GIS Day 2018

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Huge thanks to everyone who attended our GIS Day Events across the country. We ran 8 events at the same time in, Auckland, Rotorua, New Plymouth, Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, Blenheim and Christchurch. This was a first for us, we are really happy with it went.

We were also very fortunate to have Joseph Kerski, Esris Education Manager, send us a video to commemorate the 20th GIS Day, check out the video here;

We also showcased a couple of videos from the video booth we had at NZ Esri User Conference in August.

We added one more video for luck, you can see it here

Fantastic experience at NZEUC for our 10 student winners

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This year we were fortunate enough to be in a position to sponsor 10 students to attend the New Zealand Esri User Conference. This opportunity enabled the students to meet GIS professionals across the multitude of industries that utilise GIS in New Zealand, hear presentations from Esri staff on the road ahead, and listen to users present on the awesome projects they have undertaken and challenges they have faced.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT from the NZEUG COMMITTEE

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Firstly, on behalf of the NZEUG Committee I’d like to thank you all for your membership and continued support. We have had another fantastic year and are now preparing for another National Conference. Once again we have managed to organise 13 Regional events early in March/April which were attended by just over 600 people making them collectively the largest GIS related event in NZ. Thank you especially to those of you who presented and shared your story with attendees.

Secondly, I’d like to formally invite you all to the 2018 NZ ESRI Users Group Annual General Meeting. The AGM will be held on Tuesday 21st August 2018 at 2:00pm in NZ3&4 Rooms, Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland. We do hope that you can attend.

This AGM heralds some important milestones for the committee after a very busy year, as we wish to present you all with proposed changes to our Constitution and also proposals around changes to the current Membership structure.

The proposed changes are in the following documents:

Thirdly, I’d like to ask you all for Nominations for Life Membership of NZEUG. Currently only one person (Kim Ollivier) is a Life Member of the group. Nominations can be sent directly to the NZEUG Secretary via email secretary@nzeug.org. Simply include NZEUG Life Membership as the Subject of the email, and then supply the name of the person you are nominating and the reason you believe they are a suitable candidate. Please also include your name and contact details for inclusion in the AGM minutes. All or any nominations will be included in the AGM agenda and a seconder will be sought for the nomination. Once seconded the nomination will be voted on by those in attendance. A majority vote supporting the nomination will see the candidate accepted and Life Membership approved.

Fourth on this list of topics is Nominations for NZEUG Committee positions. Again please send your nominations directly to the NZEUG Secretary via email secretary@nzeug.org. Simply include NZEUG Committee Membership as the Subject of the email, and then supply the name of the person you are nominating and the reason you believe they are a suitable candidate. Please also include your name and contact details for inclusion in the AGM minutes. All or any nominations will be included in the AGM agenda and a seconder will be sought for the nomination. Once seconded the nomination will be voted on by those in attendance. A majority vote supporting the nomination will see the candidate accepted and Committee Membership approved.

Finally, we would like you all to attend the AGM well prepared for these very important discussions, please familiarise yourselves with the proposed changes to the Constitution and Membership structure. It is the current committees opinion that the current Membership structure is not fit for purpose and does not set us well for the future.

If you have any questions beforehand please feel free to contact me directly at chairperson@nzeug.org. I hope that you are all open to the proposals attached and I eagerly look forward to open discussion on these items at the AGM with the aim of reaching an agreed resolution. We are also keen to hear your thoughts on some proposed new ventures which we believe will provide more value to you as NZEUG Members.

Also, feel free to contact us via our website www.nzeug.org or simply send us an email at contact@nzeug.org.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to seeing you all at the AGM.

Roland Pomana – Chairperson

Student draw – 10 free entries to NZ Esri User Conference

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** This draw has now closed, winners names to be published shortly**

10 lucky university students will each win a 2018 New Zealand Esri User Conference Student Ticket PLUS a Conference Dinner Ticket (total prize pool of $4000).

To be eligible:
  1. You must be currently studying towards a GIS related degree at a NZ tertiary institute
  2. You must be able to arrange your own transport & accommodation
  3. You must be 18 years or older
  4. All successful applicants will be expected to attend both days of the conference as well as the conference dinner.
  5. You must not have received a prize from the equivalent student draw 1 year prior
To enter the draw complete the form below – T’s & C’s apply;

**Draw has now closed**

Terms & Conditions
  1. By entering the competition or promotion each entrant will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions and to have agreed to be bound by them.
  2. Failure to supply all requested personal information or failure to meet the eligibility conditions at the time of submitting an entry might result on the entry being invalid.
  3. No responsibility will be taken for late/lost/misdirected or incomplete entries. Entries will be deemed to be void if tampered with in any way.
  4. Only one entry will be accepted per person.
  5. By entering the competition winners agree to their names being published and to be photographed by the promoter and that the promoter may use their names and such photographs for publicity purposes.
  6. The prizes are not transferable or exchangeable, and cannot be redeemed for cash.
  7. Only entries received by the closing date specified in the advertisement will be accepted.
  8. Winners will be selected by a random draw.
  9. Entries close lunchtime, 3rd August 2018, with winners notified via phone or email, on the 5th of August 2018.
  10. If the prize winner does not respond within 3 days, that winner will forfeit the prize with no right of compensation and the prize will be redrawn.
  11. The dinner tickets for the winning applicants will be allocated at the New Zealand Esri User Group AGM, if a winner is not present at the AGM, the applicants’ dinner ticket will be void.

NZ Esri User Conference – Call for papers

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Its that time of year, time to submit extracts to present on your hard work on how you have used GIS to benefit your organisation, or on technical how-to’s to aid others in the NZ GIS community, may be you have a story about organisational GIS. Submit your extract here:

http://www.eagle.co.nz/nzeuc-18/get-involved/presentations

Submissions close 25th May

Regional User Conference feedback survey winner

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Thanks to everyone who completed the Regional User Conference feedback survey, we’ve received very useful comments that will help us form next years conferences

The winner of the 2 day Eagle training course prize draw is Michael Poetsch of Nelson City Council! We look forward to hearing which course you choose!