VAMLIS Executive Board Announcements:

Call for Officers

Attention VAMLIS Members,

Open call for officer positions for the Virginia Association for Mapping and Land Information Systems (VAMLIS) Executive Board.

The following positions will be open for FY2024-25*: President-Elect, Vice-President, Treasurer

The term runs from July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 for President-Elect and Vice-President, and July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2026 for the Treasurer position.  For information on the position roles, refer to the VAMLIS ByLaws  The President role is filled by the previous year’s President-Elect. The Past-President role is assumed by the most recent President in the year following his or her term. Therefore, the President-Elect position is a 3-year commitment. All other positions are eligible for re-election. The Treasurer is a 2-year term, alternating election cycles with the 2-year Secretary term. The Vice-President is a one-year term.

The Executive Council has appointed a Nominating Committee, Jennifer Hale, Christopher Broschart and Stuart Blankenship, and will open elections at the VAMLIS Spring Meeting, May 17, 2024 11:30 am - 1:00 pm.  Voting will be held online. The sole responsibility of the nominating committee is to select at least one member in good standing from the pool of voting members for each open Executive Council position. 

If you are interested in running for the VAMLIS Executive Board, please send your name, preferred position, and a short bio to pastpresident@vamlis.org by APRIL 17TH (note, we have extended the due date).

Please Note: You must be a current member to vote for or hold a position on the VAMLIS Board, so please renew your annual membership for FY 2023-24 at vamlis.org, if you have not done so, yet.

 

Visit our Activities Page for more information on the following events:

  • VAMLIS webinar series 
 
Planning for the 32nd Virginia GIS Conference, #VAGeoCon2024, is underway.  If you would like to assist the executive board with planning the conference, see the Committees page for details or email conference@vamlis.org and ask to be included in our Committee Volunteer meetings.  Visit the GIS Conference Page for more details.  

2023 Charles Edward McNoldy Memorial College Student Award GIS Scholarship Recipients: Sasan Faraj (William and Mary) and Emily Lopez (University of Richmond)
View the official announcement letter here.