Only 2 seat remain for this year’s URISA Leadership Academy (ULA). The ULA is being held in Chicago this year on Aug 1-5.  

The success of any GIS program is largely tied to the capabilities of its leader.  Strong leadership is necessary to establish a solid GIS program, operate efficiently and effectively, coordinate participants, adapt to change, and move a program forward.  Leadership, however, is a skill that must be developed. The URISA Leadership Academy was established to meet this need.  Participants will learn:

• GIS leadership and management techniques
• Strategic planning
• Successful team development
• Organizational capacity building and sustainability strategies (ROI, innovative funding ideas)
• Program investment and justification
• Change management
• Situation assessment and organizational performance evaluation
• Ethics and professional challenges
• Problem solving

This is a great program. I wish I had an opportunity to attend such a program when I first moved into leadership roles. For more information about the ULA go to - http://www.urisa.org/education-events/urisa-leadership-academy/.

If you can’t make it this year, make sure to include it in your budget for next year. URISA is hoping to offer 2 ULAs next year. One on the west coast and one on the east.

Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP | Chief Executive Officer
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