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Now is the time for young people to embrace careers in geospatial intelligence! The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is launching a concerted effort to bring the young and brightest into our tradecraft. Below is a podcast with USGIF’s Carrie Drake, Exhibitor and Membership Services Manager, a young person who can attest, first-hand, how a career in GEOINT is exciting and rewarding for young professionals.

In addition, below is the press release on USGIF’s new Young Professionals Group, which is being launched with a networking happy hour at the Rock Bottom Brewery in Arlington, Va., on February 10th.

USGIF Launches Young Professionals Group

Herndon, Va., Jan. 29, 2009 – The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
announced today the official launch of its Young Professionals Group, aimed at bringing together
junior GEOINT professionals. The first USGIF Young Professionals event is scheduled for Feb.
10 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the Rock Bottom Brewery, 4238 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1256,
Arlington, Va.

The purpose of the group is to not only unite young GEOINT professionals, but also
provide them with the tools to fulfill their needs and wants to advance in their careers. USGIF will
offer events and programs based on the demands of the group that parallel the Foundation’s
mission of promoting the tradecraft. Along with this, the group will continue to evolve by creating a
Young Professionals sub-committee, similar to the planning committee. This sub-committee will
utilize the unique dynamics of the membership’s young professionals by giving them an influence in
events like GEOINT and TECH DAYS.

As the community continues to grow, the Foundation felt it important to increase the
involvement of our future leaders in the direction of the tradecraft. The group was developed after
the interest and success of the young professional’s breakout track held at the GEOINT 2008
Symposium.

If you would like to become involved with the USGIF Young Professionals Group, please
contact USGIF at ypg@usgif.org or 1-800-MY-USGIF.

USGIF is a nonstock, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational foundation dedicated to
promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and developing a stronger community of interest
between government, industry, academia, professional organizations and individuals whose mission
is the development and application of geospatial intelligence to address national security objectives.
To learn more about the Foundation, please visit us at www.usgif.org.

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