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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This year, rather than holding GIS Day events at UCR in November, we are participating in the first-ever
<b>UC GIS Week</b>! The nine hours of virtual programming, spread over three days, will include several UCR researchers in addition to researchers and alumni from other UC campuses.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Topics range from the natural and computer sciences to history to issues such as wildfire response, homelessness, hate crimes and COVID. Additionally, career panelists will discuss the GIS job market.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Registration is free! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please share the following information with your students, colleagues and friends. Thanks in advance for anything you can do to help spread the word!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uc-gis-week-tickets-125668693445" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Register</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">now for the first UC GIS Week conference from Nov. 17th - 19th!
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The University of California GIS Week is an opportunity for you to learn and engage with experts and mapping projects across the UC system and beyond! Ask
 questions during the thematic mapping panels, engage with GIS industry professionals, interact with poster presenters, and connect during social events. The event will be hosted virtually through Zoom.
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All talks are free and open to the public!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Your</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0;background:white"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uc-gis-week-tickets-125668693445" target="_blank" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uc-gis-week-tickets-125668693445"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0;background:white">registration</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">entitles
 you attend any or all of the tentatively scheduled events below:</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Tuesday - 11/17</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">11am – 12pm: Opening plenary – Collaboration Across the UCs</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">1pm – 2pm: Historical GIS | Policy Poster Session</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">3pm – 4pm: Afternoon Historical GIS Workshop | Career Panel #1</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Wednesday – 11/18</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">11am – 12pm: Remote Sensing | Mapping for Equality</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">1pm – 2pm: Public Health | Career Panel #2</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">3pm – 4pm: Policy and Mapping - Lightning Talks | Environmental Science and Public Health Poster Session</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Thursday – 11/19</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">11am – 12pm: Environmental Science and Mapping - Lightning Talks</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">1pm – 2pm: Regional and Urban GIS</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">3pm – 4pm: Afternoon Risk Assessments Workshop</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uc-gis-week-tickets-125668693445" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Register</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">now
 to stay informed and get early access to the 1st UC GIS Week digital swag bag!</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For more info visit the
</span><a href="https://ucgisweek.github.io/2020VirtualConference/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">UC GIS Week page</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> Would
 you like to contribute digital swag or have questions? Email: </span><a href="mailto:ucgisweek@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">ucgisweek@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">^^^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></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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