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Your Playbook to WLIA Gatherings in Green Bay!
Your Playbook to WLIA Gatherings in Green Bay!

In football every great play warrants a counter play, something to enhance the team and keep things interesting. The Lombardi Packer teams were famous for their power sweep, but the Ice Bowl-winning touchdown was set-up by a play designed to go where the sweep couldn’t reach. The 2024 WLIA... Continue Reading

Postedby Colter Sikora
Date posted01/11/2024


Map Contest Update - Volunteers and Maps Needed!
Map Contest Update - Volunteers and Maps Needed!

Welcome back, map fans! Let’s rejoin the action after a relaxing holiday halftime… As the 3rd Quarter kicks off, we need you to pick up the pace by picking out your best work to share with your potentially picky peers. The 2024 WLIA Annual Conference is rapidly approaching and... Continue Reading

Postedby Mike Seidel
Date posted01/11/2024


Annual Keynote Introductions
Annual Keynote Introductions

Hello Folks, and Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season and are excited for annual conference season at WLIA! Our fantastic Annual Conference Committee has been hard at work for months, and we are moving into what Coach Vince Lombardi would call “the big push”... Continue Reading

Postedby Colter Sikora
Date posted01/8/2024


Annual Keynote Announcement: Meet Ginny Mason!
Annual Keynote Announcement: Meet Ginny Mason!

Ginny Mason is an award-winning cartographer with a passion for creating and designing maps that tell stories. With over 20 years experience, her work has been recognized by the Society of News Design, The British Cartographic Society, ESRI, Avenza, and the Cartography and Geographic Information... Continue Reading

Postedby Nicole Barbiaux
Date posted01/5/2024


Annual Keynote Announcement: Meet Xan Fredericks!
Annual Keynote Announcement: Meet Xan Fredericks!

Xan joins us as the National Map Liaison from the USGS National Geospatial Program Continue Reading

Postedby Colter Sikora
Date posted01/4/2024


Annual Keynote Announcement: Meet Michael Perry!
Annual Keynote Announcement: Meet Michael Perry!

Michael Perry is an accidental New York Times bestselling author, humorist, singer/songwriter, amateur snow plow driver, and playwright from New Auburn, Wisconsin. Continue Reading

Postedby Colter Sikora
Date posted01/4/2024


An Exciting Map Contest Update and Bonus Poetry
An Exciting Map Contest Update and Bonus Poetry

A new category and some inspiration! Continue Reading

Postedby Mike Seidel
Date posted12/19/2023


The Roster is beginning to come together...
The Roster is beginning to come together...

It's coming together, check out what we have so far! Continue Reading

Postedby Kim Meinert
Date posted12/13/2023


It’s Time for Kickoff.
It’s Time for Kickoff.

2024 WLIA Map Contest Registration is LIVE!!! Continue Reading

Postedby Mike Seidel
Date posted11/14/2023


Knowledge is power, do you have some to share?
Knowledge is power, do you have some to share?

Start thinking about the workshop you've always wanted to give! Continue Reading

Postedby Doug Avoles
Date posted08/2/2023


Annual Conference Keynote and Hybrid Track Presentation Recordings Available
Annual Conference Keynote and Hybrid Track Presentation Recordings Available

If you attended either the in-person or virtual 2023 Annual Conference, you can view recorded videos of the plenaries and the hybrid track presentations. Continue Reading

Postedby Shelley Witte
Date posted03/28/2023


2023 Annual Conference Roundup
2023 Annual Conference Roundup

We take one last look at the conference... Continue Reading

Postedby Jennifer Borlick
Date posted03/14/2023