Come and join us for this virtual GISday to explore how to use mapping innovations to mitigate effects and improve response in times of crisis or pandemics, hear professors, professionals and practitioners discuss how they apply spatial thinking in their work environment, and engage with presenters. Speakers include: Carrie Stokes, Chief Geographer & Director of the GeoCenter, US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC; Dr. Kevin Caillouet, Medical Entomologist/ Director, St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement, Slidell, Louisiana; Guoyan Zhang, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Epidemiology Disease Control and Immunization services, Applied Epidemiology and Research, Florida Department of Health, Miami-Dade County; Vanessa Villamil, Injury Epidemiologist, Florida Department of Health, Miami-Dade County; and Jessi Joiner, Environmental Epidemiologist/Program Manager, Florida Department of Health Environmental Public Health Tracking Program.
Keynote, Digital Exhibit, and Speaker Schedule
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TIME
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SPEAKER
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EVENT
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| 12:00 pm |
Dr. Jose Silva, Chair and Dr. Imelda Moise, Geography & Regional Studies, University of Miami |
Welcome and purpose
Welcome remarks and purpose
Introducing symposium theme/ event goals
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Dean Eckman, University of Miami Libraries |
UM Libraries post-COVID-19 |
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Dr. Jorge Quintela/Abraham Parrish, University of Miami Libraries |
Digital exhibit
Welcome exhibit presenters
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Dean Bachas, College of Arts & Sciences (CAS), University of Miami
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Geography post-COVID-19 and Acknowledgements:
Newly launched Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), an international honor society in geography within the Department of Geography/CAS
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Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) Student Leadership, International Geographical Honor Society |
GTU activities during Geography Awareness Week
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| 1:00 pm |
Dr. Imelda Moise, Geography & Regional Studies, University of Miami
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Close first program and welcome all to webinar at 2pm
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Presentations Webinar
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2:00 pm
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Welcome |
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Dr. Guoyan Zhang, Senior Epidemiologist/Deputy Director & Vanessa Villamil, Biological Scientist, Florida Department of Health (FDOH) - Miami Dade County
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GIS Solutions for COVID-19 Response at the local level
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Jessi Joiner, Environmental Epidemiologist/Program Manager, Florida Department of Health Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
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Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Dashboard
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Uday Govindswamy, Planet Labs, Inc.
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Planet: Using Space to Understand Earth
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Dr. Kevin Caillouet, Director/Entomologist, St. Tammany Mosquito Abatement District, Louisiana |
When Uncoordinated Development Projects go Wrong: Mapping Septic Systems and Mosquito Risk in Louisiana
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Keynote Address
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| 4:00 pm |
Dr. Imelda Moise, Geography & Regional Studies, University of Miami
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Introduction
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Carrie Stokes, Chief Geographer & Director of the GeoCenter; USAID, United States Global Development Lab |
Keynote address: "Mapping Resilience"
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Dr. Imelda Moise
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Closing Remarks
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