The 2026 Women in GIS Member Map Contest is now open — it’s your chance to showcase your work, celebrate creativity, and be recognized by the WiGIS community. Get the details at womeningis.org/Map-Contest #WomenInGIS #MapContest #Cartography #GIS #MapDesign #WiGIS #GISChat

Women In GIS members - don't forget to visit your member resources page for additional discounts on training like this! womeningis.org

Don't miss this 3-hour workshop by Kelly Wright, MS, GISP! Upselling Yourself: Make Your Mid-Career GIS Resume Stand Out October 24, 2025 - 12pm - 3pm PT (3pm - 6pm ET) Complete details and registration: womeningis.org/Standout

New Workshop Just Announced! Start your journey into #QGIS development with this 2-hour workshop: Building your first QGIS Plugin. Details and registration at womeningis.org/QGIS #GIS #GISChat

Check it out.. Women In GIS members check out your Member Resources page on womeningis.org to get your discount!

Call for Lightning Talk Presenters! Come share your work or present some tips and ticks to the GIS community! No gender requirement. No membership requirement. Just sign up! Spots open for each month through the end of this year - get the details and sign up at womeningis.org/lightning #GISChat

Our next all-member meeting is coming up on Tuesday, September 9. Join us to see what's happening in the organization, welcome new members, and see what is on the horizon for Women in GIS! Register to get the Zoom link: womeningis.org/event-6289074 Not a member? Join Us! womeningis.org/Join-us

Announcing the 2025-2026 Women in GIS (WiGIS) Board of Directors! We are excited to introduce the amazing individuals who will lead WiGIS into the next cycle—including both new incoming board members and continuing leaders who are dedicated to advancing our mission.

Come learn from the best - Michelle Williams, Survey123 Jedi - as she takes you on a journey to master Survey123 with confidence! Complete details and registration options on our website at womeningis.org/survey123 #GISChat

Join us on May 27 for a 2-hour workshop on Data Visualization Essentials. You'll learn from the DataViz Wiz herself — @justjami.bsky.social! She'll show you how to turn your data into effective, accessible visualizations. Full details on our website: womeningis.org/dataviz

One week left to enter the The 2025 GISCI Map Contest! Showcase your cartographic creativity! Anyone from the GIS community can enter. Entry Deadline: April 30, 2025. Get the details and enter here: www.gisci.org/Learn-More/M... Map in graphic 2024 Winner by @annariling.bsky.social #GISChat

It's election season at Women in GIS! We're looking for leaders to join the Women in GIS Board of Directors. Nominations due May 5, 2025. Full details and nomination form on our website: womeningis.org/elections/ All current WiGIS Members are eligible: womeningis.org/Join-us

Are you attending the AAG Annual meeting in Detroit? If so, connect with us and the APCG Women's Network on Wednesday 3/26 at Batch Brewing (4:30pm - 6pm EDT)

We love maps and map contests that showcase the amazing work form all you talented mappers! Here's another opportunity for you.

Congratulations to the 2025 Women in GIS Members Map Contest Winners! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated. Your creativity, innovation, and dedication to detail blew us away! Check out the winners and all the entries here: arcg.is/1WSuLi1

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 13: Barbara Petchenik -the first female VP of the International Cartographic Association. She championed intuitive map design, making cartography accessible to all, especially children. Her legacy lives on through the children's map competition in her name. #Shero #GISChat

New Episode Alert! - In this month’s episode of Geographers Without Borders, we talk with Claire Kiedrowski about her journey from surveying to photogrammetry and how an economic downturn led her into software. #GWOB creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wom...

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 3: Mila Racine risked everything to smuggle Jewish children to safety from Nazi-occupied France. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1943, she was sent to a concentration camp, where she perished during an Allied bombardment. Her courage lives on. 🕊✊ #Shero #NeverForget

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 2: Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba defied Portuguese colonization and fought against the transatlantic slave trade. A brilliant strategist, she led her people in resistance, refusing to bow to oppression. 👑🔥 #Shero #QueenNzinga

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 1: Sophie Scholl risked everything to stand against Nazi tyranny. As a leader of the White Rose resistance, she fought for truth—and paid with her life. Her bravery still inspires. ✊🌿 #Shero #WhiteRose

Reminder! We're still accepting nominations! In collaboration with Esri, WiGIS will recognize the contributions of women to geospatial fields and award scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and practitioners/researchers. apply by February 28, 2025 womeningis.wildapricot.org/2025AS #GISChat

Rosa Parks was born on this day in 1913 (February 4)! Her courageous stand against segregation on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955 became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Learn more: www.denverpost.com/2015/12/01/t... #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2025

Ologies x Women in GIS: Virtual Networking Event! Join Women in GIS on Jan 29, 2025, for a virtual event inspired by Ologies by Alie Ward. 1 PM PT | 4 PM ET Zoom Come network and explore creative ways to connect GIS with science communication. Register: womeningis.wildapricot.org/event-6039879

WiGIS Members (and aspiring members!) The deadline to enter the 2025 Inaugural Women in GIS Map contest is coming soon: January 31, 2025! womeningis.wildapricot.org/Map-Contest womeningis.wildapricot.org/Join-us #GISChat

Doing something fun and interesting in the GIS world? Consider presenting for 5-10 minutes with a lightning talk! Open to ANYONE! No membership or gender requirement. Sign-Up at: womeningis.wildapricot.org/event-5219868 #GISChat

