2025 Annual TNGIC Conference

Embassy Suites Murfreesboro - April 15-17th, 2025

 Embassy Suites at Night

Welcome!  The TN Geographic Information Council's Annual Conference is a great opportunity for networking, GIS data workflows, learning, and sharing the work that you do.  Explore below, and join the TN GIS community!  

For first timers, we have training on the first day and the following two days include keynotes and member presentations. We have fantastic business partners who are there to provide solutions and help you solve problems. The community is welcoming and there are opportunities to find members to assist, share data with you, connect about a job opportunity or just chat about GIS. Additionally, we have great social events and a golf outing if you are interested.

Contents

Where

Embassy Suites Murfreesboro - 1200 Conference Center Blvd Murfreesboro, TN 37129

When/Overview

April 15th, 2025 -  Pre-Conference Training, Golf Tournament, New Member Social, Informal Pre-Conference Social, Service Projects

April 16th, 2025 - Keynote by TBD (TBD Org), presentations, networking, TNGIC Social!

April 17th, 2025 - Keynote by TBD (TBD Org), presentations, TNGIC business meeting, networking

Agenda

  • Agenda At-A-Glance (pdf)
  • Full Agenda (pdf)
  • Concurrent Sessions Schedule (pdf)

Keynote Details

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Keynote Name, Title, Department, Organization

Description

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Keynote Name, Title, Department, Organization

Description


 Registration and Costs

TNGIC has tried to coincide membership with the Conference as much as possible. If you are a new member, your membership has expired or is nearing the renewal date, the registration form will ask to include membership fees of $40.00. Your expiration date is shown in the "My Profile" section of your TNGIC Member Home Page.  If you are part of an organization your Key Contact may need to first renew your membership.

Register here

Conference reg options

  • *Student Volunteer/Assistantship - waved fee - Apply Here)
  • Social Guest Attendee - $##.00 to cover food - (Register Here)
Conference Registration and Membership

Wednesday Night Social Details

TNGIC is hosting a social on Wednesday April 16 beginning at 6:00 pm at TBD. TNGIC is providing dinner, games, and music. Be sure to sign up to attend the social when you register. You can also add a +1 to bring a guest (cost covers food), just be sure to register them and indicate if your guest has any dietary restrictions.

  • Dinner
    • TBD
    • ^ Be sure to indicate any dietary restrictions when registering for the conference.
  • Games
    • Cornhole is back and better than ever! Sign up your two-person team during the day on Wednesday.
    • We will set up two Giant Jenga games too.
    • TNGIC will be providing cornhole sets and Giant Jenga as prizes. That means if you win, you better save some room in your car.

  Student Volunteer Assistantship Application

TNGIC has a limited number of student assistantships available for the conference. In exchange for volunteering at the conference, TNGIC waives the conference registration fee. Students are still responsible for their own transportation and lodging costs. Any Tennessee undergraduate or graduate student, full or part-time, is eligible to apply. This includes both two-year and four-year college students.

  • Applications are due by Wednesday January 15, 2025
  • Students must have a reference letter submitted by January 15, 2025
  • Students will be notified no later than Friday January 17, 2025 of their assistantship status
Student Assistantship Application

 TNView Student Fellowship Application

TNView has a limited number of student fellowships available for the conference. You MUST be participating in the TNView contest (see below) to be eligible for a fellowship.

  • Applications are due by Wednesday January 29, 2025
  • Students will be notified no later than Friday January 31, 2025 of their award status
  • Students will coordinate with TNView and the UT Knoxville Department of Geography and Sustainability to receive their awards. Please note that it may take some time to get you processed through the UTK system to receive your award.
TNView Student Fellowship Application

Business Partner Registration

If your organization is interested in being a business partner please register below. Partners will receive coupon codes for conference registration.

Business Partner Registration

Call for Presentations

We would love to hear about what you do and the projects that you and your organization are undertaking.  Share a workflow, share successes and learning opportunities! You MUST register for the conference if you are presenting.

