Past Events
The following is a list of past speakers and events that took place as part of the university's GIS Day celebrations:
2021
Riley Champine
Graphics Editor, National Geographic
Workshop: How to make a map for National Geographic
Janet Ranganathan
VP for Research, Data, and Innovation, World Resource Institute
2020
Dr. Lilian Pintea
VP of Conservation Science, Chief Ecologist, Jane Goodall Institute
Workshop: Mapping Census Data
Matt McCracken '09
Principal, Timmons Group
Student Map Competition Award Ceremony
2019
Open House and Student GIS Demonstrations
Roger Barlow
USGS National Map Liaison for DC, Delaware, Maryland, & New Jersey
Dr. Haitao Wang
Virginia Tech
Tammy Ebner
Chesterfield County
Keith VanGraafeiland
ESRI Product Engineer
David West
Spotsylvania County
GIS Day Cake Contest
2018
Mapathon and Open House
"Kenya Settlement Scheme Project" Dr. Sandra Joireman and guests from Kenya
GIS Day Cake Contest
2017
Open House and Software Demostrations
Geography Alumni throughout the day
GIS Day Cake Contest
Unveiling of the 10th Anniversary GIS Day T-shirt Quilt
2016
Open House and Software Demostrations
CTLT Faculty Panel "GIS Across the Curricula"
"ANNEXED" GIS student presentations about the Richmond Annexation
2015
Student Presentations
- Tracy Tien
- Shaquille Christmas
- Olivia Mobayed
Campus Wide Geocahcing Activity with the Geography Club
GIS Day Cake Contest
2014
Chris Brown
Spatial Analysis Lab
Justin Madron
Digital Scholarship Lab
Student Presentations
- Andrew Valenski
- Taylor Holden
Bridget Ward
EEE Consulting and UR Alum
2013
Jeff Allenby
Chesapeake Conservancy and UR Alum
Tim Hamilton
Robins School of Business
Jeff Kerby
Pennsylvnia State University and UR Alum
Justin Madron
Digital Scholarship Lab
- Student Presentations
- GIS Day Cake Contest
2012
- Geocaching & Community Mapping with local youth
- GIS Day Cake Contest
- Student Presentations
2011
Scott Nesbit
Digital Scholarship Lab
Doug Winiarski
Department of Religious Studies
- GIS Day Cake Contest with special judge Carole Weinstein
2010
Karl Huber
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Soil and Water Conservation Division
- GIS Day Cake Contest
- Middle school visitors experienced the Spatial Analysis Lab and went on a geocaching scavenger hunt
2009
Dan Widner
Virginia Information Technology Agency, Virginia Base Mapping Program
- GIS Day Cake Contest
- Middle school visitors/activities
- Celebrated the adoption of the Campus Accessibility Map
2008
UR students who were enrolled in the department's GIS class presented to middle school students about the campus accessibility mapping project on which they were currently working.
- GIS Day Cake Contest
2007
Alfredo Frauenfelder, GIS Director
County of Henrico
Mary Davis, Chief Cartographer
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
- GIS Day Cake Contest
- Geocaching activity