GIS Day 2015: Call for Presenters
The University Libraries and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) now invite submissions from the campus and wider community for GIS Day presentations.
Anyone who works with GIS is invited to give a talk about a GIS topic, make a poster presentation about a GIS research project, or provide a demonstration of specific GIS equipment or technology. Submissions are due Nov. 11, 2015.
GIS Day is an annual, internationally recognized event promoting geographic information system (GIS) technology and its applications. The event will be held on Nov. 18 on the second floor of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Center for Academic Excellence in the EAST Initiative Suite, JBHT 263, 264 and 265, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Presenters will have a chance to enter a drawing for prizes donated by the University Bookstore and SAGE Publications.
If interested, please fill out the online form and the event's organizers will contact you for further arrangements.
Contacts
Jozef Laincz, geosciences and maps librarian
University Libraries
(479) 575-2241,
jlaincz@uark.edu
Kalli Vimr, public relations coordinator
University Libraries
479-575-7311,
vimr@uark.edu
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