2020 Geographical Sciences Career & Internship Fair
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Date:
Friday, March 27, 2020

Time: 
9:30am - 12:30pm

Location:
Stamp Student Union, Atrium 1107  
University of Maryland, College Park
3972 Campus Dr, College Park, MD 20742

Fair Details:
The Geographical Sciences Career & Internship Fair is an excellent opportunity to connect employers in the transportation, defense, environmental, intelligence, and computer programming fields with University of Maryland undergraduate and graduate students seeking full-time, part-time, and internship positions. This semi-annual fair is sponsored by the Department of Geographical Sciences, in cooperation with the University Career Center & The President’s Promise.

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN LATE FALL


Student Participant Profile:
Around 100 undergraduate and graduate students with a variety of backgrounds in GIS, Remote Sensing, and Environmental Science and Policy, as well as big data analytics will be present. The Graduate Geographical Sciences Department has been ranked the # 3 program in the country. Our Geographical Sciences and Environmental Studies majors have a variety of skills, from data source management and statistics to cultural interpretation and policy assessment. They learn to use GIS, Remote Sensing, Computer Programming and Computer Cartography to understand and analyze both natural and human systems

Fair Schedule:
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Arrival and Set Up/Light Breakfast
9:30 a.m. | Fair begins
12:30 p.m. | Fair ends

Fair Registration Packages:
Single table for 2 representatives:

  • For-Profit/Corporate/Government single table: $100
  • Non-Profit single table: $50

*A charge of $25 will be assessed for every additional person above the stated limit.

Each Package includes:

  • 3x6 tables and 2 chairs; black tablecloth available
  • Parking
  • Light refreshments 
  • Wireless access
  • Standard marketing: Fair booklet, booth signage, and promotion on the website

Important Dates:

  • Registration deadline (to be included in printed materials): Friday, March 20, 2020
  • Payment & Cancellation deadlines: Friday, March 20, 2020
  • Registration Closes: Friday, March 20, 2020

Organizations: REGISTRATION WILL OPEN LATE FALL


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Co-sponsored with the University of Maryland's Department of Geographical Sciences

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