Josie Hawkey

Nathan Heazlewood later recalled an elevator conversation with recent GIS graduate Josie Hawkey, who described how difficult some graduates were finding it to secure their first industry role. That conversation prompted Emerging Spatial Professionals, a volunteer network run by emerging practitioners themselves; its first meeting was held during NZEUC 2015, and by early 2017 Heazlewood reported more than 400 members.