There's still time to enter!! womeningis.wildapricot.org/Map-Contest/ And, if you're not already a member, check out all the great benefits. Several member-only and free-to-members events happening this month, too! womeningis.wildapricot.org/join-us womeningis.wildapricot.org/EventCalendar

The latest Geographers Without Borders episode just dropped! This month, we talk with Carley Fitzgerald about her journey into emergency response GIS. Tune in and share your biggest takeaways! creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wom... #GISchat #GeographersWithoutBorders #EmergencyResponseGIS

Happy New Year! Thank you to our volunteers, our members, our sponsors, and to all of our allies! Your continued support is what keeps us running! Here's to more networking, learning, growing, and succeeding in 2025! #WomeninGIS #GISChat

Congratulations to the THREE women who made this list! Wanmei Liang @mapsbyw.com ; Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social ; and Alison Olllivierre #GISChat

A reminder that applications for our summer research internship (paid) at NOAA GFDL are due in a few weeks! My project will involve looking at local extreme rainfall in new high-resolution versions of the SPEAR Large Ensemble climate model. ➡️ See more at: cimes.princeton.edu/education-ou...

Looking for that last minute #Christmas #gift for someone who likes #maps? I can thoroughly recommend either (or both) of my books. Or, for FREE, you can download as many of my award-winning maps as you like. Cheap gifts! Links on my Mappy Hour site mappy-hour-carto.hub.arcgis.com

Are you ready to get certified? Women In GIS is hosting a 2 half-days workshop that will get you started on the path to GISP certification! Get the details on our website: womeningis.wildapricot.org/event-5915507 #GISChat

Our 2025 WiGIS Map Contest is underway! Showcase your skills and enter for a chance to win some great prizes! Complete details here: womeningis.wildapricot.org/Map-Contest #GISChat

This month, Geographers Without Borders features Kat James of 400 Feet and Drones for Good. Kat shares how an injury led to a life-changing trip to Africa, what "keeping GIS in the family" means, and the challenges of running a business. Tune in for an inspiring conversation!

Announcing the 2025 Women in GIS Awards and Scholarships program! We're now accepting applications for this year's awards & scholarships - deadline to nominate/apply is February 28, 2025. Complete details are on our website: womeningis.wildapricot.org/2025AS #WomeninGIS #GISscholarship

Announcing a Fun, Free, Members* Only workshop with John Nelson! Get some cool tips as you follow along with John to make an animal migration map. Details at: womeningis.wildapricot.org/event-5956649 *Women in GIS membership is open to anyone: womeningis.wildapricot.org/Join-us

The NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) webinar! 🗺️ On Wed., Dec. 4, NSF NCAR scientists Olga Wilhelmi and Jennifer Boehnert will discuss how geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can help scientists understand weather risks. bit.ly/3Z55gWu

I didn't see this already, so I went through my follow list and made a Starter Pack for Women+ in geo & EO - very broadly. I'm reminded how lopsided the gender divide is still in our field when I get 1 woman follower for every 10 men. It's particularly noticeable right now. go.bsky.app/Ay1iTTe

Happy International GIS Day from Women in GIS! Celebrate by participating in our Women in GIS scavenger hunt and use the map to answer the questions. Have a little fun break on GIS Day! arcg.is/04rTPm1

Call for Lightning Talks on Biodiversity and Ecology! This is a great opportunity to showcase your work - open to EVERYONE - no gender or membership requirement! Details: womeningis.wildapricot.org/event-5219868 #GISChat

We are thrilled to announce the recipients for this year's WiGIS Awards & Scholarships Program! Congratulations to this year's winners! The annual Awards & Scholarships program is a collaboration between Women in GIS and Esri. Learn more: bit.ly/WiGIS2024AS

Do you work with infrastructure and GIS/geospatial? If so, we'd love for you to come share your work at our June First Friday Lightning Talks! Free and open to anyone! come present your work in a 10 min talk. Sign up: forms.gle/TYeMPRJ1pD3Q... Attend: womeningis.wildapricot.org/event-5219868

Happening this week! There's still time to register for this upcoming workshop!

Have you heard the latest episode of Geographers Without Borders yet? In episode 3 of Season 2 we chat with Michelle Williams, the Survey123 Jedi! Listen in and learn a few things from a Jedi Master! podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wom... #WomenInGIS #GISChat #GWOB #Podcast

Season 2, Episode 2 of Geographer's Without Borders just dropped! Listen in as Shannon Foxx Day chats with Véronique Couttee about all things scholarship, fellowship, cohort, and more. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wom... Available on major podcast outlets. #GWOB #GISChat

Just announced! Learn how to successfully negotiate in this upcoming workshop, Negotiating Success for Women in GIS. April 11, 2024 via Zoom - 12:30pm - 3pm Eastern (US) Full details on our website: womeningis.wildapricot.org/event-5635764

Celebrate International Women's day with Women in GIS. Highlight the work of a GIS Hero - including yourself! Use the link to submit a GIS Hero and see who else is highlighted in the story map. arcg.is/1CjjTW0

Valentine's Day is the perfect day to send out lovin' thanks to our many volunteers! As an all-volunteer organization, WiGIS cannot provide the many workshops, webinars, and networking opportunities without the hard work and dedication of our volunteers. womeningis.wildapricot.org