Schedule

All events are in Charles Library – 1st Floor Event Space

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Date/TimeEvent
Nov. 15
3:00pm-4:00pm
GIS Keynote: “Connecting the dots between space and society” by Dr. Pinki Mondal
Nov. 15
4:00pm-5:00pm
Xiaojiang Li
“Geospatial Data Science for Urban Sustainability”
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University.

Felipe Valdéz
“Mapping Connections: GIS and Web Maps for Community Wireless Networks”
GIS Specialist, Charles Library, Temple University.


Tia Tropea
“Financial Exploitation: Examining associations with Social Support, Need to Belong, and Community-level indicators of Social Cohesion”
Neuroeconomics Lab Research Assistant, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University

Chantelle Hart
“Assessing the Influence of Family-Defined Neighborhoods on Child Health”
Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences & Research Scientist, Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University.

Tom McKeon
“Environmental Justice Screening in Pennsylvania: Utilizing GIS in PennEnviroScreen’s Cumulative Risk Assessment”
Ph.D. Student, Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University.

Angela Mejia
“Application of observation matching methods to evaluate the contribution of protected areas to reduce deforestation in Colombia”
PhD Student, Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University.
Nov. 15
5:30pm
GIS Jobs Panel
Michael Robbins
Anna Wegbreit
Terra Luke
Nov. 16
11:00am
GIS Workshop
Introduction to Web Map Creation with QGIS and Open-Source Libraries
*Charles Library Room 401
open to Temple students, faculty, and staff only