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*Message sent from a system outside of UConn.* Looking for a low-stress, high-impact way to volunteer a few hours to help fellow humans around the world? Are you near the Rochester, NY area? Monroe Community College offers online/remote GIST education including a new 9-credit micro-credential and a 24-credit certificate. The College also has a very active Mapping Club which, as the first NYS Community College chapter of YouthMappers<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthmappers.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cnearc-l%40listserv.uconn.edu%7Ca17eb16165d84c3fbbd908dc4752020e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638463664767493253%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7x%2F799YQihG29XNERFj4RzgElOcNetzm8uen7kxDx9A%3D&reserved=0>, frequently hosts an event called a mapathon. It's an easy and fun way to volunteer and give back to the global community by digitizing buildings/roads in unmapped areas in the world based on satellite basemap imagery as part of a Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotosm.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cnearc-l%40listserv.uconn.edu%7Ca17eb16165d84c3fbbd908dc4752020e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638463664767493253%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FClaSARLbqCy2JhM23EM69%2F1bSHKojqw9A14b%2Bkblr0%3D&reserved=0> task. No geospatial skills required, just a willingness to learn/help and a free OpenStreetMap account! MCC's Spring 2024 mapathon is THIS THURSDAY 3/21 at the Brighton campus at 2PM. Check out the flyer attached or this link<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foutlook.office365.com%2Fowa%2Fcalendar%2FMCCsMappingClub%40monroecc.edu%2Fbookings%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cnearc-l%40listserv.uconn.edu%7Ca17eb16165d84c3fbbd908dc4752020e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638463664767493253%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Vt1PzT4JbeWtrLBKOWVt4FIkBYvY3zsK54Ke1sjRCoo%3D&reserved=0> to register if you are able to attend this in-person event: Unable to attend but want to learn more? MCC offers 4 different flavors of online/remote GIST education. Head to this StoryMap<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorymaps.arcgis.com%2Fstories%2F16d98c5cd26e4b4baded9cb0fba70b4d&data=05%7C02%7Cnearc-l%40listserv.uconn.edu%7Ca17eb16165d84c3fbbd908dc4752020e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638463664767493253%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AmrAd95t%2BNLBnyd%2F58Kwv59zhXkFZCSEr%2FGHHhPOz%2FM%3D&reserved=0> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorymaps.arcgis.com%2Fstories%2F16d98c5cd26e4b4baded9cb0fba70b4d&data=05%7C02%7Cnearc-l%40listserv.uconn.edu%7Ca17eb16165d84c3fbbd908dc4752020e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638463664767493253%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AmrAd95t%2BNLBnyd%2F58Kwv59zhXkFZCSEr%2FGHHhPOz%2FM%3D&reserved=0> to learn more and feel free to reach out with any questions! Catherine M. DuBreck, GISP, GeoEdC Monroe Community College Department of Chemistry and Geosciences NSF ATE: Meeting Workforce Needs through Virtual GIST https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatecentral.net%2Fmsites%2FMCC_GIST&data=05%7C02%7Cnearc-l%40listserv.uconn.edu%7Ca17eb16165d84c3fbbd908dc4752020e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638463664767493253%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=j7ayD1we7qtYT%2FXG3HXLV4evsryaEhXHvyvjxRInnq0%3D&reserved=0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list (NEARC-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all NEARC Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove yourself by going to http://s.uconn.edu/nearcsubscribe.