SDSU Geo-Treasure Hunt Contest
(last updated: 4:30PM Thursday, 2/4/2006)

Thank you for your participation and thank you for a very successful GIS Day at SDSU Geography. We look forward to your participation during the next National GIS Day!

-SDSU Geography

As Part of our National GIS Day 2005 activities, SDSU's Geography Department is hosting a Fast, Fun, Easy, & Free Geo-Treasure Hunt Contest. This Website is intended to provide you with the most up-to-date and comprehensive information about the contest and other presentations and activities as part of National Geography Awareness Week.

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• DATE, TIMES, & REGISTRATION:
  • GIS Day, Wednesday, 11/16/2005.
    
    
• Contest #1 - 10:00AM ~ 11:00AM
  (onsite registration available for Contest #1 anytime between 8:00AM ~ 9:45AM on 11/16/2005)
  (online registration is currently open and will close on Tuesday, 11/15/2005 at 5:00PM)
  
  
• Contest #2 - 12:00PM ~ 1:00PM
  (onsite registration available for Contest #2 anytime between 8:00AM ~ 11:45AM on 11/16/2005)
  (online registration is currently open and will close on Tuesday, 11/15/2005 at 5:00PM

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Latest Announcements

• Now accepting online pre-registration (takes 30 seconds!) for either contest. (Be sure you meet the eligibility requirements.) Alternatively, onsite registration/check-in is possible up to15 minutes before either contest however, we cannot guarantee you a slot.
• You may work in teams however, you will be limited to one GPS unit per team and you will have to determine on your own how you split your prizes.
• Even if you have pre-registered, YOU MUST CHECK IN 15 MINUTES PRIOR to your contest! If you don't, your "slot" may be forfeited to a "stand-by" contest participant.
• Loaner GPS Units are extremely limited at this time. If you have access to your own GPS, you will generally not have a problem with registering for one of the contests otherwise it is first-come first-served.
• Rules have been updated.
• Prizes have been finalized and are listed here. Check it out!
• In case of inclement weather, the contest will probably be moved to the next day. (As always, see this Website for details.)

Quick Contest Overview

• DESCRIPTION: In about an hour, you will have a chance to win among hundreds of dollars in valuable prizes using GPS technology, in a free contest designed with a variety of geospatial technologies such as GIS. This contest was conceived to highlight geospatial technologies such as GPSs and GIS. It is also part of the larger SDSU Geography Week Celebration.
• JUDGING AND PRIZES: We have a large cache of valuable prizes so please participate! At the end of each contest, each contest participant, who wasn't disqualified, will be ranked by score. Prizes will be distributed to all ranked contest participants as long as supplies are available. Each contest is different but will have an identical prize pool.
• ELIGIBILITY: This contest is FREE and meant for the SDSU campus community and is open to ALL MAJORS & ALL DEPARTMENTS. You must have a current SDSU ID to be eligible and you will be required to complete some registration materials prior to the contest. No experience is necessary! We will quickly train and assist you on the day of the contest.
• DATE, TIMES, & REGISTRATION:
  • GIS Day, Wednesday, 11/16/2005.
    
    
• Contest #1 - 10:00AM ~ 11:00AM
  (onsite registration available for Contest #1 anytime between 8:00AM ~ 9:45AM on 11/16/2005)
  (online registration is currently open and will close on Tuesday, 11/15/2005 at 5:00PM)
  
  
• Contest #2 - 12:00PM ~ 1:00PM
  (onsite registration available for Contest #2 anytime between 8:00AM ~ 11:45AM on 11/16/2005)
  (online registration is currently open and will close on Tuesday, 11/15/2005 at 5:00PM)
  
  
• LOCATION: This contest and all other GIS Day and Geography Week activities and presentations take place in or near Storm Hall--- the SDSU Geography Department. The onsite registration and contest table will be in the area between Nasatir and Storm Halls next to West Commons.
• WHAT YOU NEED :
• Your current SDSU ID (No Exceptions!)
• A watch or timer because the contest is strictly timed
• Your GPS or Our GPS Units - An extremely limited number of Loaner GPS units (currently available!!) are available on a first-come first-served basis. We will show you how to use these units. No experience is necessary! Pre-register or arrive early on the day of the contests to reserve a loaner unit. Again, loaner GPS units are extremely limited!
• A sense of humor, a good imagination, and the desire to have fun
• STAY UP TO DATE :
  • Bookmark this Web page now and take note of the Latest Announcements!
  • Send email to ahowser@rohan.sdsu.edu if you have any specific questions .

 

SDSU GIS DAY GEO-TREASURE HUNT

Date:GIS Day, Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Time: (see Date, Time, & Registration above)
Cost: Free for Eligible Participants
Location: Right Outside the SDSU Geography Department (between Storm Hall, Nasatir Hall, and West Commons---see map below)

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