Commitee Members:
Carol McAuliffe (co-chair)
Hesham Monsef (co-chair)
Jennifer FarringtonMichelle Foss
Jorge GonzalezSara Russell Gonzalez
Ken HernimanKen Solomon
Beth Zavoyski
Tentative Schedule
(Geocaching Game Registration Now Open!)
| 9:30 | Welcome |
| 9:35-10:25 (3rd Period) | “Navigation from Stars to GPS” by Dr. Ahmed Mohamed (UF Geomatics Program) “Remote Sensing Applications in GIS” by Dr. Scot Smith (UF Geomatics Program) |
| 10:40-11:30 (4th Period) | "GIS Links Pre-Columbian Landscape Engineering and Contemporary Forest Community Ecology in the Central Suriname Nature Reserve" by Dr. Sue Boinski (UF Department of Anthropology) "Acronym Soup: GIS, FGDL & ETDM" by Alexis Thomas (UF Department of Urban and Regional Planning) |
| 11:45-12:35 (5th Period) | "Using GIS in Litigation" by Bill Van Sickle (St. Johns River Water Management District) "Connecting with GIS - Examples of Local and Global Efforts" by Juna Papajorgji (GIS Divison, Alachua County Growth Management Department) |
| 12:45 | Cake cutting and opening of Exhibit Hall |
| 12:45-3:00 | Exhibits, Demos, and Booths |
| 12:45-1:00 | Poster Presentations from graduate students and faculty |
| 2:30-4:00 | Geocaching game (Register!) |
For registered UF students: free 1 year license for ArcGIS/ArcView while supplies last. (Must provide valid UF ID)
Confirmed exhibitors: Alachua County Department of Growth Management, Best Buy, Datagrid, UF Geoplan Center, UF Libraries,
To participate, please contact Carol McAuliffe (352-273-2825).
GIS Day 2008 is an international event where local GIS users and experts join together to share how GIS is used in their community every day. GIS Day events often include lectures, software demonstrations, map galleries, games, and activities. More than 80 countries celebrate GIS Day by having corporate open houses, hands-on workshops, community expos, school assemblies, and more.
All sessions will be held in Smathers Library (East) Room 1A on the University of Florida Campus.