Tag: geography awareness week
Spread the Word: GIS Day (November 16, 2011)
Started in 1999 as a part of Geography Awareness Week, GIS Day is a global event aimed at promoting GIS-based software and technology to businesses, schools, and the general public. Organizations using or interested in GIS are encouraged to host an educational event or presenting a project with the intent of showcasing new GIS developments [...]
Speak Up For Geography and Geography Awareness Week
The National Geographic Society has launched a geography literacy campaign called Speak up for Geography with the goal of getting 10,000 letters sent to members of Congress before the Thanksgiving recess. Constituents are asked to write to their senators and representatives in order to request federal funding for geography education by supporting the bipartisan Teaching Geography [...]
Rounding Out Geography Awareness Week
Even if you missed yesterday’s celebration of GIS Day, you still have two more days to participate in Geography Awareness week. The My Wonderful World Blog has a “Top 10 Ways to Celebrate Geography Awareness Week” post. Check out the list and find some ways to join in on the geo-fun. Visit the Fun with [...]
GIS Day 2009 – Happy Geography Awareness Week
Each year since 1987 thanks to a presidential proclamation, the third week of November has been celebrated as Geography Awareness Week. The main sponsor of Geography Awareness Week has been the National Geographic Society which uses the week as a vehicle to promote geographic literacy in schools and communities. This year, the theme is “Get Lost [...]
GIS Day 2008
GIS Day will be held on November 19ths this year and is celebrated as part of Geography Awareness Week each year. If you’re wondering what you can do in honor of GIS Day, there are plenty of sites you can visit to find a GIS Day event near you or to find virtual events and activities that you can [...]