Mapping Across Borders\, a Canadian Non-Profit Organization\, and eSystems Africa\, an Ethiopian IT solutions company\, will be holding a five day mapping seminar in Addis Ababa from July 9 to July 13\, 2012 at the Head Office of Agri Service\, Ethiopia. This seminar will teach GIS from the ground up and focus on its practical uses for NGOs and Civil Society groups\; all are welcome to attend.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T013157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120713T235700Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://nativemaps.org/node/3852 URL;VALUE=URI:http://nativemaps.org/node/3852 SUMMARY:COMMUNITY-BASED MAPPING\, Village Earth DESCRIPTION:Mapping can be a powerful tool for communities to use to better manage their resources\, plan for the future\, record and utilize local knowledge\, raise awareness about areas of concern in their environmental and social landscape\, and communicate their priorities a
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T013157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120719T182100Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://nativemaps.org/node/3853 URL;VALUE=URI:http://nativemaps.org/node/3853 SUMMARY:Introduction to QGIS\, Digital Mapping Solutions (Melbourne\, Australia) DESCRIPTION:This practical course is designed to introduce spatial professionals to the Quantum GIS desktop application and provide them with skills to add value to their existing GIS toolkit.
Attendees will learn techniques that will allow them to enhance their everyday desktop mapping capabilities and implement advanced features such as SQL2008 compatibility.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T013157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120723T235500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://nativemaps.org/node/3851 URL;VALUE=URI:http://nativemaps.org/node/3851 SUMMARY:Open Source Mapping Session - Kisumu\, Kenya DESCRIPTION:
Come out for Cartography + OpenStreetMap the weekend before NACIS\, October 13-14\, and attend the State of the Map conference\, held right down the road at the Portland Convention Center. The event centers on the OpenStreetMap project\, the free and editable map of the world that's used as the data source for all sorts of maps.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T013157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121017T220200Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://nativemaps.org/node/3883 URL;VALUE=URI:http://nativemaps.org/node/3883 SUMMARY:North American Cartographic Information Society\: Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:NACIS 2012
Only one month remaining until NACIS 2012! There is still time to receive the early registration discount. Come join the excitement and be inspired by over 120 speakers\, 65 posters\, and a host of fun in Portland\, Oregon. To register for the conference or to view the preliminary program\, go to www.nacis.org.