From igcm at admws.idaho.gov Mon Feb 3 18:11:47 2025 From: igcm at admws.idaho.gov (Idaho Geospatial Council Membership) Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 01:11:47 +0000 Subject: [IGCM] REMINDER: 2025 IGC-EC Elections - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: IGCM members, Each year, half of the Idaho Geospatial Council - Executive Committee (IGC-EC) elected seats are up for election. We are seeking members of the IGC who are interested in running for election for the IGC-EC. Please let us know if you are interested, or if you would like to nominate someone. The deadline for nominations is Friday, February 7th and voting will occur by email during in the weeks prior to the IGC-EC meeting in March. The winners will be announced at the March IGC-EC meeting. Elected members serve staggered two-year terms. Terms for those elected this year will begin on April 1st and end on March 31, 2027. The positions up for election this year are highlighted in green: [cid:image001.png at 01DB7666.F7948890] * State (Seat 2) * Federal (Seat 3) * Local (Seat 5) * Utility (Seat 9) * Open (Seat 11) * Open (Seat 12) The requirements for running are: * Candidates must be current members of the IGC. Click here to join or on the Idaho GIS website. Please note that unsubscribing from the listserv will make you ineligible to vote. * Candidates may only run for a seat that represents their stakeholder group (i.e. an employee of a state agency can only run for a state seat; an employee of a private sector company can only run for the private seat, etc.) Some background on the IGC-EC: This committee, which is a subcommittee of the Idaho Technology Authority (ITA), provides policy-level direction and promotes efficient and effective use of resources for matters related to geographic information. The committee meets every other month during odd months and is comprised of 16 members (4 standing and 12 elected): Standing members: 1. The current Idaho Geospatial Information Officer 2. The current Idaho Geospatial Clearinghouse/Portal Manager 3. The current GIS Training and Research Center Manager 4. The current USGS Liaison for the State of Idaho Elected members (representing the following stakeholder groups): * Two state agency representatives - Seat 1 & 2 * Two federal agency representatives - Seat 3 & 4 * Three local government representatives - Seat 5, 6, 7 * One tribal representative - Seat 8 * One utility representative - Seat 9 * One private sector representative - Seat 10 * Two open representatives - Seat 11 & 12 References: * Committee by-laws * Current membership * Schedule of meetings and approved minutes If you have questions or would like any additional information, please let us know. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 64293 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From igcm at admws.idaho.gov Tue Feb 25 15:06:27 2025 From: igcm at admws.idaho.gov (Idaho Geospatial Council Membership) Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:06:27 +0000 Subject: [IGCM] IGC-EC Voting is Open! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: IGC Members: The 2025 IGC-EC voting period is open! The ballot and voting instructions are below. The bios for each of the candidates, as well as the ballot and instructions, are available in the attached document. The deadline for voting is Friday, March 14th, with results announced at the March 20, 2025 IGC-EC meeting. BALLOT: Position Nominees State (Seat 2) Gabe Osterhout, Office of Secretary of State Federal (Seat 3) Choose ONE Eric Buehler, USDA FPAC-GEO Ryan Howerton, NNL Local (Seat 5) Cyndi Andersen, City of Meridian Utility (Seat 9) Choose ONE Katey Jones, Idaho Power Wendy Largent, Northern Lights Open (Seats 11 & 12) Choose TWO Jackie Reader, GIS Consultant Tom Kearns, IDL HOW TO VOTE: 1. Copy and paste the following list into an email and fill in the names of the candidates you want to elect: * State: * Federal (Choose ONE): * Local: * Utility (Choose ONE): * Open (Choose TWO): 1. Type IGC VOTE in the email subject line. 1. Send the email to IGCvoting at its.idaho.gov DEADLINE FOR VOTING: Friday, March 14th -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IGC-EC Ballot.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 262789 bytes Desc: IGC-EC Ballot.pdf URL: