I'm afraid I gave Michael the wrong information about how to participate in the workforce survey! If you are willing to participate, please email Charlie Colgan at [log in to unmask] He will generate a unique link for you to access the survey. Thanks for participating, and please accept my apologies for the mix-up! Sincerely, Tora Johnson GIS Director University of Maine at Machias Smith, Michael wrote: > I am forwarding this at the request of Tora Johnson, sorry if you're > getting this more than once... > > ********** > Michael Smith > State GIS Manager > Maine Office of GIS > > Maine GeoLibrary Board Member > > > > > > September 25, 2009 > > Dear Colleague, > > Your help is requested to assist Maine in developing an expanded and > better educated GIS work force. > > Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become more and more important > in a variety of fields, and developing a work force with the needed > education and training is a key to Maine’s future growth. To better > understand the role of GIS in Maine today and identify ways to improve > education and training, The University of Southern Maine, in cooperation > with the University of Maine at Machias, is conducting a study of users > and potential users of geographic information systems (and related > technologies such as GPS and remote sensing. > > We invite you to complete a short on-line survey, which will take about > ten minutes or less of your time. The survey is intended both for those > who directly use GIS and those who work in organizations which use or > may not use GIS, so your help will be appreciated even if you do not > currently use GIS or related technologies. > > The link below will take you directly to the survey; no password is > required. This link will only work once, so please do not go to the > survey until you are ready to respond. > > Of course your answers will be kept confidential and will only be > released in summary form. > > > *Follow this link to the Survey: * > Take the Survey > <_http://umaine.qualtrics.com///WRQualtricsSurveyEngine?Q_SS=0oez33Y5GGp9A4k_esobDf95shCvaYs&SVID=Prod_ > <http://umaine.qualtrics.com///WRQualtricsSurveyEngine?Q_SS=0oez33Y5GGp9A4k_esobDf95shCvaYs&SVID=Prod>> > > > > Or copy and paste the url below into your internet browser:_ > __http://umaine.qualtrics.com///WRQualtricsSurveyEngine?Q_SS=0oez33Y5GGp9A4k_esobDf95shCvaYs&SVID=Prod_ > <http://umaine.qualtrics.com///WRQualtricsSurveyEngine?Q_SS=0oez33Y5GGp9A4k_esobDf95shCvaYs&SVID=Prod> > > Thank you very much for your assistance. > Charlie Colgan > Matthew Bampton > University of Southern Maine > > Tora Johnson > University of Maine at Machias > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > This list (GEOLIBRARY-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all > Maine GIS Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this > list, you can remove your name and email address yourself at the this > web address: > > http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?SUBED1=geolibrary-l&A=1 > > Or,you may also request that your name be removed by sending email to: > > [log in to unmask] > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list Maine GeoNews (GEOLIBRARY-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all Maine GIS Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove your name and email address yourself at the this web address: http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?SUBED1=geolibrary-l&A=1 Or,you may also request that your name be removed by sending email to: [log in to unmask]