Contact: L. Monika Moskal, Geography, (785) 864-7728.
LAWRENCE -- To observe Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 18 to 22, at the University of Kansas, students and faculty groups are sponsoring informal talks in the geography department and nine speakers on GIS Day, Wednesday, Nov. 20, in 135 Budig Hall.
The KU events are part of a national day to promote awareness of geographic information systems and to showcase real-world applications of this important technology. KU's Geography Club also is sponsoring informal talks today and Friday to observe Geography Awareness Week.
In addition, KU's Geography Club is sponsoring informal speakers today at 1:30 p.m. in 228 Lindley Hall. Speakers and their topics are L. Monika Moskal, geography doctoral student, on "Ice Volcanoes and Other Winter Features of the Great Lakes," and Joshua S. Campbell, geography graduate student, on "GIS-Based Modeling of Cultural Dynamics in the Central Great Plains."
Special events on Nov. 20 include an opening address by Jerome E. Dobson, KU research professor in the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program and courtesy professor of geography. Dobson will speak at 9:30 a.m. in 135 Budig Hall. Dobson serves as counselor, fellow and director of exploration of the American Geographical Society and contributing editor of GeoWorld.
A student research session will take place at 2:30 p.m., during which a student will receive a "Best of Session" certificate.
Kam Lulla, chief scientist who oversees the NASA Earth Observation Science activities for the space shuttle and international space station, will speak at 3:30 p.m. on "People and Pixels: The Emerging Geospatial Technologies in our Future."
On Friday, Nov. 22, the Geography Club will sponsor two more informal talks. At 10:30 a.m. in 418 Lindley Hall, Kirk White, geography doctoral student, will speak on "Diaspora Politics without a Diaspora: The Case of the Tatars." At 3:30 p.m. in 317 Lindley Hall, James R. "Pete" Shortridge, KU professor of geography, will speak on "Creating Geography from Old Photographs: Junction City, Kan., 1890-1902."
Institutions represented will include the KU Department of Geography, KARS, Central Region of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Western Airmaps, Spatial Data Research, U.S. Geological Survey, NASA and University of Calgary, Canada.
The event is co-sponsored by the Department of Geography, KARS, Mount Oread Geospatial Technologies Club, GeoClub, Geography Graduate Student Association, Central Region of the ASPRS, Western Airmaps and USGS.
Events for GIS Day, Nov. 20, are follows, all in the KU Center for Teaching Excellence, 135 Budig Hall:
9:30-10:30 a.m.: Welcome address by Jerome Dobson
10:30-11 a.m.: Scott Perkins from Western Airmaps
11-11:30 a.m.: "Making a Practical Graduate GIS Curriculum," Mryka Hall Beyer, University of Calgary, Canada
11:30-noon: Ken Nelson from Kansas Data Access and Support Center
Noon-12:30 p.m.: Keith Shaw from Spatial Data Research
12:30-1 p.m.: Steve Egbert, Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program
1-2 p.m.: Bryce Hirschman, City of Lawrence GIS coordinator
2-2:30 p.m.: Shelly Silch, "The National Map"
2:30-3:30 p.m.: Student posters and visualizations session
3:30-4:30 p.m.: "Places, People and Pixels: The Emerging Geospatial Technologies in our Future," Kam Lulla, NASA chief scientist
4:30-5 p.m.: Scott Perkins talks about American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
5-5:30 p.m.: Closing remarks and door prizes drawing, presented by L. Monika Moskal, KU doctoral student in geography
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