is 🌟TOMORROW, Feb 20!🌟 🎓 Student submissions are automatically considered for travel stipends! ✨Priority given to research paper 🔗Symposium: lnkd.in/guQbtyBm 🔗Registration: lnkd.in/gW86vAQH

Please join our next UCGIS Webinar about " Bringing the Indoors In - Rethinking Geographic Contexts and the Uncertain Geographic Context Problem in Environmental Health Research" on 02/26/2026. Register on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

It’s February Member Spotlight time! This month, we’re featuring Prof. Fangzheng Lyu from the Department of Geography at @virginia_tech 🌍✨ Learn more about UCGIS member institutions here: 👉 ucgis.org/site/members #UCGIS #VirginiaTech #MemberSpotlight #FebruarySpotlight

UCGIS 2026 Symposium Abstracts 📝 Abstracts Extended Due: 🌟Feb 20, 2026🌟 🔗Symposium: lnkd.in/guQbtyBm 🔗Registration: lnkd.in/gW86vAQH 🔗Special Issue (📌Submission Due: Feb 28, 2026): lnkd.in/gv9YDDpW Lightning Talks and Posters are encouraged!

📢 UCGIS 2026 Symposium 📝 Abstracts due: 🌟Feb 9, 2026🌟 🔗Symposium: lnkd.in/guQbtyBm 🔗Registration: lnkd.in/gW86vAQH 🔗Plan your trip (parking and hotels): lnkd.in/gPa4k-My 🔗Special issue (📌submission deadline: Feb 28, 2026): lnkd.in/gv9YDDpW