October 12, 2016

Purdue Libraries preparing for 2016 GIS Day celebration

The 2016 GIS Day celebration at Purdue will be 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 4 in Stewart Center, rooms 302 and 306.

GIS Day is a global celebration of geospatial research and geographic information systems technology. Purdue Libraries is working with the GIS Day planning committee, which consists of faculty, staff and graduate students, to organize this multidisciplinary, campus-wide event.

The event is free and open to the public. There will be invited talks, presentations, career discussions, student lightning talks, and a poster competition. Wendy Cho, professor of political science and statistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the keynote speaker and will present "A Massively Parallel Evolutionary Computation Approach for Redistricting Optimization and Analysis." Jim Sparks, Indiana geographic information officer, will introduce and use geospatial information for the next generation of the 9-1-1 program. Other presentations will cover the topics of geohumanities; using drones for research; GIS applications in transportation, physical facilities and risk assessment; and the new ESRI resources on campus.

An RSVP is required for the GIS career lunch panel presentation. This module brings opportunities for students to discuss career development with potential employers and GIS professionals. Click here to RSVP.

The campus GIS Day complements a high school program that took place on Oct. 6 with the support of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. The GIS Day high school program was a full day of hands-on activities that allowed high school students to explore and apply GIS technologies and concepts relevant to coursework they are taking at their home schools.

For the complete schedule, visit https://www.lib.purdue.edu/gis/gisday/gisday_2016_college_program. For more information, contact geohelp@purdue.edu.

The 2016 Purdue GIS Day events are sponsored by the Office of the Provost, College of Liberal Arts, College of Agriculture, College of Science, College of Education, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, the Graduate School and Purdue University Libraries.


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