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2017 GIS in Transit Conference Approved for Nearly 50 AICP-CM Credits

Des Plaines, IL (July 5, 2017) - URISA, the National Center for Transit Research and the Transportation Research Board are pleased to announce that the 2017 National GIS in Transit Conference was approved for 46.5 AICP-CM credits. The conference, taking place September 6-8 in Washington, DC, features workshops, breakout sessions, keynote addresses and more.

Approved AICP-CM credits range from 8.5 for participation in full-day URISA workshops (Asset Management: Planning, Strategy and Implementation and Using GTFS Data in ArcGIS); 3.0 credits for the Leadership Development for GIS/Transit Professionals morning workshop and 4.0 credits for the GTFS & GIS 101 afternoon workshop. 1.5 credits have been approved for each of fifteen breakout sessions on topics ranging from Modeling and Planning for Transit Mobility to Minding the Gap? Designing Transit Services to Fill Gaps and Enhance Access.

 

The 2017 GIS in Transit Conference approved credits are detailed within the American Planning Association’s online  AICP Certification Maintenance Activity Directory and within the attached table. The  online  conference schedule also references the AICP-CM approved content. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Transit GIS provides an easy and cost-effective way for professional planners to earn substantial CM credits. For details about the conference, visit  http://www.urisa.org/transitgis

 

In addition, conference attendees also earn valuable education points for GIS Professional (GISP) certification through the  GIS Certification Institute, of which URISA is a founding member.

 

Attachments: AICP-CM Approved Credits (PDF & PNG)

Contacts:
Wendy Nelson
Executive Director
URISA
Email Contact  
www.urisa.org   
847-824-6300 
 
@URISA

Mark Your Calendar:

URISA Leadership Academy – July 24-28, 2017 – Providence, Rhode Island

2017 GIS in Transit Conference – September 6-8, 2017 – Washington, DC

GIS-Pro 2017: URISA’s 55th Annual Conference – October 23-26, 2017 – Jacksonville, Florida

2018 GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference – March 19-22, 2018 – Houston , Texas