SWIGGIS Austin

SWIGGIS Luncheon this Friday: Feburary 24th 2012

President — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:55:16 +0000

Grab your lunch and join us for the 1st SWIGGIS Quarterly Luncheon this Friday, February 24 from 11:30 – 1pm @ girlstart Austin (1400 W Anderson Ln). You don’t have to be a member to attend, so bring a friend … Continue reading →

2012 Geo-Adventure Day

President — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:34:59 +0000

Volunteers are needed for the 2012 Geo-Adventure Day on Saturday, March 31st 2012 @ Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve

Click here to register as a volunteer or email Jacquelyn Bilbro with questions.

GeoGirls: Orienteering and Geocaching Event

President — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:40:18 +0000

Saturday, January 14, 2012 SWIGGIS Austin will be helping local area girl scouts earn their Orienteering Badge. If you’d like to help, contact Allison Hardy.

Girl Scouts Winter Jam Flyer 2012_Orienteering & Geocaching.

SafePlace Sponsorship Success & Holiday Bazaar

Secretary — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:19:48 +0000

SWIGGIS-Austin rasied $210.00 (!!) this holiday season to sponsor a SafePlace Austin family. This is our third year shopping and donating to SafePlace.

We will be having a Holiday Bazaar on Tues. 12/20/11 6:30-8:30pm at the home of one of our members. There will be handmade artwork, jewelry & crafts by SWIGGIS members and items from Raven and Lily. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the American Heart Association Heart Walk. Come enjoy some yummy snacks and holiday cheer! Email SWIGGIS-Austin for location information.

CenTEX GIS User Group Meeting

President — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:37:44 +0000

CenTex GIS User group meeting Thursday, December 8th, at TxDOT (200 E Riverside Dr 78704. Bldg 200, Conference room 1A_2) from 3-5pm. Please check in at the guard station and get a badge. Presentations from Google Maps and TerraGo, the GUS Award, and Geography Trivia game! Happy Hour after at Threadgills on Barton Springs.

Holiday Happy Hour & Benefit

President — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:27:03 +0000

Please celebrate with us Tuesday December 6th at our annual Holiday Happy Hour and Benefit for SafePlace Austin at Malaga Tapas & Bar from 5-7 pm.

ACC Poster Session @ City Hall

President — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:23:48 +0000

ACC GIS students will be showcasing their semester-long projects at Austin City Hall Atrium on Friday, December 9th from 3 to 5 PM. Students have partnered with the City of Austin Office of Sustainability in using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze a variety of topics of interest to Central Texans.

Attendees are invited to view student posters, visit with their authors, and enjoy local coffee and homemade chocolate chip cookies. Please invite a friend or two to join you!

Texas State SWIG Visit

Secretary — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:37:18 +0000

Jacquie and Gayla participated in the October 13th Texas State SWIG Meeting in San Marcos. They spoke about SWIGGIS-Austin and proposed a mentoring event to the SWIG students. The SWIG students were happy and eager to collaborate on such an event (and future events) and had some interesting ideas and questions. We are hoping to hold the mentoring event early in 2012, so stayed tuned!

2011 Heart Walk a Huge Success!

President — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:36:10 +0000

Congratulations to the 2011 Points, Lines and Polygons Team for raising over $3,000! That’s $700 more than last year. Great job, everyone!

Texas GIS Forum

President — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:45:42 +0000

October 24 – 27

The Texas GIS Forum this year features some of our very own SWIGGIS family members giving workshops! Click on the “Workshops” link to learn more.

Join us for lunch Tuesday, October 25th, in the Common’s Cafeteria from noon – 1 pm. Tuesday morning is the free ESRI seminar: “Extend the Reach of Your GIS”.