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Meeting Schedule

Our meetings and activities are open to all students at The Ohio State University. No previous experience with GIS is necessary!

Our activities include a series of speakers who use GIS in their jobs, club meetings, tutorial sessions in GIS software, grad/undergrad mentorship, and field trips.

Here's our meeting schedule for Spring 2014:
 
Wednesday, February 5th - 6:30-8:00 PM - AutoCAD and ArcGIS Part 1 - Knowlton 430 (lab)
 
Wednesday, February 19th – 6:30-8:00 PM - AutoCAD and ArcGIS Part 2 - Knowlton 430 (lab)
 
Wednesday, March 5th – 6:30-8:00 PM  - AutoCAD and ArcGIS Part 3 - Knowlton 430 (lab)
 
Wednesday, March 19th – 6:30-8:00 PM  - Python Part 1 - Knowlton 430 (lab)
 
Wednesday, April 2nd – 6:30-8:00 PM  - Python Part 2 - Knowlton 430 (lab)
 
Wednesday, April 16th  - 6:30-8:00 PM - Spatiotemporal Aspects of GIS - Knowlton 430 (lab)
 
 
And here's a list of our meetings in Autumn 2013:
 
Wed, Sept 4 - Larisa Kruger, OSU Enterprise GIS Manager, job opportunities, and Cane’s Derby 1186 4:00-5:30
 
Fri, Sept 13 - CURA speaker Harvey Miller, Reusche Chair of GIS Derby 1080 3:30-5:00
 
Wed, Sept 18 - Geocaching 101: Learn what they are, and make your own! Derby 0140 (basement) 5:30-7:30
 
Fri, Sept 20 - Geocaching Field Trip 1: Place the geocaches you created. TBD 3:00-6:00
 
Wed, Oct 2 - Kirwan Institute speaker and Opportunity Mapping, club elections, and pizza Derby 1186 4:00-5:30
 
Fri, Oct 11 - CURA speaker William Murdock, Executive Director of MORPC Derby 1080 3:30-5:00
 
Wed, Oct 16 Intro to Open Source GIS with Bo Zhao Derby 1186 4:00-5:30
 
Fri, Oct 18 - Geocaching Field Trip 2: Hunt for geocaches! TBD 3:00-6:00
 
Wed, Oct 23 - Story Maps 101: Learn what they are, and make your own! Derby 0140 (basement) 5:30-7:30
 
Wed, Nov 6 - Speaker Garrett Staats, Ohio Dept of Transportation, and Cane’s Derby 1186 4:00-5:30
 
Fri, Nov 8 - CURA speaker Shoreh Elhami, Citywide GIS Manager (Columbus) Derby 1080 3:30-5:00
 
Wed, Nov 20 - Winter party and semester wrap-up! Ohio Union - Lower Level Meeting Room 4:00-6:00
 
Wed, Nov 20 - GIS Day Ohio Union - Lower Level Meeting Room 8:00-6:00