URISA Leadership Academy
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URISA Leadership Academy
December 7-11, 2009 - Seattle, WA
Registration for the 2009 ULA Is now OPEN!
Get registration and travel information here .
URISA is pleased to offer Sponsorship Opportunities for this one of a kind Educational Session! For more information, click here.
"This was the best training/conference opportunity I have been privileged to attend. That it was an initial effort is impressive. It certainly reflects well on URISA and makes me want to be more involved in the organization locally and nationally. Keep up the good work."
- Lane A. DeLarme, IS Manager , City of Lakewood, WA
A Leadership Academy for the GIS Practitioner
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Do you see GIS potential in every industry/application?
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Do you recognize GIS as a major enabling technology to help achieve most goals?
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Do you want to make a positive difference in the world around you using GIS?
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Do you understand the power of visualizing and spatially analyzing information?
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Are you frustrated by others in your organization that just don’t “get” GIS?
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Are you overwhelmed by your management responsibilities?
If you can answer “yes” to two or more of these questions, then the URISA Leadership Academy (ULA) is for you.
The entire five day program, the only leadership training program of its type, is tailored to industry leaders and practitioners faced with unique challenges of GIS leadership and management and who want to make an impact leveraging the power of GIS.
URISA Leadership Academy (ULA) attendees will work together in a collegial environment designed to foster networking during the session and to enhance your professional network outside the Academy. The Academy is a full-service conference. Each day, ULA members will learn, dine, and socialize together. To that end, each day is structured to promote and encourage strong relationships between instructors and attendees.
GISCI GISP® Points for Attending Part I of the ULA = 0.63 EDU Points. Points for attending the full ULA = 1.25 EDU Points.
Who attended the ULA:
* Individuals attended from 34 states and 6 countries.
* They work for a wide variety of organizations, representing:
- Local Government - 45%
- State Government - 4%
- Federal Government - 6%
- Regional Government - 8%
- Consultants - 25%
- Other (Nonprofit, utility, university, tribal, private sector) - 12%
Course Outline for ULA - Seattle
Courses are taught by proven leaders in the profession, with materials reviewed and enhanced by a team of reviewers and editors. Each course will include numerous interactive exercises, team-building tools, and opportunities to delve into topics in a way you cannot do at large conferences. Course attendance is limited in size to encourage such interaction. Click on each day heading below for details about each session.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Session 1: Introduction to Leadership and Management
Welcome Reception
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Session 2: Building a Successful Team
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Session 3a: GIS and Organizational Capacity Building: How May I Help You? Session 3b: Show Me the Money - An Introduction to Budgeting & Finance for GIS
Seattle Night Life Launch Pad Reception!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Session 4: GIS Politics and Change Management
Friday, December 11, 2009
Session 5: Putting It All Together – Evaluating Where You Are and Planning Where You’re Going
Luncheon Keynote - Cy Smith, GISP
Attendees had these responses when asked
"What was the greatest take-away for you after attending the ULA?"
"...talking to people within the organization about what they expect from GIS. We will be planning GIS meetings or presentations to individual departments to focus on their needs."
"My job is going to become more about communication than technical skills."
"Management & leadership techniques, how to make excellent reports and how to review them, creating effective budget proposals, strategic planning and marketing planning, collaboration and focus on small wins."
"I truly enjoyed the discussion on outreach. It inspired new ideas on integration and getting the word out about GIS. I also feel that the review of strategic planning and ROI was excellent!"
Make Plans to Participate in the ULA this December in Seattle
URISA Leadership Academy Committee Members
- Chair: Claudia Paskauskas, MCSD, GISP, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Maitland, FL
- Co-Chair: Hilary Perkins, GISP, AICP , East-West Gateway Council of Governments, St. Louis, MO
Committee Members: - Carl Anderson, GISP, Fulton County - Atlanta, GA
- Greg Babinski, GISP , King County GIS Center, Seattle, WA
- Clare Brown, GISP, Montgomery Watson Harza, New Orleans, LA
- Peter Croswell, GISP, PlanGraphics Inc, Frankfort, KY
- Shoreh Elhami, GISP, Delaware County Auditor's Office, Delaware, OH
- Dianne Haley, GISP, Alberta Energy & Utilities Board, Calgary, AB Canada
- Bruce Joffe, GISP, Principal, GIS Consultants
- David Lanter, GISP, CDM - Camp Dresser & McKee Inc, Voorhees, NJ
- Michael Lovett, GISP, CDM Camp Dresser & McKee Inc, Maitland, FL
- Susan Pulsipher, NC Dept of Commerce, Fayetteville, NC
- Rebecca Somers, GISP, Somers St Claire GIS Management Consultants, Fairfax, VA
- Martha Wells, GISP, Spatial Focus Inc, Birmingham, AL
- Sara Yurman, GISP, Spatial Focus Inc, Decatur, GA
ULA Podcast - Jesse Rouse of Very Spatial talks with Hilary Perkins
and Mike Lovett about the ULA
Photos from New Orleans (12/07) and Chicago (6/08) Leadership Acadmey sessions