Great panel discussion. It was wonderful seeing familiar faces, again. Good to see the participation by the students showing interest in one of the BEST fields of work out there (GIS related tech work)! To the students - the panelists were spot-on when describing the skills needed. Critical thinking, people skills, and questioning to find the root problem to be solved, all help you to apply the data collected in an end-user friendly format. Taking thousands of data points, analyzing that data and producing the easy to read result is empowering to the end-user. Once delivered in this way, people without formal GIS training can "see" and agree with the solution rendered. This is very powerful. Good luck to all the participants in their future endeavors!