<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
        {font-family:"Cambria Math";
        panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Calibri;
        panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:"Footlight MT Light";
        panose-1:2 4 6 2 6 3 10 2 3 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:purple;
        text-decoration:underline;}
p
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
        margin-right:0in;
        mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        margin-left:0in;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
span.EmailStyle18
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
        color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle20
        {mso-style-type:personal-reply;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
        color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
        {mso-style-type:export-only;
        font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
        {page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
        {mso-list-id:1497378233;
        mso-list-template-ids:-1843756206;}
@list l0:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
        {mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level3
        {mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level4
        {mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level5
        {mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level6
        {mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level7
        {mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level8
        {mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level9
        {mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1
        {mso-list-id:1750540324;
        mso-list-template-ids:1958914812;}
@list l1:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
ol
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Good morning fellow Shruggers</span>,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hope everyone had a great weekend. I wanted to let you know we still have a couple of seats open for the GIS Programming 101: Mastering Python for ArcGIS class we have scheduled next week. This class is for anyone interested in learning about how to use Python scripts to</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'>automate processes in ArcGIS. &nbsp;Below is a more detailed course description. If you know anyone interested please pass this along.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>GIS Programming 101: Mastering Python for ArcGIS</span></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Dates: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>August 23 - 25, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Location: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=r6vj9dcab&amp;et=1107007171496&amp;s=1075&amp;e=001pfq_EGfaKhZAytKCaQwGmr5G8K3XfB8-p6K8OYFHay_LJnQXPfDZ7Xn1vNfcUaGQDeVp3md08rvwGrky18--It1ADcnFbp6AvvCBSZF1wM5h6C70evZT0J-wRBz6rtMI4i-5U6qDveZ4dTv7LiT8SRtXsKnUn9KDUtHwUvdyVGVIemb9jBzg1q421IxwHa7hq_URpjCE7axEV-AHgmZvu0W6YYczCudxl6jKK6IasPgwgXam9OUJYxd6bOfOt0dmjquNO-p4bKgT-s7ffurE9bjM4icwHe2iec5VbHBIY_lDxmwVis0rRwY4iMcIonyXFvlaCRvjfLvTGGstyWghKLk1k-ThBKyQLUrIl0b6cdKigQhGAThpYR8d-HBfU4qNU481E1BVICXzVzQnQWr5XetBywGj_yOKzA9JSQE338LUPyMad19KKnFhDP6Yy_djzRlGvrS6YFkn461CK0cEgYMxLZoZLoMLpyYmJy_8ZQlN5oXINg1M88Mx854FM8Ka" target="_blank">Keck &amp; Wood Training Center, Duluth, GA</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Overview:</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>This 3 day course is designed to teach the fundamental programming constructs of the Python language and how it can be integrated with ArcGIS Desktop to automate geoprocessing tasks.&nbsp; Course participants will be led through a series of 12 modules covering topics such as basic Python language features, the Geoprocessor ArcObject and its associated classes, creation of dynamic scripts which can be added to ArcToolbox, error handling techniques, and many others.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Target&nbsp;Audience:</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>This course is for experienced ArcGIS users that are looking to learn how Python scripts can be created to automate processes. Some basic computer programming knowledge is recommended but you&nbsp;don't need to be an expert programmer.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Course Goals:</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>After successfully completing this course users will have acquired a number of new skills related to Geoprocessing with Python. These new skills include:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fundamental understanding of the Python programming language. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How to write Python scripts to do geoprocessing tasks such as buffer, clip, overlay, insert, update, and delete rows from a table or feature class, and any other system tool provided by ArcToolbox. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How to create custom toolboxes in ArcToolbox <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How to read the Geoprocessor Object Model Diagram <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How to write dynamic scripts that can be attached to ArcToolbox.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Understanding of the Geoprocessor ArcObject and how it controls access to the geoprocessing objects. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Cost:</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The cost&nbsp;to attend this three day&nbsp;class is $1,350.00. Discounts are available&nbsp;for organizations that send 2 or more student or that bundle this class with other training courses. &nbsp;To register fill out the registration form found at <a href="http://www.keckwood.com/files/GIS/Student%20registration%20form.pdf">http://www.keckwood.com/files/GIS/Student%20registration%20form.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>If anyone has any questions they can contact me.&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>| Vice President, GIS/IT</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Footlight MT Light","serif";color:#244061'><a href="http://www.keckwood.com/"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#244061;text-decoration:none'>K</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#244061;text-decoration:none'>ECK</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#244061;text-decoration:none'> &amp; W</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#244061;text-decoration:none'>OOD,</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#244061;text-decoration:none'> I</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#244061;text-decoration:none'>NC</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#244061;text-decoration:none'>.</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>2750 Premiere Parkway, Suite 900, Duluth, GA 30097<br>Direct (678) 417-4013 | Main (678) 417-4000 | Fax (678) 417-4055<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:tcorbin@keckwood.com">tcorbin@keckwood.com</a> | <a href="www.keckwood.com">www.keckwood.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Esri Certified Trainer | Esri Certified Desktop Associate</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>