Submit a presentation

TNView Student Remote Sensing Presentations and Contest

Students interested in remote sensing are encouraged to submit a presentation for the TNView Remote Sensing Contest. The TNView remote sensing competition awards at the TNGIC Annual Conference are comprised of one first-place award valued at $300, two second-place awards valued at $200 each, and three third-place awards valued at $100 each. See the TNView website for full details.

To submit a presentation for the contest, use the regular presentation submission form and select "Yes" when asked if you are submitting for the contest.

Submit a student remote sensing presentation

Map Gallery

TNGIC hosts an annual Map Gallery Competition for the GIS Community to share their work. It is just another great way to see what TNGIC Members are working on. Share your work below!

What to Expect: Physical maps are to be checked in at the conference registration table. Authors may be available in the map gallery at a time designated in the conference agenda to answer questions about their map (attendance during judging is optional). Award recipients will be announced during lunch of the second day of the conference and be posted on the TNGIC website.

We have five categories we will be judging for Map Gallery Awards:

Best Cartographic Design: Awarded to the map that artistically employs the elements of cartography without compromising use and functionality. 

Best Analysis: Awarded to the map that is best designed to display the results of spatial data analysis and presents the information in an unbiased way, allowing the viewer to extract their own conclusions, utilizing the map as a tool.

Best Student Map: Awarded to the best overall student map or research poster. Submitted maps may be cartographic or analytically focused.

Best Online Map or App: Awarded to the best Online Map or App (such as a dashboard or story map). Map entries will be judged before the conference. All web maps or apps must be made public (not password protected). Maps will be accessible for conference goers via hyperlinks in the conference app, as well as in the map gallery. 

Viewer’s Choice: Award chosen by the attendees for the best overall physical map in the map gallery. Maps entered the day of the conference are eligible for viewer’s choice.

View the Digital Map Gallery Submissions
Submit a Map to the TNGIC Map Gallery

Embassy Suites Murfreesboro, TN Lodging Information

Location: 1200 Conference Center Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Booking: Hotel reservations can be made online HERE or you can call directly 1-## and use the group code TBD. Discounted rate will be $189.00 per night plus taxes and fees.  If you are tax exempt you will need to bring your exemption form with you at check-in. The deadline for using the group code is March 18, 2025. 

Government Rate: The government rate is $107. There are a very limited number of government rate rooms available. The deadline for using the government rate is March 18, 2025.

Check in/Check Out: Check is 4:00 pm and checkout is 11:00 am

Overnight Parking: Parking is $12 for overnight stays.

Arriving Early: We have a limited number of rooms available at the conference rate for Monday night (4/14/2025). Just be sure to use our conference room code.

Staying Late: We do NOT have any rooms reserved at the conference rate for Thursday night. If you are planning on staying an additional night you will need to call the hotel at 1-615-### to make that reservation.

Training

The following IN-PERSON training options are available. Full details, times, room numbers (TBD), and reservation are available on the conference training webpage.

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 Additional Activities

 

TNGIC Annual Golf Scramble at TBD Golf Course


When: April 15th, 2025 |  Buffet Lunch starts @ ##:##AM & Tee Off start at ##:##PM (CST)

Location: TBD

Register: Please register here OR send check (made out to TNGIC) to: Sam Moffat, 701 East Scott Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917

Format: 4‐person scramble. Sign up and we will assign 4 person teams the day of the tourney or if you have a team already formed, please email Sam Moffat ([email protected]) with your team member names. Please note – all team members must be registered for the golf tourney even if you are paying the day of the event.

Price: $##, includes green fees, range balls, cart, lunch, and a chance of some good prizes and closest to pin and long drive competitions.

Corporate Sponsor: Sign up for a corporate sponsor for $### - includes 4 people, logo, and recognition.

Service Projects

TNGIC is pleased to offer the following service opportunities for conference attendees. Full details on these service opportunities are on the service projects webpage.

  • TBD

TNGIC Board of Director's Business and Elections

Join us for lots of great information, awards, and the changing of the Board of Director's leadership.  Voting will occur to fill # open Board of Director positions at the Annual Conference.  We have # nominees for # open positions! 

Check out our 2025 Board Nominees