Below please find a link to our Winter 2015-16 NEURISA Newsletter: Winter 2015-16 NEURISA Newsletter And don't forget to register soon for the GIS Program Management Workshop ... It is filling up fast! January 11, 2016 GIS Program Management Workshop URISA Certified Workshop LOCATION: UMASS Boston Science Bldg., 3rd floor, Room 20 TIME: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm COST: $100 per Person (includes URISA Workbook and Materials) INSTRUCTED BY: Peter Croswell, PMP, GISP, President Croswell-Schulte IT Consultants REGISTER HERE: http://neurisa.org/GISManagement2016 PARKING: Beacons Lot is closest; should be spaces; $6.00 Public Transportation: Red Line to JFK and then UMass Shuttle Bus to the Campus Center or Beacons Lot DIRECTIONS: https://www.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here INTENDED AUDIENCE: Anyone embarking upon a GIS program, involved with a less-than-successful GIS, or who is seeking ways to improve a successful implementation. Today, most government organizations have some type of GIS programs in place. They vary from being in their early stages, to the rebuilding or tuning-up phase, to being completed changed as new technologies and applications emerge. This workshop is designed to provide guidelines for managing your GIS program. It will look at the various organizational and technical issues program managers must address in order to develop a successful GIS program. The discussions will include managing all aspects of a GIS program from staffing and budgeting to procuring technology and working with vendors. A variety of real world examples will be presented showing a range of GIS programs and their implementations. This course presents an overview of successful and unsuccessful techniques for implementing GIS. Specific topics include: • Program development • Project management techniques • Budgeting • Staffing • Sustaining program support • And managing consultants and vendors Space is limited to the first 30 people so register today! NEURISA GIS Program Management Flyer | 
