New for GIS Day 2023: Urban Heat theme, Student Competitions
GIS Day 2023 will celebrate innovative applications of geographic information system (GIS) technology in analysis, visualization, gaining insights into geospatial data, and thought leadership across Campus. All events are free to attend.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Vivek Shandas from Portland State University to speak about Urban Heat Islands, and specifically how decision-makers can incorporate heat mapping into urban and public health planning. Dr. Shandas’ talk, “From Data to Decisions: Spatial Equity in Heat Action Planning” starts at 12:00 pm in the McKnight Auditorium, Cone Center (parking info below).
This is a hybrid event, and registration is free. We encourage our off-campus community to attend as well! Please register for the talk at https://tinyurl.com/4y9z9seh
New for 2023 are 3 Undergraduate and Graduate student competitions that provide opportunity to improve communication skills and win prizes: Poster Presentation, short “Lightning” oral presentations, and StoryMap design.
Student Presentation Contest sign-up form available here: https://forms.gle/xgceHuAW6WmtXvvw5
Run of Show (as of 05 October)
| November 1 to November 14 Online | StoryMap Competition All Students Welcome Judged, Undergrad and Graduate Categories, Prizes: Gift Cards up to $100 |
| 10:00 – 11:15 AMAtrium, McKnight Auditorium | Demonstrations Drones (static), VR Sandbox |
| 10:00 – 11:15 AMAtrium, McKnight Auditorium | Poster Session: Judged All Students Welcome Judged, Undergrad and Graduate Categories, Prizes: Gift Cards up to $100 |
| 10:30 – 11:30 AMMcKnight Auditorium | GIS-themed Lightning Presentations: Graduate and Undergraduate Competition All Students Welcome Three Faculty/Expert Judges, Popular Vote SLIDO POLL, Prizes: Gift cards up to $100 |
| 11:30-12:00 AMAtrium, McKnight Auditorium | Free Pizza |
| 12:00 – 12:45 PM McKnight Auditorium | Vivek Shandas- From data to decisions: Spatial equity in heat action planning Intro and Moderator: Doug Shoemaker Q&A from the Audience moderated by Shoemaker |
| 12:45 – 12:55 PM McKnight Auditorium | Awards |
| 12:55 – 1:00 | Transition to Workshop |
| 1:00 – 1:55 PM Cone 208 | Breakout #1: Careers in GIS| Panel discussion All Students Welcome Terri Bliss, Recruiter ESRI Mecklenburg County, City of Charlotte Engineering firms Q&A from the student audience |
