Monday, March 25, 2013

Join Us for GIS Day March 29th!

This Friday, March 29th the FIU Libraries will be hosting its 2013 GIS Day. 

The theme for this year’s GIS Day is “GeoHumanities: Drawing New Connections in Time & Space”.  Join the FIU GIS Center + Map & Imagery User Services (MIUS) for a fun-filled, single-day mini-conference of:
  • guest lectures by visiting and FIU’s own GIS experts
  • a hands-on workshop focusing on GIS and US Census datas
  • an all-day display of GIS posters
  • a student poster competition for FIU and non-FIU students
  • GIS/map games
Full details, events schedules and other info are available at the links below.  



Green Library GIS Day Event Schedule & Information: http://gis.fiu.edu/gisday/
Hubert Library GIS Day Event Schedule & Information:  http://gis.fiu.edu/gisdaybbc/


What is the event about?
GIS Day is about providing an engaging, discourse-generating forum for people to discuss the technology, applications, and power of Geographic Information systems (GIS). GIS represents a relatively new set of technologies that are rapidly changing our world by creating a heightened geographic/spatial consciousness. Natural and social scientists, decision-makers, and the general public are increasingly engaging and expanding the potential of GIS to improve the way human beings interact with planet Earth. It’s a very exciting time, with some even positing that global society is collectively undergoing a geospatial revolution. Here at FIU, we’re celebrating GIS with a range of activities, including guest lectures, multiple workshop sessions, GIS/map games, an all-day poster-viewing session, and a student poster competition. We’ve essentially planned a one-day, multi-site (MMC & BBC) mini-conference!

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