Register for the Ground Warfighter Geospatial Intelligence Conference (formerly AGIC)

May 16, 2012

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), the HQDA Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), G-2, and Office of the Chief of Engineers (OCE) are proud to co-sponsor this year’s Ground Warfighter Geospatial Intelligence Conference (GGC).

The theme for this year’s conference is “GEOINT Support to the Ground Warfighter”

The GGC takes place at the TASC Heritage Conference Center, Chantilly, VA, from Tuesday 5 June through Thursday 7 June. The USGIF Technology Day and GEOINT Community Week reception takes place on the afternoon of Thursday 7 June, and is free to the entire community.

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Today: GEOINTeraction Tuesday with Reese Madsen, OUSDI

May 8, 2012

Join USGIF and DoD Intel Chief Learning Officer Reese Madsen today, May 8, for GEOINTeraction Tuesday at Maggiano’s in McLean, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Mr. Madsen will discuss the recent USDI directive for the IC Agencies to develop professional certification and accreditation programs.

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Register Now for Tech Days and all of GEOINT Community Week

April 23, 2012

New this year, USGIF offers one website to pre-register for the FREE events like the unclassified USGIF Technology Day exhibits and reception as well as register for the other events such as the USGIF Workshop on the Future of Commercial Imagery and the USGIF Invitational golf tournament.

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YPG Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Day

April 21, 2012

The USGIF Young Professionals Group gathered at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon, Va., on Saturday, April 14, to participate in the Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Day for its spring service project.

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USGIF, Sotera Team Up to Donate $10K to Fisher House

April 21, 2012

The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), an organization dedicated to supporting the geospatial intelligence community and tradecraft, and Sotera Defense Solutions (Sotera), a leading national security technology company, teamed up to present a $10,000 donation to the Fisher House Foundation to help wounded veterans and military families. Keith Masback, President of USGIF, and John Hillen, President & CEO of Sotera, presented the check together at a brief ceremony at the Foundation’s headquarters in Rockville, Maryland.

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Scholarship Application Deadline is TODAY

April 20, 2012

USGIF has provided almost half a million dollars in scholarships since 2004. This year, we plan to award $100,000 to deserving students studying geospatial intelligence or fields related to geospatial sciences.

The deadline to apply is Friday, April 20. Submit your application now.

The USGIF Scholarship Program is open to graduating high school seniors, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students.

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Friday Deadline: GEOINT Community Week S&T Forum Call for Presentations

April 9, 2012

“Big Data” is a term that is used with great frequency across many communities. In general it refers to datasets that are so large that they are difficult to work with using available tools.

The USGIF Academic Committee and Technical Committee are hosting a fast-paced, Ignite-style forum on topics related to Big Data during the 2012 GEOINT Community Week Science and Technology Forum. This is a FREE event.

All proposals must be postmarked by 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 13, 2012.

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NGA West Registration Full

April 6, 2012

Registration is closed for the NGA Tech Showcase in St. Louis, April 17-18.

NGA Tech Showcase NCW features two days of briefings and demonstrations held at the TS//SI/TK level. A networking reception with the St. Louis workforce concludes this invaluable event.

Clearances are due NLT April 6 to NGA.

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GEOINT Community Week is Just Around the Corner

March 27, 2012

June 4-8 will be here before you know it … make sure to mark your calendar for GEOINT Community Week. GCW has something for everyone with an installment of the USGIF Workshop Series, classified demos at NGA Campus East, the Army Geospatial & Imagery Conference, a special edition of GEOINTeraction Tuesday, the unclassified USGIF Technology Day exhibits and Community Networking Reception, the USGIF Invitational golf tournament to benefit the scholarship program, and finally the GEOGala black-tie dinner.

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USGIF and Directions Offer GEOINT Jobs Webinar

March 27, 2012

re you interested in a job as a geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) professional? Join USGIF and Directions Magazine on Tuesday, March 27 from 2-3 PM EDT, for a webinar that brings together professional recruiters and educators to give you the information you need to determine whether the GEOINT tradecraft is right for you, and if so, how to pursue it.

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