; Whereas GIS is an interdisciplinary tool used by students, teachers, researchers, universities, local institutions, and practitioners in numerous fields and disciplines; Whereas GIS fosters competition within the sector of geospatial technologies, which is considered a high-growth industry by the Department of Labor; and Whereas many Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, schools, libraries, companies in private enterprise, and universities will join with others around the world to showcase their GIS mapping and geospatial applications on November 15, 2023: Now, therefore, be it