9th Annual
GIS Day @ KU
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Alderson Auditorium
4th Floor - Kansas Union
GIS Day @ KU is part of a nationwide event to promote awareness of geographic information systems (GIS), and how we use this evolving tool to analyze our world. We continue our tradition of bringing together a community of GIS users from academia, business and government.
The 2010 symposium will also include an information fair with vendors from academia and local business that will run throughout the day. As always, GIS Day @ KU is FREE and open to the public. Please register so we can plan for ample refreshments and provide pre-printed name tags.
– Free and Open to the Public –
| -- FREE Online Registration -- | Parking and Event Map |
| Information and Job Fair | Student Competition |
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| All presentations will be in Alderson Auditorium on the 4th Floor Kansas Union.
Refreshments, along with the Information Fair, will be along the Jayhawk Walk also on the 4th Floor of the Kansas Union. |
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8:30 – 9:00 | Registration and Coffee | ||
9:00 – 9:15 |
Opening Remarks | ||
9:15 – 9:55 |
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Supporting Emergency Management with GIS
Jessica Frye GIS Response Team, Kansas Adjutant General's Office http://www.ksready.gov/PDF/GIS_Project/Regional_HLS_GIS_Flyer.pdf |
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10:00 – 10:40 |
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Using GIS for Crime Analysis
Jim Anderson and Mike Walnoha Topeka PD Crime Analysis Unit http://www.raidsonline.com/?address=Topeka%2CKS Presentation: HTML or PDF |
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10:40 – 11:15 |
Break with Information and Job Fair Participants |
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11:15 – 11:55 |
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Demystifying Web GIS Pinde Fu ESRI, Senior GIS application developer and project lead http://www.esri.com/news/arcwatch/0610/web-gis.html Presentation: HTML or PDF |
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12:00 – 1:15 |
Lunch at the Kansas Union (on your own) |
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1:15 – 2:30 | Student Research Presentation Competition (8 - 8 minute talks) | ||
2:30 – 3:15 |
Break with Information and Job Fair Participants |
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3:15 – 3:55 |
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The application of GIScience to Search and Rescue in Yosemite National Park
Paul Doherty Park Ranger & GIS Specialist, National Park Service PhD student, University of California, Merced http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0609/yosar.html Presentation: HTML or PDF |
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4:00 – 4:40 |
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Assessing Wildlife Habitat Connectivity with GIS: Adventures of a Solo GIS Consultant
Kurt Menke Owner/GIS Specialist, Bird's Eye View http://www.birdseyeviewgis.com/ Presentation: HTML or PDF |
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4:40 – 5:00 | Concluding Remarks and Awards Presentation |
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GIS Day 2010 @ KU is sponsored by:
Want to see your name below? Please register for the Information Fair at: http://www.gis.ku.edu/gisday/2010/InfoFair/
Platinum Sponsors
- KU Department of Geography
- Coca-Cola
- KU Institute for Policy & Social Research
- State of Kansas Data Access and Support Center (DASC)
- KU Libraries GIS and Data Services
- Wilson & Company Engineers and Architects
- ASPRS - Central Region
- Bartlett & West
- C-CHANGE Program (NSF IGERT)
- Garmin
- Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program
- KansasView
- KU Transportation Research Institute
- KU Biodiversity Institute
- KU Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS)
- KU Center for Global & International Studies
- KU Environmental Studies Program