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Subject:         GIS Day Lectures and Program
Date:   Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:45:50 -0500
From:   John W. Hessler <[log in to unmask]>
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Cartography Fans,

   Come joins us in the Geography and Map Division for a series of
presentations on Geographic Information Systems in recognition of GIS
Day, 2009. The presentations will begin at 12 noon, tomorrow, November
18th and be held in the Geography and Map Division Reading Room,
basement of the James Madison Building.

The hour long program will feature three presentations highlighting
current projects and research by Library of Congress Staff:

1. Paul Shirley, GIS Analyst for the Congressional Research Service and
Nicholas Jackson, Cartographer for the Congressional Cartography Program
will speak about their current projects and on
"GIS and Analysis for Public Policy" .

2. Jackie Nolan, Cartographer for the Congressional Cartography Program
will talk about
"Meta-data Standards for GIS"

3. John Hessler, Senior Cartographic Librarian, Geography and Map
Division, will speak on his current research and mapping of glacial
melting in the Alps and the integration of historical and archival
material with modern surveys in GIS.

Hope you can all find your way there...

John W. Hessler
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

Senior Cartographic Librarian
Geography and Map Division
Library of Congress
Washington DC
202-707-7223

Website:
http://www.warpinghistory.blogspot.com
<http://www.warpinghistory.blogspot.com/>

With each step back in time, history becomes more
geographical, until, in the beginning, it is all geography.
                                        ---Michelet