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Purdue University Hosts 8th Annual GIS College Day Events – Nov. 12 and 13

November 3rd, 2015

Purdue University will host its 8^th annual GIS Day College event on Thursday, Nov. 12 and Friday, Nov. 13.

GIS Day is a global celebration of geospatial research and geographic information systems (GIS) technology. Purdue University Libraries is working with the GIS Day planning committee, which includes faculty and staff from a variety of divisions across campus, to organize this multidisciplinary, campus-wide event.

GIS Day is a great opportunity to bring together the GIS community on campus, exchange research ideas, update recent development, and invite external speakers to address topics the community are commonly interested at Purdue.  This year’s GIS Day focus is “Launching the Geodata Portal at Purdue”.  Purdue University Libraries is working with ESRI, Purdue VACCINE Team, Purdue Facilities Information Services, Purdue Research Services and Support, Indiana GIO and Indiana Geographic Information Council for the GIS Day College event.

The college day program will be held on Thursday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in STEW 218 (ABCD).  This program will include invited talks, presentations, student lightning talks, and a poster competition. These events are free and open to the public. Keynote speaker, Frank Garofalo, Interactive Manager, Esri and User Experience/Multitouch Expert will present “It’s all about the Journey… from Brainstorming to Canvas, from Map to App.”  In addition, the Purdue VACCINE Team will present, “Empowering Effective Decision Making Through Visual Analytics and GIS”.  Preston Smith, Director of Research Services and Support, Purdue University, will present, “Research Computing and Data for Geoscience.” Indiana Geographic Information Officer, Jim Sparks, and Executive Director of Indiana Geographic Information Council, Phil Worrall will give the presentations about statewide GIS resources available for higher education. In the GIS career module, the career lunch panel presentation brings opportunities for students to discuss about career development with potential employers and GIS professionals (RSVP is required).

Four workshops will be offered  on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13 including:

• ArcGIS Online Workshop (for new users), HAMP 3144, 2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. – presented by Larry Theller, ABE – (Nov. 12)
• Arc GIS Collector APP (Easily gather customized data with your phone or tablet), HAMP 3144, 3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m., presented by Larry Theller, ABE – (Nov. 12)
• Geocoding Workshop, LILY G428, 2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m., presented by Amanda O’Daniel, State of Indiana – (Nov. 12)
• GIS Project Design: Brainstorming & Ideation Workshop, GRISSOM 102, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., facilitated by Frank Garofalo, Esri Interactive Manager and Purdue alum – (Nov. 13)

The complete schedule for GIS Day college program, as well as career lunch and workshop registration information is available at the following link:

https://stemedhub.org/groups/purduegisday/gisday_2015_college_program

2015 GIS Day events are sponsored by the Office of the Provost, College of Liberal Arts, College of Agriculture, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Science, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, the Graduate School and Purdue University Libraries.