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	Uploading your Project via FTP In addition to displaying a your project at the competition, electronic versions of the project must be submitte. You may submit your project on a CD by mail or in person at the competition, or you may upload your poster via FTP (see instructions below). Scholarships will not be process until electronic versions have been submitted. Projects will be added to the GIS Championships online gallery.

An electronic version of the project must be submitted on CD or uploaded

The electronic version MUST include at least all maps and written materials, however, entrants are encouraged to include photos and other relevant materials. Projects will be exhibited on the competition website

The form of the electronic version may be one or more of the following:

- poster in PDF format
- slideshow (Powerpoint, Impress or Keynote)
- web-based map project (such as Google Earth or Google Maps)
- downloadable map project (ie ArcMap, ArcExplorer or qGIS maps with data)
- video (Quicktime, MP4 or Flash format)
- website with all required files included

Uploading your project via FTP

To upload your poster to our website, you will need to have special software called an FTP client. Fortunately, there are free and low-cost options. We recommend Filezilla.

Filezilla is a free, open-source FTP client application that you can use to upload your poster, and there are versions for Windows, Mac or Linux. It's quick to download and install, and it's easy to use. You can download Filezilla from this site: http://filezilla-project.org/. Here is a quick guide to using Filezilla: http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Using#Quick_Guide.

You will also need a host, user name and password (Note that the following information is for uploading posters for the February 5th competitions only. If you need to upload a project for a virtual competition, click here and follow the appropriate link.):

Host: ftp.megischamps.org

User Name: k12poster@megischamps.org

Password: gisrocks

To upload your project, follow these steps:

1. Save your project in an appropriate format. If there are multiple files, save them in together in a single folder. Name the folder and all associated files with a descriptive term then <your last name or team name>_<school/organization name>_vp10. So, if your name is Jill Smith and you attend Ruth Moore High School, you would name your file "Smith_MooreHS_vp09." If your team name is the Red Sox and you're part of the Edge After School Program, you would name your file "RedSox_Edge_09." Do not use spaces in your file name.

2. Make sure you are connected to the internet, open your FTP client and enter the information above. Here's how it will look in Filezilla:

3. Connect to the host site. In Filezilla, simply click the Quickconnect button.

4. Use the FTP client to copy your folder or files from your computer to the web folder. Depending on the size of the file and your connection speed, this may take a very long time.

5. If you would like us to confirm that we have received your poster, contact Angela Brady: giscenter@maine.edu