Good Morning. As mentioned in today's CT GIS Network meeting, the state will be hosting the CT Maps Competition again this spring. This is a great opportunity for middle and high school students from across the state to showcase their ideas, passions and projects using Esri's ArcGIS Online and Storymaps platform. The competition is free and open to any student in grades 4-12 from public, private, and homeschools. Software and licenses are available at no cost through Esri's ArcGIS for Education bundle. Students in two divisions win cash prizes and top winners go on to compete in Esri's national competition. All details are posted on the CT GIS Network website<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fctgis.uconn.edu%2Fct-maps-competition%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Ccf49b636bc0145f6b11b08d9f87f39c3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637814047572894376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=tKO%2FeKChH7cJCfWgqOACz%2FQ4GVjwd%2FU3MiFIyaTdK%2B0%3D&reserved=0> and the competition storymap<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorymaps.arcgis.com%2Fstories%2F8c3e13edada548d0bb628384c81ba2b2&data=04%7C01%7C%7Ccf49b636bc0145f6b11b08d9f87f39c3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637814047572894376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ApUDcTm%2BzIl1D6qWhKRnV5SpxMTj7sCOjK%2F4UokzbsI%3D&reserved=0>, along with links to winning storymaps from the past few years. Please note a few important dates, listed below. Contact me at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> if you have questions or have interest in serving on the judging panel in May. Registration deadline: April 8 State entries due: May 6 State winners announced: May 18 National winners announced by Esri: May 31 Esri event featuring national winners: June 16 Please pass this information on to your favorite student, teacher, school administrator, parent or interested party. Thank you! Cary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cary Chadwick, she/her/hers Geospatial Educator University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) Department of Extension http://clear.uconn.edu<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fclear.uconn.edu%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Ccf49b636bc0145f6b11b08d9f87f39c3%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637814047572894376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=WJF%2BBxfSP1qg8BM2MTLUCErqM7nChO8%2BMyynACXKhiw%3D&reserved=0> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list (CTGIS-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all CT GIS Users. To change subscription settings or unsubscribe, visit http://s.uconn.edu/ctgisL.