The Southern California Association of Governments, or SCAG, is excited to announce a major opportunity for college and university students in the region. On May 2, 2019 SCAG’s annual Regional Conference & General Assembly will feature a special Student Showcase session featuring sustainability planning posters and GIS Story Maps selected through a competitive application process. This will be an opportunity for students to share their work with more than 1,000 elected officials, planners, and regional leaders.

Students whose projects are chosen will be designated as SCAG Conference Fellows, receiving complimentary event registration, hotel accommodation and admission, and access to local elected officials and planning experts on Southern California. Additionally, projects from each category will be will be selected to compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes, four cash prizes totaling $6,000.

For more information about the contest, click here.

Students may also sign up for free Story Map training on March 15th at SCAG.  To register for the training session, please RSVP here.

For questions, please contact Mike Jones at (213) 236-1978 or jonesm@scag.ca.gov.