Ohio URISA, which is a statewide GIS organization, is having a New GIS Technologies Day at ODOT in Columbus on July 17th. It looks like an all day, running from 9 to 4pm.
More Information is Here.
You need to join URISA to attend- for free. It's only $10 for a student membership- think for the price of a couple of cigarettes, you can network with a bunch of GIS professionals and stay up to date on what's fresh in GIS.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Career Thoughts
There a constant conversation about jobs here and for good reason. Everyone would like the one job, 40 hours a week, full salary and benefits position, and they still exist, depending on the economy.
However, thinking about the state of the auto business or newspaper business, the one killer job that you hold for 30 years is disappearing faster than a couch on a porch in Athens.
Here's another approach to consider. What is intriguing is the idea of getting many employers to pay you a little and bundling that into a living. It's certainly a high wire act at times (and the author is a successful journo with years in the business), but when you're young may be the easiest time to do it (lower overhead, less need for insurance, ability to take some risk). Instead of waiting for the layoff or worrying about the next paycheck, you go out and make it happen.
However, thinking about the state of the auto business or newspaper business, the one killer job that you hold for 30 years is disappearing faster than a couch on a porch in Athens.
Here's another approach to consider. What is intriguing is the idea of getting many employers to pay you a little and bundling that into a living. It's certainly a high wire act at times (and the author is a successful journo with years in the business), but when you're young may be the easiest time to do it (lower overhead, less need for insurance, ability to take some risk). Instead of waiting for the layoff or worrying about the next paycheck, you go out and make it happen.
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