Spring NEARC is an annual, one-day conference packed with professional development and networking opportunities for all levels of GIS users. We invite you to join us for an in-person reunion at Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts on Monday, May 16, 2022.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS DEADLINE EXTENDED

Deadline to submit: Monday, March 28th, 11:59 PM

Northeast Arc Users Group (NEARC) Spring Conference presentations, workshops, and posters are an opportunity to share experience, expertise, and knowledge with colleagues and offer solutions for successful use of GIS.

All attendees, including private sector attendees and vendors, are invited and welcome to provide presentations or workshops that describe a project, research, process, experience, expertise, management, or best practices related to GIS. Marketing presentations may be given by reserving a vendor booth.

The following presentation types are being accepted:

Digital Visual and Poster Presentations will also include a 5-minute lightning talk, which will be given during a dedicated session at the Spring NEARC conference.

To submit an abstract, review the presentation guidelines and submission procedures, then click the link below to submit a proposal online.

All presenters are required to register to attend the conference. Student presenters attend free of charge; professional presenters must pay to attend. Scholarships are available - see links below. 

Notifications of acceptance will be sent by early April and the schedule will be posted online shortly thereafter. You can view the Schedule at-a-Glance now!

SPRING NEARC REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Registration Pricing (by April 25):

Please note that scholarships are available. Click the links below to apply.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENT

For more details please visit the NEARC Community events webpage.

Desktop to Online - The Shift in Higher Education

Wednesday, April 20th,  12:00-1:30pm

Within the field of GIS, there has been and continues to be a shift towards interactive web mapping. Desktop software still plays a critical role, but so much work can now be done using a tool such as ArcGIS Online. For this workshop, Brian Baldwin from Esri will be joining Katie Grillo as they put on their Adjunct Professor hats and lead the NEARC Community in discussion centered around the shift in higher education from teaching ArcGIS desktop software to moving more online. Together we will acknowledge some of the challenges and explore potential solutions we can implement. This conversation will be geared towards those in higher education, but all are welcome to attend. 

Please register to join: Desktop to Online - The Shift in Higher Education