This Years Sponsors and Generous Funding from the CUNY CSI Campus Activities Board
Join us for the 19th Annual GIS Day at CUNY College of Staten Island and discover the transformative power of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology! This exciting event features speakers centered on the theme: "Resilient Landscapes: Designing with Nature in Mind". This event will allow students, faculty, and GIS professionals to network and share current research, and share professional development opportunities with students, such as scholarships, research experiences, certification programs, and educational initiatives in the New York City Metropolitan area. GIS Day is your gateway to understanding how GIS can tackle real-world challenges and enhance your future career, and share your work with a community who are passionate about our environment, geospatial data, environmental analysis, and data-driven applications of your work. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to be part of an event that offers something for everyone, from beginners to GIS enthusiasts and professionals!
12:00 - 12:15 Opening Remarks Dr. Laxmi Ramasubramanian - Associate Provost for Faculty Success at CUNY College of Staten Island
12:15 - 12:45 Dr. Richard Lathrop - Enhancing Coastal Resiliency: Applying GIScience towards Place-based Solutions
12:45 - 1:10 Dr. Bo Yang - Mapping Fire and Water: GIS Opportunities and Research Frontiers at UCSC
1:10 - 1:25 Dr. Alan I. Benimoff - Hurricanes, Flooding and Sea Level Rise on Staten Island, NY: A GIS study
1:25 - 1:45 Sean Thatcher - Rooting Resilience: Developing a Geospatial Tree Dataset for Tree Campus Higher Education Designation
Lunch Break 1:45 - 2:15
2:15 - 2:40 Stephanie Rodriguez – Utilizing GIS: Public Engagement, Resilience Planning, and Career Opportunities at NJDEP
2:40 - 3:05 Taimur Gul - Navigating the Changing Landscape
3:05 - 3:30 Noam Aharon - Transitioning from a GIS Education to a GIS Career
3:30 3:40 Closing Remarks Sean Thatcher