Join USGIF for this new series of networking and learning events for 2024. These in-person breakfast events feature a moderated discussion and book signing with an author of a book related to GEOINT or national security, plus networking with other members of the USGIF community. U.S. government officials knew they had a spy, but it never occurred to them it was a superstar Defense Intelligence Agency employee. Ana Montes impressed her bosses,...

USGIF’s annual black-tie event, the GEOGala is a night of celebration and networking for the GEOINT Community where we gather to recognize the Lundahl-Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. This prestigious award is named for Arthur C. Lundahl and Thomas C. Finnie, honoring their accomplishments—in imagery analysis and mapping, respectively—and their legacies within the GEOINT community.

Join USGIF for a two-day program that takes a critical look at what is required to increase, maintain, and protect the U.S. geospatial intelligence advantage in the years ahead. For decades, the U.S. GEOINT advantage has been a clear and unchallenged pillar of the country’s national security posture. The GEOINT community has seen a proliferation of new GEOINT space, cyberspace, and terrestrial capabilities, and the community is projected...

USGIF is pleased to present this three-part workshop on Women as Leaders for the Intelligence Community. July 19thSeptember 27thNovember 8th While leadership is key to organizational success, women are not always equally represented. Women tend to rise to middle management and then experience being promoted slowly, with even fewer women representing on boards and as members of the C-suite. Women receive 57% of all higher education degrees. We...

The GEOINT Symposium, which began in 2004, is the largest annual gathering of geospatial intelligence—and possibly intelligence—professionals in the nation. With an average total attendance of more than 3,000, the event is a unique and unparalleled opportunity to speak to your extended constituency spanning government, military, the contractor community, and academia. This year’s theme, GEOINT: The Foundation of Intelligence...

Whether you are a young professional, a mid-career GEOINTer, or a student interested in geospatial intelligence, this event will show you how to best posture yourself to be an attractive job candidate in the GEOINT community. The event will include keynote remarks from NGA Deputy Director Tonya Wilkerson sharing her insights for successfully navigating the GEOINT career landscape. Following the keynote, participants will break out for speed me...

USGIF is pleased to announce Letitia A. Long as the 2022 Arthur C. Lundahl—Thomas C. Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in recognition of her myriad achievements and community leadership. With more than four decades of exceptional service in government and industry, Ms. Long has been a trailblazer and steadfast advocate of the GEOINT tradecraft and the Intelligence Community. Her career began as a civilian intern engineer with U...

USGIF and OGC are pleased to announce the final round of the GEOINT 2020 Innovative Tradecraft Competition on the USGIF GEOConnect Main Stage. During this final leg of the competition, you’ll see some of the best practices in data discovery and alignment addressing mission problems through visualization, discovering needles in needle stacks, data sharing, and interoperability. While we were not able to crown a winner at the GEOINT Sympos...

Geospatial Gateway Forum (formerly Tech Showcase West) is an annual three-day event offering the unique opportunity to see the innovative work happening in the St. Louis region. Over the past decade, St. Louis has grown into a hub of geospatial innovation. With the Next NGA West (N2W) campus in development and more industry partners making their mark in the city, GEOINT has catapulted forward, putting St. Louis on the map for geospatial excell...

Join USGIF for its first annual GEOINTegration Summit, a two-day event focused on GEOINT workforce development, the alignment of GEOINT curriculum with government and industry competencies, and strengthening academic partnerships with both government and industry. A particular interest of the academic community is the evolving nature of the GEOINT tradecraft and its limited accessibility to many faculty, students, and researchers due to the of...