agenda

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Meet and Greet (Refreshments Served)

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM:  Introduction & Welcome

Jason Talaei | University of Nevada, Reno 

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM:  Presentations & Activity (1) 

Eric Friedlander | Reno Geo: Transforming Public Access to City GIS

McKenna Bacon | Supporting Transportation Planning with GIS and Spatial Data 

10:15 - 10:30 AM: Coffee Break

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM:  Presentations & Activity (2)

Andrés Díaz López | Lights, Camera, Infraction! Risks and Benefits of Smart Surveillance 

Michael Detwiler | From Surveyor to Business Owner: Building a Land Surveying and Aerial Mapping Firm 

Robert Washington-Allen | NevadaView: Promoting the use of remote sensing data for research, education, outreach, and workforce development in Nevada, the Great Basin, and US Drylands.

12:00 - 12:45 PM: Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)

12:45 PM - 2.15 PM Presentations & Activity (3)

Erik Henzl | Nevada's Data Center Boom: Energy Growth, Water Demand, and Resource Tradeoffs 

Namchul Shin | Mapping Social Media Discourse and Neighborhood Crime: A Geospatial Analysis of Boston

Ken Nussear | From Individual Contacts to Population Connectivity: A Location Analytics Framework from Wildlife Conservation

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM: Coffee Break

2:30 PM - 3.30 PM Presentations & Activity (4)

Anca Baban | Beyond Digital Capabilities: Operational Decision-Making Capability as the Missing Link in Location Analytics Value Creation 

Sayantan “Monty” Majumdar | Geospatial AI for Agricultural Field-Boundary Delineation: Challenges and Opportunities 

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM: Panel Discussion (Industry + Academic) 

4.15 PM - 4.30 PM: Closing Remarks

6:00 PM Optional Dinner (Downtown Reno)