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Video recordings of each zoom session are linked below.

Schedule

10:00 am - Keynote Address

Amy Newbury, Senior Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Maxar Technologies

Using Satellite Imagery to Unlock Infinite Possibilities for a Better World

Recording: https://youtu.be/xDjZmlWsXtI

11:00 am - Tech Showcase

Alberto Nieto, Product Engineer - Spatial Statistics, ESRI

Data Science in ArcGIS: From Wrangling Data to Analysis Using Python and Spatial Statistics

Recording: https://youtu.be/RtDxVWfl0YY

12:00 pm - Break

12:15 pm - Lightning Talks

Short talks delivered by professionals, faculty, and students.

• Maxwell Cook, The Nature Conservancy

Interactive GIS Tools for Conservation Decision-Making at The Nature Conservancy

• Madison Draper & Megan Danielson, Mapbox

Introduction to Mapbox

• Elaine Guidero, United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Let’s talk about fonts, baby

• Rebecca Theobald, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Electoral Redistricting in the Era of Geospatial Technology

• Jade Vanausdall, Thomas Heckmaster, & Adam Nelson, University of Colorado Boulder

GIS vs. Gerrymandering

• Alex Posen, University of Colorado Boulder

The Capabilities of UAV Mapping

Recording: https://youtu.be/o4tU478A8BQ

1:30 pm - Career Panel

Get career advice from GIS professionals in local and federal government, private companies, and nonprofits. Participants include:

• Maggie Cawley, OpenStreetMap US

• Kyoko Chenhalls, City of Lone Tree

• Madison Draper, Mapbox

• Elaine Guidero, USGS

• Brian Timoney, The Timoney Group

Recording: https://youtu.be/bJmmMjPt2Ls

2:30 pm - GIS Project Gallery and Wrap up