The Mississippi Association for Spatial Technologies (MAST), is the largest organization of geospatial professionals in our region. Our organization supports professional growth, best practice geospatial standards, and geospatial education within our region. We currently have 100’s of active members in the region with diverse backgrounds including GIS professionals, data scientists, educators, and software developers. Our organization is responsible for the largest regional geospatial conference and for an annual scholarship to promote geospatial education. We meet bimonthly for regular meetings and our geospatial conference is held annually.