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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">A reminder that our next Geospatial/GIS meetup will be tomorrow, <b>Tuesday, August 13 </b>from<b> 12:00-12:50 pm, </b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">on
 Zoom only</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black"><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/98481791445?pwd=7bapSa1YHuqV2M9StiR0pOcaPe8TTN.1"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://ucr.zoom.us/j/98481791445?pwd=7bapSa1YHuqV2M9StiR0pOcaPe8TTN.1</span></a></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:#232333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background:white">984 8179 1445</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:#232333;background:white">Passcode   513955</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The meetup will be recorded.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242"> </span><span style="color:#424242"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242">The topic will be
<b>Takeaways from the Esri User Conference</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The <a href="https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/uc/overview">
Esri User Conference</a> was held July 15-19. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I attended five conference sessions and the plenary virtually; other members of our geospatial community attended either in person or virtually. Let’s share what we learned!
 For starters, I’m testing out using a <a href="https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/story-maps/announcements/briefings-in-arcgis-storymaps/">
StoryMaps Briefing</a> to share about the following sessions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">3D GIS: An Overview<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">GeoAI in ArcGIS
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Accessibility Essentials for GIS and Mapping<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ArcGIS Pro: Geoprocessing Tips and Tricks<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ArcGIS Web Editor: An Overview<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">And as a bonus … Enhancements in StoryMaps, from the May 2024
<a href="https://gis-in-higher-education-chat-edresources.hub.arcgis.com/">GIS in Higher Education Chat</a> (most likely some of the same things were mentioned in StoryMap sessions at the User Conference!)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#424242">à</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#424242">Meetup attendees who attended one or more sessions of the User Conference (or the
<a href="https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/education-summit/overview">Education Summit</a> that preceded it) are invited to talk about their takeaways also!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The meetup will start with announcements of general interest.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242"> </span><span style="color:#424242"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">To register for the meetup, please respond to the calendar invitation you may have received on July 30. We also have an
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geospatialgis-meetups-tickets-938615222397?aff=ebdsoporgprofile">
Eventbrite</a> that will allow you to register.  </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242"> </span><span style="color:#424242"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who may be interested.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242"> </span><span style="color:#424242"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">I hope you’ll be able to join us as we learn from each other!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242"> </span><span style="color:#424242"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Janet Reyes</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
<i>Geospatial Information Librarian</i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
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