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SAVE THE DATE for the first ever Esri YPN Redlands Meetup on March 31, 2023 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (PT) There are many paths that a career in GIS can lead one to, where do you think it will take you? Will it be in marketing? Landing a job as an Editor in Chief for a GIS Magazine? A Software Engineer? A Cartographer? Pioneering work in Equity and Social Justice? The opportunities with GIS are vast. Join our Esri YPN Redlands Meetup to learn from passionate GIS professionals and how they’ve navigated their career by tapping into their network. Location: 380 New York St, Redlands, CA 92373 (Building Q) Agenda: 5:10 p.m.-5:30p.m. Check-In 5:30 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. Start/Welcome 5:40 p.m. – 6:35 p.m. Core Panel 6:35 p.m.-6:50 p.m. Q+A Networking in remaining time Panelists: Jim Herries, Senior Principal Product Engineer, Product Engineering Lead Monica Pratt, EIC of ArcNews Sophia Garcia, Equity Industry Specialist Esri Esri Customer Esri Customer Esri Customer Moderator: Christopher Thomas, Director of Governments Registration link coming soon . . . ... View more

We are excited to share with you the University Student Program agenda taking place at FedGIS on Monday, February 6, 2023. This preconference program is one day and offers valuable resources, insights, and opportunities to students entering GIS careers. Here's a quick glance of what you can look forward to when attending: Inspirational speakers Student lightening talks Esri YPN luncheon GeoConnect Career Fair Technology updates and so much more! Download the attached agenda. ... View more

Graduate student Diana Catalina Beltran Huertas tells her journey from being a student presenter at the Education Summit @ Esri UC to applying for the Student Assistantship Program which allowed her to network to find mentors in her industry and connect with Esri YPN. Learn more about student programs at Esri. ... View more

我们想听到你的声音!你的留言best advice to young pros entering a GIS career To get you started, here's some advice we've received from various young pros we've engaged with: My best advice would to be network with similar professionals, such as neighboring government in my case. Get to know the kind of work that they are doing, so you have a partner in your career. Their experience, troubles and stories can help you succeed in the future. Attend conferences and gain as much knowledge as you possibly can. Don’t be afraid to try something different than anyone else, and definitely don’t be afraid to ask questions. —Amanda Hagan, Amanda Hagan, Senior GIS Specialist, Delaware County Network; go to industry events and put yourself out there. I have learned more at conferences, just speaking to people than I did in the majority of my college courses. When you meet people you learn their thought process and point of views, and take that into consideration when forming your own. Not only does it make you more aware, but building those connections is a huge part of being successful in business. Having a contact to call or team up with on a project has allowed me to grow in my position. —@Zachjaffe, GIS Coordinator, LandTech Consultants Don’t let your position within your organization or years of experience hold you back, get involved early and stay involved consistently throughout your career, you don’t have to be the expert in the room, just be willing to learn and to help where you can. You’ll be glad you did! —@SidPandey, Senior Geospatial Technology Manager, Dewberry My advice to young professionals is to attend a variety of GIS conferences and find mentors within the leaderships of these conferences; I recently became a committee chair of the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals membership committee because I befriended the leadership and demonstrated my interest in helping the association grow. —@ChrisLyons, Engineering Technician Our goal is to create an ongoing thread of invaluable advice to our community from their peers. We can't wait to hear what you all come up with! ... View more

Esri Young Professionals Network (YPN) provides you with valuable training/learning resources designed to help you grow professionally in your GIS career. Watch this video narrated by Marcus Seepersad, Automation Specialist and Esri YPN Advisory Board Member, on how Esri YPN can help you grow your network, build your GIS skills, and connect you to mentoring opportunities. ... View more