• GIS Day in Springfield, IL went very well. It was held in the rotunda of the State Capitol building and the turnout was great. People of all ages and backgrounds browsed through the various tables and exhibits, with a healthy interest in the workings of GIS quite evident. At our table, the Illinois State Library, we gave out much more literature then we initially anticipated. I had to return to the library several times for more supplies! There was also a good deal of networking between GIS folks in government, private industry, and students. Hopefully this will lay the groundwork for many worthwhile projects! - T. Huber, Illinois
• We were the only GIS Day event in Tasmania(Australia). We held a Beer and Pizza Lunch celebrating GIS Day. Many explainatory GIS posters, and examples of GIS at work were displayed. GIS was discussed at a relaxed and informative level. It was quite sucessful. Three complete GIS Teams from different corporations attended, aswell as nearly twice as many GIS Virgins. There were many comments, that the event should be conducted at more regular intervals in future. - M. Browne, Tasmania
• This was our second GIS Day. We donned our GIS T-shirts for the event. Today also was student intern day at our county and it added to their tour. We filled our bulletin board with previous projects and displayed the theme "From the world, to the country to the state to the county" including a printed color map of each. We quized the students on certain digital aerials asking them to identify for example a ski slope and the new Walmart distribution center. - M. Troidl
• Colorado State University is having a GIS Open House on Main Campus at the Student Center. Researchers and students from different Departments have put together posters to present during the Poster Session on 16 Nov. My poster will display GIS Applications used in Atmospheric Science. - K. Dean, Colorado
• This year's GIS day was really a very special occasion for the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) where I am a faculty member. We organized the Geoinformation 2000 conference, which is an annual national conference in Malaysia,on the 6th and 7th of November 2000. This was the first time that the conference was held in UPM and it had the highest number of registered participants, 230 in all, compared to the previous conferences. We had 63 papers and we are now busy preparing the final draft of the proceedings. If you are interested to order a copy of the proceedings, send an e-mail to me. Please feel free to browse our web page at http://gis.eng.upm.edu.my/geo2000 .All in, I believe this year conference was a big boost for GIS in Malaysia. - R. shariff

Pennsylvania Gov. Ridge Proclaims Nov. 15 as `GIS Day' - Pa. Environmental Protection Secretary James M. Seif announced that Gov. Tom Ridge has proclaimed Nov 15 as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day in Pennsylvania

Australian Government - Canberra students celebrate World GIS Day. Canberra's Lake Tuggeranong and Canberra College students celebrated World GIS (Geographic Information System) Day at the Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO) in Symonston today

HUD - HUD Announces International Project To Improve Urban Policy Decision Making -- November 15 Is GIS Day

GIS Day at DMTI Spatial - DMTI Spatial Web Site Makes Learning About GIS Fun and Informative. A new Web microsite, developed by DMTI Spatial, captures a perfect blend of content and creativity to celebrate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day.

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