IMAGIN IMAGIN is a professional development organization committed to providing opportunities for its members to network with professionals who are using, creating, or maintaining spatial resources within Michigan. IMAGIN serves as a crossroads for spatial information users/developers at all levels of government, business, and non-profit organizations by providing its members partnership opportunities to recognize, share, and create spatial data resources for both traditional and new application IMAGIN is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 to establish a statewide forum to advance the use of geographic information systems and spatially referenced information. There are currently over 150 members representing government, private sector, university, & non-profit organizations and membership is open to anyone interested in learning more about GIS & proclaiming its applications. IMAGIN's Mission: IMAGIN enhances professional development of Michigan's geospatial community by providing an annual conference, education events, and networking opportunities. IMAGIN's Vision: To Improve Michigan's Access to Geospatial Technologies and to provide opportunities for professional interaction by fostering collaboration and networking. IMAGIN's 2015-2016 goals: To provide professional development networking opportunities for Michigan's geospatial community To improve communication to the membership To host a student paper and poster competition with awards ceremony To improve collaboration with other statewide organizations To recognize the contributions of geospatial professionals To increase membership in IMAGIN Contact Us (Improving Michigan’s Access to Geographic Information Networks)
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IMAGIN
IMAGIN is a professional development organization committed to providing opportunities for its members to network with professionals who are using, creating, or maintaining spatial resources within Michigan. IMAGIN
serves as a crossroads for spatial information users/developers at all levels of government, business, and non-profit organizations by providing its members partnership opportunities to recognize, share, and create spatial data
resources for both traditional and new application
IMAGIN is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 to establish a statewide forum to advance the use of geographic information systems and spatially referenced information. There are currently over 150 members
representing government, private sector, university, & non-profit organizations and membership is open to anyone interested in learning more about GIS & proclaiming its applications.
IMAGIN's Mission:IMAGIN enhances professional development of Michigan's geospatial community by providing an annual conference, education events, and networking opportunities.
IMAGIN's Vision:To Improve Michigan's Access to Geospatial Technologies and to provide opportunities
for professional interaction by fostering collaboration and networking.
IMAGIN's 2015-2016 goals:To provide professional development networking
opportunities for Michigan's geospatial community
To improve communication to the membership
To host a student paper and poster competition with awards ceremony
To improve collaboration with other statewide organizations
To recognize the contributions of geospatial professionals
To increase membership in IMAGIN
Contact Us
(Improving Michigan’s Access to Geographic Information Networks)
Undergraduate Posters• Posters must focus on the application of GIS, GNSS (GPS), or
related technologies. Posters must be based upon original work and completed as an undergraduate. Submittal of projects done for class is encouraged. All posters will be displayed at the 2016 IMAGIN Conference in Traverse City.
Graduate Papers• Papers must focus on the application of GIS, GNSS (GPS), or
related technologies and must be limited to a maximum of 4000 words of text. Submittal of thesis or dissertation research is encouraged. Paper competition participants must present their work to be eligible for scholarships. Authors of the top three papers will be invited to present their papers at the 2016 IMAGIN Conference in Traverse City.
The SPPC provides students with an opportunity to gain professional experience, recognition, cash awards, and other prizes. Both
undergraduate and graduate students are invited to participate
Submittal deadline for graduate papersUndergraduate papers may be submitted up to the SPPC event on April 5th, 2016.
• Friday, 18 Mar 2016 — Graduate finalist notification
• Tuesday, 5 Apr 2016— IMAGIN SPPC at Constitution Hall in Lansing, MIUndergraduate poster are displayed and graduate student finalists present their papers.
• Monday, 16 May 2016 — All graduate posters are displayed at the annual IMAGIN Conference in Traverse City, MI.1st, 2nd and 3rd place graduate winners are invited to present their winning papers.
• Posters and papers should be submitted to [email protected] in either Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf) or MS Word (*.doc or *.docx) format.
• Additional information can be found at www.imagin.org/awards.php.