Happy GIS Day 2008! Interested in knowing how GIS Day supporters around the world are celebrating right this second? Search the Twitter Web site for "GIS Day" and read the large collection of posts.

Join in and announce your GIS Day event to the world.  

Directions Magazine editors share the key themes they'd want to get across to the public on this special day. Listen to the Podcast.

GIS Day is tomorrow, Wednesday, November 19!

Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG) will be holding a free GIS Manager's Workshop in Forsyth County, Georgia, on November 20. The workshop will be held at the Forsyth County Public Safety Complex. The workshop fee of $299 has been waived in celebration of GIS Day. Read more.

The Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) in collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI) will be streaming GIS Day 2008 activities live from the UWI campus on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  This feed can be accessed via the UWI home page or directly at http://tv.mona.uwi.edu/.

The theme selected for the week and for their GIS Day activities is, "GIS: Driving Response - Ability". The theme was chosen in order to raise awareness and educate children and adults about GIS technologies and how they can be used to improve our ability to timely and effectively respond to various emergencies.

Can you believe GIS Day is just a few days away? If you did not get the chance to plan an event, don't worry. Here are a few quick ideas to help you celebrate GIS Day.

• Decorate your office. Visit the GIS Day materials page and download free posters to hang.
• Put you baking skills to the test and make a GIS Day cake or batch of cookies. See what others have done.
• Send your friends and colleagues an electronic GIS Day postcard.
• Submit a post to the Geography Matters Blog. Share how GIS is making a difference in your organization.
• Although GIS Day 2008 is officially recognized on November 19, you can have an event any time of the year. Why not plan an event for December?
• Attend or volunteer at an event near you. You can search for events here.

Regardless of how you decide to celebrate, just remember to have fun!