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Subject: VGIN_Local-Government_Listserv: Metadata training for the
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From: "Hornbaker, Lyle" <Lyle.Hornbaker@vita.virginia.gov>
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Good Afternoon All

VGIN has scheduled metadata training for the remainder of 2008. This
training is open to employees of Virginia state agencies, local
governments and institutions of higher education. It's offered free of
charge and will teach attendees the use, creation and maintenance of
geospatial metadata. The classes are offered at two levels and both
classes will prepare the attendee to submit metadata records to the
Virginia Metadata Portal at http://GISData.Virginia.gov.

Classes are scheduled as follows:

BEGINNING METADATA class
Wednesday, August 13, 2008: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, November 5, 2008: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Virginia Commonwealth University, Trani Life Sciences Building, Room 103

1000 W. Cary Street, Richmond, VA.

INTERMEDIATE METADATA class
Thursday, August 14, 2008: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday, November 6, 2008: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Virginia Commonwealth University, Trani Life Sciences Building, Room 103

1000 W. Cary Street, Richmond, VA.

To find out more about the training or to register for one or both
classes, please go to
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=slukCx_2bjLkA1ImvjhM2LHA_3d_3d.

As always, feel free to contact me if you have questions. If Richmond is
inconvenient, please contact me. We can try to schedule onsite classes,
if there is enough interest.

Lyle

Lyle Hornbaker
Local Government Manager
Virginia Geographic Information Network
Virginia Information Technology Agency

Commonwealth Enterprise Solutions Center
11751 Meadowville Lane
Chester, VA  23836
Office: 804-416-6202 Office2: 804-545-9970
FAX: 804-416-6353
lyle.hornbaker@vita.virginia.gov