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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am passing this along on behalf of URISA International. Please take some time to help URISA identify challenges you face on a regular basis. This will help URISA know where it should devote time, efforts and dollars not only for URISA Members but also in support of the GIS community as a whole. You do not have to be a URISA member to participate in the Survey. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP</span></i></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>| Chief Executive Officer</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#244061'><a href="http://www.egisassociates.com/"><span style='color:#244061;text-decoration:none'>eGIS Associates, Inc.</span></a></span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:tcorbin@egisassociates.com">tcorbin@egisassociates.com</a> | <a href="www.egisassociates.com">www.egisassociates.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>678-710-9710 ext 21 | 866-</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061'>304-3864 Fax</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Esri Certified Trainer | Esri Certified Desktop Associate</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div id=ygrp-mlmsg><div id=ygrp-msg><div id=ygrp-text><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Hi everyone… if you have one more opportunity to ask your chapter members for input, that would be great. I’ve included the survey link and the # of responses by chapter so far in this email. We’ll leave the survey up through Wednesday to</span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>help</span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>gather more input:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>It’s time to refresh the URISA Advocacy Agenda,</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> make sure it still meets our needs, and modify it if necessary. To that end, it is absolutely critical that we hear from members, the geospatial community, and each and every URISA Chapter. We will compile the responses and bring the top three challenges to GIS-Pro. Thank you very much for helping us find solutions together to these challenges.<br> <br><b><span style='color:#B40000'>Please participate by</span></b></span><b><s> </s></b><b><s><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#B40000'>August 30</span></s></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> September 4:</span> <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013URISAchallenges"><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013URISAchallenges</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Responses so far… by chapter:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Work Challenges 2013 </span></b><br><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>To which URISA Chapter do you belong? </span></b><br><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Answer Options </span> </b><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Response Percent Response Count </span></b><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ALABAMA</span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.0% 0 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ALASKA </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.5% 1 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ALBERTA</span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.5% 1 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ARIZONA - organizing </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.5% 1 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>BAAMA </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.0% 0 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>BRITISH COLUMBIA </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.0% 0 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>CARIBBEAN </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>1.0% 2 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>CAROLINA </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>1.6% 3 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>CENTRAL APPALACHIAN </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.0% 0 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>CENTRAL CALIFORNIA </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.5% 1 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>CHESAPEAKE </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>1.0% 2 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>CHICAGOLAND </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>2.6% 5 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>CUMBERLAND </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>2.6% 5 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>FLORIDA</span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>1.6% 3 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>GEORGIA</span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>14.0% 27 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>LOUISIANA </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.0% 0 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>MID-ATLANTIC </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>2.6% 5 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>NEW ENGLAND </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>6.2% 12 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>NORTHERN CALIFORNIA </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.0% 0 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>NORTHERN ROCKIES </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.0% 0 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>OHIO </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>1.0% 2 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ONTARIO</span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>1.0% 2 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>OREGON </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>43.0% 83 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>QUEBEC </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.0% 0 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ROCKY MOUNTAIN </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>2.1% 4 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>10.4% 20 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>TEXAS </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>1.6% 3 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>WASHINGTON STATE </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>5.7% 11 </span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>United Arab Emirates - organizing </span> <span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>0.0% 0 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Wendy Nelson</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Executive Director - URISA</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="mailto:wnelson@urisa.org"><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>wnelson@urisa.org</span></a><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span> <a href="http://www.urisa.org/"><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>www.urisa.org</span></a><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> 847-824-6300</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Mark Your Calendar: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.urisa.org/conferences/aboutgis-pro"><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>GIS-Pro 2013: URISA's 51st Annual Conference for GIS Professionals - September 16-19, 2013 - Providence, Rhode Island</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.urisa.org/gis_transit"><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>2013 GIS in Transit Conference</span> </i><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>– October 16-17, 2013</span> </i><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>– Washington, DC</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.urisa.org/addressing/2013stlouis"><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Locating the Future Conference</span> </i><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>– November 3-6, 2013</span> </i><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>– St Louis, Missouri</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.urisa.org/gis_cama"><i><span 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