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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">--Apologies for cross-posting--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">As you probably know, <span style="background:white">
every year GIS users around the world come together to celebrate this technology and share our work at GIS Day events</span>. This year, given our heightened virtual environment, GIS community members throughout the University of California are inaugurating
<b>UC-wide GIS Week</b>. This event will give GIS practitioners from all ten campuses an opportunity to share their work with the entire UC, and beyond!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<span style="color:black">(Watch for UCR-specific GIS related events later in the 2020-21 academic year.) </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Below you’ll find the notice being distributed across the UCs to solicit participation. Follow the link to the survey to submit your application
<b>by October 13</b>. The UC GIS Week Committee will determine the assemblage of presenters.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We hope you’ll consider this opportunity to represent UCR in the UC geospatial community!
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please share with anyone who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">the UCR GIS Day Planning Committee</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">^^^</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear University of California Community and mapping friends,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We invite you to participate in the inaugural UC-wide GIS Week on November 17th  – 19th, 2020. We will celebrate all things mapping and geospatial. In light of the challenging times, we are coming together
 virtually to share our work with our community. If you are a researcher, student, industry partner, alumnus, or community mapper, there is space for you to share your accomplishments and inspire others through your mapping. We are looking for lightning talks,
 panelists, presentations, posters, and pre-recorded workshops.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please use this Google form to submit your application as soon as possible! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://forms.gle/fRzVMcHswbAoXyq68"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://forms.gle/fRzVMcHswbAoXyq68</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are accepting responses until October 13</span><sup><span style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">th</span></sup><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
 You will be notified around October 20</span><sup><span style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">th</span></sup><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> of your slot. Should you have any questions, please reach out
 to us at </span><a href="mailto:ucgisday@gmail.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">ucgisday@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All the best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Your UC GIS Week Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Janet Reyes</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
<i>Geospatial Information Librarian</i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">UCR Library | University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">P.O. Box 5900 | Orbach Library, Room 128<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Riverside, CA 92517-5900<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Office: 951.827.6421 | Fax: 951.827.2255 | </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:janet.reyes@ucr.edu"><span style="color:blue">janet.reyes@ucr.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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