SSSI's Special Interest Groups may be based on a specific grouping of members or on a specific topic or subject. A committee may be established for any special interest group, either at an Institute level, a regional, or a sub-regional level.

A representative from any special interest group may be invited by the Directors to participate at any meeting, Committee, Council or Board of the Institute, at Institute, regional or sub-regional level.

A group of members within the Institute, called the Young Professionals, are 35 years of age and younger. The role of the YPs involves the fostering of membership and growth of the Institute through service delivery to, and representation of, young spatial professionals.

Interest Group Chairs

Women in Spatial - Maree Wilson

Maree commenced her spatial career with the Department of Defence in 2006, having completed eight years in the Royal Australian Navy and then a Bachelor of Technology (GIS) from the University of Southern Queensland. Maree currently works as a Technical Marketer for ESRI Australia in the Canberra office.Maree is the past chair of the SSSI YPs, and is currently a committee member in the ACT, in charge of preparing for the 2013 SSSI Conference to be held in Canberra. Maree enjoys the networking opportunities that the SSSI provides, in particular the ability to interact with spatial professionals...

31 May, 2011

Young Professionals - Simon Callaghan

Simon is the GIS Coordinator at DC Mt Barker in Adelaide, having previously worked within private consulting and the South Australian State Government. He has sat on the SA Young Professionals’ Committee for the past 7 years, including holding office as its Chair in 2007-08. He also sits on the SA Regional Committee, and SSSI's Consultative Council. Simon undertook his undergraduate studies at Flinders University, completing a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Environmental Management, and a Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems. In 2011 he will complete a Master of Sci...