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Subject: National GIS Day at Temple University Libraries - Philadelphia, PA
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:18:21 -0500
From: Gregory McKinney <[log in to unmask]>
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On Wednesday, November 17th, 2010, join Temple University Libraries in
celebrating its 2nd Annual National GIS Day.

National GIS Day Celebration
November 17th, 2010, 3:00 - 5:00PM
Paley Library Lecture Hall

Agenda: 3:00 - 4:00 PM: Presentations
                    1st Speaker: Dr. Amy Hillier - "Social Justice Mapping"
                    2nd Speaker: Mr. Jim Querry - "The Move to 3D GIS"
              4:00 - 5:00 PM: Reception

Our first speaker, Dr. Amy Hillier, is an Assistant Professor in City
and Regional Planning at PennDesign, the University of Pennsylvania's
School of Design, where she teaches classes on the application of GIS
in city planning, urban studies, public health, and social work. She
is also faculty co-director at the Cartographic Modeling Laboratory
(CML), where she works with other faculty to integrate GIS into
projects dealing with obesity, gun violence, pre-term birth, and
injuries to children. 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. Dr. Hillier's
presentation is
titled "Social Justice Mapping":

Through a series of case studies from her own work and that of
colleagues, Hillier will identify key elements to successful mapping
projects aimed at social change. Specific examples include
.       Advocating efforts to finance supermarkets in under-served areas
.       Addressing racial bias in the clustering of unhealthy ads
.       Evaluating the impact of changes to the Supplemental Nutrition
         Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package.
Hillier will also draw on the work of W. E. B. Du Bois and her own
Mapping the Du Bois Philadelphia Negro project to provide historical
perspective on current health inequalities.

Our 2nd speaker, Mr. Jim Querry, is the GIS Director at City of
Philadelphia, where he directs a citywide, cross-departmental
collaboration in enterprise GIS to enable City departments and related
agencies to increase their productivity, effectiveness, and delivery
of services to city residents. He is also an Adjunct Professor at
Philadelphia University, where he teaches GIS courses in the
Department of Architecture. In 2008, on behalf of the City of
Philadelphia, he received the prestigious Presidents' Award at the
ESRI International User Conference, given to honor the city for its
leadership and innovation in developing enterprise geographic
information system (GIS) deployments that improve numerous government
functions and city services.

Mr. Querry's presentation, "The Move to 3D GIS" will discuss some of
the things which are happening in City Government including interior
or "In-Building" GIS, underground, and exterior 3D GIS.

The presentations will be followed by a reception with light fare and
opportunities to meet the speakers and other guests.

Gregory McKinney
Map and GIS Librarian
Temple University Libraries
Temple University
215.204.4581 / Paley 221