A number of Canadian Universities elected to celebrate GIS Day as part of the week-long Geography Awareness Week. Some schools that took part include:

Carleton University - Carleton University’s GIS Day showcase and trade show had displays, speakers, and interactive demonstrations of GIS technology. The Canadian Space Agency’s Dr. Marie Claude Williamson, program scientist for Planetary Exploration, was among the speakers.

Dalhousie University - activities included Perusing of posters. Treasure Hunt/Geocaching or Geography Trivia Contest. Intoductory hands-on workshop introduced GIS. Answering of geographic questions, how to customize a GIS map, etc.

University of Waterloo - The courtyard on the second floor of EV1 was set up as a map gallery where people could browse the maps and meet others. Fun hands-on activities were offered in the adjacent seminar room.

Other 2008 GIS Day events across Canada included:

• Calgary Health Region
• Canadian Institute of Geomatics - New Brunswick Branch
• Carleton University
• City of Burlington
• City of Calgary
• City of Edmonton
• Community Services Cluster - Ontario Public Service
• Conservation Ontario
• Corporation of the District of Saanich
• County of Essex
• Ducks Unlimited Canada
• Manitoba Hydro
• McMaster University
• Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic High School (Secondary)
• Municipality of Wood Buffalo
• Natural Resources Canada
• Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
• Ontario Ministry of the Environment
• Region of Peel
• Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
• Town of Newmarket
• Trent University
• University of Ottawa
• University of Waterloo

For more information on GIS Day, please visit www.esricanada.com/gisday