United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)

Lightning Talk Submissions are OPEN! 🌟 Showcase Your Ideas at the 2025 GEOINT Symposium Lightning Talks! 🌟 Are you ready to share insights that can inspire, innovate, and impact the GEOINT community? The 2025 GEOINT Symposium, May 18-21 in St. Louis, MO, invites USGIF Organizational Members, Individual Members, and Academic Partners/Accredited Schools to submit Lightning Talk proposals. These high-energy, 5-minute talks are held at the Innovation Hub and designed to spotlight breakthrough ideas, successful initiatives, and new approaches. Make your voice heard and contribute to this year’s theme: Building a Secure Tomorrow Together. 📝 Apply by January 17, 2025 🔗 Submit your proposal today: https://lnkd.in/evE8W9eK #LightningTalks #GEOINT2025 #InnovationHub #USGIF Ronda Schrenk Gary Dunow Carrie Drake Christine Devine (MacKrell) Molly Brady Jesse Klauber

Join USGIF this GivingTuesday to make a difference. As an educational non-profit, USGIF relies on it's generous members, sponsors, and community. By supporting USGIF, you're not just promoting GEOINT tradecraft; you're helping to build a vibrant, diverse geospatial community. Every contribution counts in advancing education and innovation. Share your thoughts on how you are building the community, advancing the tradecraft, and accelerating innovation for the GEOINT sector! Support us at https://hubs.li/Q02Z_mgG0 #GivingTuesday #GEOINT #USGIFCommunity

Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 3rd, join Front Range Area Community of Interest for their virtual kick-off meeting at 5PM MT. FRAC has scheduled an engaging tech talk with David Blankenship, President of Emergent. David will talk about fire operations and the capabilities his team is fielding to support this increasingly demanding environment by leveraging connected technologies. 🗓 Time: Tomorrow @ 5:00 p.m. MT 📍Location: Virtual Teams Meeting 📨 Invite: email us at WorkingGroups@usgif.org https://hubs.ly/Q02-16Xf0

Are you eager to connect with fellow young professionals in the GEOINT field and showcase your geospatial expertise? Join the USGIF Young Professionals Working Group for an engaging virtual evening of networking and a thrilling game of GeoGuessr! Ensure you don't miss out on this opportunity. 🗓️ Date: December 12th, 2024 🕠 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm 📍 Location: Virtual ✔️ Sign-Up: https://hubs.li/Q02ZHbj00 The Young Professionals Working Group (YPWG) unites those 35 and under or with under five years of experience in geospatial intelligence. For further details, please visit our website at https://hubs.li/Q02ZHcyH0 #GeoGuessr #GEOINTProfessionals #GEOINT #Geospatial #YoungProfessionals #VirtualGeoEvent #GeoNetworking

The upcoming meeting of the USGIF Tradecraft Working Group is scheduled for Friday, December 13th. Join us for an engaging discussion on critical advancements in #GEOINT tradecraft and the professional development challenges confronting the GEOINT and related communities. 🗓 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EST 📍Location: Virtual 📨 Invite: email us at WorkingGroups@usgif.org or visit https://hubs.li/Q02ZHvjY0 Leadership: Ronda Schrenk, Gary Dunow, Carrie Drake Interns: Nicholas Lee, Greg Roszyk, Philippe Tousignant, Samuel Vogler

Want to drive innovation in the future of government and industry transformation? The next meeting of the USGIF NRO Industry Advisory Working Group will take place on Tuesday, December 3rd. 🗓 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST (Hybrid) 📍Location: 13665 Dulles Technology Drive, Suite 150, Herndon, VA 20171 📨 Invite: email us at WorkingGroups@usgif.org. https://hubs.li/Q02YVVKM0 Leadership: Ronda Schrenk, Gary Dunow, Carrie Drake Interns: Nicholas Lee, Greg Roszyk, Philippe Tousignant, Samuel Vogler #NRO #IndustryCollaboration #GovTech #Innovation

❗Our Vista Hub Submission Period has been extended❗ 🗓️ New Extended Deadline: December 2nd, 2024 Want a chance to lead a Vista Hub session on the exhibit floor at GEOINT 2025? We are pleased to announce an extension of our submission deadline. Learn more at https://hubs.li/Q02YZ2c40 #USGIF #VistaHub #GEOINT2025 #NationalSecurity #Defense #GeospatialIntelligence #BuildingASecureTomorrow Ronda Schrenk Jesse Klauber Gary Dunow Lyndsey Hofmann

🛰️ GIS Day 🛰️ At USGIF, we aim to highlight the benefits of GIS when addressing challenges related to national security. GIS isn't just about spatial data collection but how it aids us in better understanding patterns, relationships, and trends in the world around us. Get involved: https://hubs.ly/Q02YQ8fb0 #GIS #GISDay #GIScommunity #GeospatialTechnology #GEOINT

📢 ML/AI WG Meeting Reminder 📢 Thursday, November 21st, the USGIF Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Working Group will have Daniel Leventry, the Deputy Chief Data Officer for the United States Central Command, speaking at the event. You can read his full bio here: https://hubs.li/Q02YBpvC0 📆 Date: Thursday, November 21st, 2024 🕒 Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Virtual) 📨 Invite: email us at WorkingGroups@usgif.org or visit https://hubs.li/Q02YBpD-0 Leadership: Ronda Schrenk, Gary Dunow, Carrie Drake Interns: Nicholas Lee, Greg Roszyk, Philippe Tousignant, Samuel Vogler

📢 Small Business Community of Interest Meeting Reminder 📢 The next meeting of the USGIF Small Business Community of Interest will take place on Thursday, November 21st. 🗓 Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST (Virtual) 📨 Invite: email us at WorkingGroups@usgif.org. https://hubs.li/Q02YBtHq0 Leadership: Ronda Schrenk, Gary Dunow, Carrie Drake Interns: Nicholas Lee, Greg Roszyk, Philippe Tousignant, Samuel Vogler