Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) GIS Conference 2021 Promoting Collaborations among BTAA Institutions The BTAA GIS Conference invites you to register for its FREE second annual virtual conference <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewrXhl7AtNsMtZc6tXeR-oVdjmq9GxLP1ZSSzdLoiOm2cCEA/viewform?usp=sf_link>, taking place on Friday November 12, 2021. Registration closes on Wednesday, November 10th at 9 pm EST. 9:00 - 10:00 CST / 10:00 - 11:00 EST - Keynote Address: Dr. Robert Lee, "American Domesday" Break (20 minutes) 10:20 - 12:00 CST / 11:20 - 1:00 EST - Concurrent Paper Sessions: Flora and Fauna or Built Environment Lunch Break (1 hour) 1:00 - 2:00 CST/ 2:00 - 3:00 EST - Keynote Address: Dr. Tracy Kugler, "The Population Data Buffet" Break (15 minutes) 2:15 - 3:00 CST / 3:15 - 4:00 EST - Lightning talks 3:00 - 4:00 CST / 4:00 - 5:00 EST - GIS Career Discussion and Social Hour More details at BTAA GIS Conference 2021 <https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/btaa-gdp/btaa-gis-conference>. Registration is required to receive connection information. The BTAA GIS Conference is intended to promote conversation and collaboration between Big Ten researchers, educators, and students who use geospatial information. It is open to all who wish to attend, including GIS professionals and students who are outside of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Questions? Email [log in to unmask] On behalf of the planning committee, Nicole Scholtz, Librarian for Geospatial and Numeric Data, University of Michigan Tara Anthony, Interim Head of the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information, Penn State University Milan Budhathoki, Geospatial Librarian, University of Maryland Caroline Kayko, Map and Geospatial Data Librarian, University of Michigan Nicole Kong, Associate Professor, GIS Specialist, Purdue University Shirley Li, GIS Analyst, Purdue University Karen Majewicz, Geospatial Project Manager & Metadata Coordinator, University of Minnesota Laura Kane McElfresh, Cartographic Metadata Librarian, University of Minnesota Theresa Quill, Map and Spatial Data Librarian, Indiana University Amanda Tickner, GIS Specialist, Michigan State University Nicole Scholtz (she/her) Librarian for Geospatial and Numeric Data at the Clark Library University of Michigan Library Email: [log in to unmask]