GIS Day@Mason  Tags: gis_day geography_awareness  

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Presentations at the Johnson Center Cinema

(schedule subject to change)

• Peggy Agouris, Chair Dept. of Geography and Geoinformation Science

12:15 pm "The Role of GIS in Geospatial Intelligence"

• Keith Masback, USGIF

• Charmel Menzel, ESRI

• Speaker tba, McClendon

1:00 pm "Cartography and GIS ”

• Justin Procopio, National Geographic Society
  

1:15– 1:30 pm Break

1:30 pm “Geographical Analysis of Humanitarian Crisis”

• Paul Bartel, United States Department of State

1:45 pm "Using GIS for Conservation and Sustainability"

• Steven Haley, American Forests
  

2:00 pm "Using GIS for Health Access in Guatemala"

• Karen Owen, PhD student
  
• Introduction by Lisa Pawloski, Global and Community Health
  

2:15 pm "GIS Applications in Local Government"

• Julie Kanzler, Alexandria City GIS
  

2:45-3:00 pm Break

3:00 pm "GIS at Mason"

• Nigel Waters, Director, Center of Excellence in GIS
  
• Academic presentations by the following Departments:
  
  • Student Research Presentations, Geography and Geoinformation Science
    

11:00-2:00 pm

GIS Open House, Fenwick Library, GIS Room, 1st Floor, Wing C (Government Documents)

Please join us as we celebrate GIS Day events and develop your skills in digital mapping with Ongoing GIS software demonstrations and refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!

-- Joy Suh and the Government Documents staff