September 13, 2011 – Anything Geospatial

BUILD is a new event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows – think of this as Microsoft’s response to Google I/O. I actually was surprised to hear about this event, unfortunately I didn’t hear about it until it was underway this morning… apparently loads of other tech geeks that I know also had no idea it was taking place! Not to worry, none of us likely would have gotten in as apparently it sold out faster than a Beatles reunion tour would!

About BUILD – Held Sept. 13-16, BUILD is a new event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows. The News Center will publish updates and announcements throughout the show for press and analysts covering the news. Live keynotes, session details and other event information are available from BUILD online. You can also subscribe to the RSS feeds to have information delivered to you.

BUILD
Sept. 13-16, 2011
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA
See a replay of the Day 1 Keynote http://www.buildwindows.com/

Kudos to the Clarement Graduate University on the launch of their GIS Challenge – a challenge to students, in a partnership with Esri, where students are invited to submit their work and participate in an exciting competition with some pretty sweet prizes. The 2 major challenge areas of interest are: public health and humanitarian issues, and transportation safety. Students are encouraged to follow these 2 subject areas and provide solutions that show exemplary examples of visualization, analysis, narratives, and /or creating alerts.

Details… The students who submit the best application in each challenge area will receive a first-place prize of $1,000 in cash and the opportunity for a $35,000 scholarship to pursue an advanced degree concentrating on GIS in SISAT at CGU. The first-place prize also includes up to $1,000 to travel to California for CGU’s GIS Day on Nov. 16, 2011. Other top finalists will receive $100 cash prizes. A panel of experts will choose the winners. Submissions will be judged on the entrant’s ability to extend our understanding of the two selected challenge areas.

See more details in the announcement or jump directly to the CGU Challenge page http://www.cgu.edu/gischallenge