On this day, the department of geo-information technologies and space monitoring of the Earth held a festive evening at KhAI which was attended by representatives of various universities and organizations whose activities in one way or another resonate with geographic information systems.It is important to note that this conference was a jubilee for our department and was held for the tenth time.As guests were invited representatives of our profession among graduates of the GIS department, the KhAI management in the person of the KhAI Vice-Rector for Science, Dr. Sc. Pavlenko Vitaly Nikolaevich, director of the company "Navigation and Geodesic Center", Kharkiv and a loyal friend of the department - Gorb Alexander Ivanovich. Each of the guests congratulated the department and shared his experience in the field of GIS.Students of our and other universities in Kharkov made presentations on their scientific achievements, revealing current trends in geo-information activities. The festive part of the conference consisted of two interesting contests for students: 1. Videos about the life of GIS students, revealing all the difficulties and deprivations of a difficult educational process from a cheerful and positive side; 2. Cake competition on the topic of geographic information systems. Representatives of the department acted as a jury, and as winners awards were awarded commemorative certificates.