USGIF’s Building Respect, Inclusion, and Diversity for the GEOINT Enterprise (BRIDGE) Working Group helps the GEOINT community grow and champion an environment that recognizes diversity as a foundational value. The BRIDGE WG will accomplish this by providing venues for discussion and recommending actions for the community.

Objectives: 

• To plan and coordinate activities promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the GEOINT community.
• To identify, recommend, and promote GEOINT community best practices and policies around diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• To serve as an integrator with other USGIF working groups for education and outreach around diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• To offer a forum to celebrate and acknowledge our diverse GEOINT community.

July Meeting: “Unlocking Success: Harnessing the Power of DEIB Best Practices”

July’s BRIDGE Session will focus on the best practices of some of the industry leaders in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. From inspiring stories to data-driven evidence, the panelists shed light on the strategic advantages of DEIB, emphasizing its role in fostering innovation, employee engagement, and business growth. This session will kickstart the BRIDGE’s Geospatial Inclusion Action-Group with the purpose of discovering, communicating, and promoting the DEIB best practices in our industry.