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| Start Date: | 11/17/2010 | Start Time: | 3:00 PM |
| End Date: | 11/17/2010 | End Time: | 5:00 PM |
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Event Description
Join Temple University Libraries for the 2nd Annual National GIS Day. Our first speaker, Dr. Amy Hillier, is an assistant professor in City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Design. She is also is one of the faculty co-directors at the Cartographic Modeling Laboratory (CML). One of her current projects is recreating the old 7th ward of Philadelphia studied by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1896 for his classic book, The Philadelphia Negro, using GIS, archival records, and 1900 census data to create an online mapping system and curriculum materials for high school and college students. Our second speaker, Professor Jim Querry, is an adjunct professor at Philadelphia University, where he teaches undergraduate GIS courses in the Department of Architecture. He is also the GIS director for the City of Philadelphia. In 2008, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, he received the prestigious Presidents' Award at the 2008 ESRI International User Conference. |
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Open to:
AllStudentsFaculty/staffAlumni |
Ticket/registration details and deadline:
Free and open to all |
Temple sponsor organization:
Temple University Libraries |
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