Events
GIS Day@ IU
Herman B Wells Library main lobby (IUB)
GIS Day is a global event for users of Geographic Information Systems technology in an effort to educate people about how geography makes a difference in our lives and to demonstrate this technology to schools and organizations around the world. Learn more about GIS Day.
Event Schedule
1:30 PM E174 Wells Library: IU Geocaching Club Presentation
5:00 PM Keynote Speaker Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
Organization Tables:
| Organization | Contact | Table Description |
| Randy Smith Arnon Tsairi |
Bloomington-based GIS Company Focused on ESRI-based Solutions Internship Opportunities |
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| City of Bloomington | Russ Goodman | GIS and Mapping Services for the City of Bloomington |
| IU Geocaching Club | Jessica Falkenthal |
Geocaching |
| Geography | Tom Evans Rinku Roy Chowdury |
International Studies of Deforestation and Reforestation |
| GIS Certification Institute Indiana State University |
Nancy Obermeyer | Careers in GIS |
| Indiana Geographic Information Council |
Philip Worrall |
Nonprofit membership organization of GIS users, professionals and educators. IGIC is recognized as the official statewide coordinating body for Indiana geographic information. |
| Indiana Geological Survey | Kim Sowder | IndianaMap |
| Indiana University IT Training & Education | Chris Payne | Instructor-led computing workshops and self-study training resources |
| Indiana University Information Policy & Security Office |
Scott Wilson | Learn more about protecting your information on computers |
| Indiana University Research and Teaching Preserve |
Angie Shelton | GIS Research and Opportunities at the IU Research and Teaching Preserve |
| Indiana University Libraries | Lou Malcomb | Demonstration of SimplyMap Distribute 3D Maps |
| Indiana University Student Technology Centers | Tim Porter | Finding an Open Seat or Lab in the Student Technology Centers using Google Maps |
| Knowledge Base | Anna Saraceno | A closer look at IU's Online Support for GIS software |
| Monroe County GIS | Kurt Babcock | Monroe County Website and Pictometry Demonstration |
| School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation | Bernadette DeLeon | Public Health GIS including Community-integrated GIS and Systems-based local health Assessments |
| School of Library and Information Science | Hamid Ekbia Jingfeng Xia |
GIS Applications in Library and Information Science |
| School of Public and Environmental Affairs GIS Lab |
Rich Thurau | Environmental Applications in Spatial Analysis |
| University Information Technology Services GIS Support |
Stephanie Snider Anna Radue |
Indiana Spatial Data Portal
and GIS Resources at IU |
Activities and Games
Where in Indiana, Where on Campus, and Which IU Campus are games where participants match aerial photographs of geographic locations (e.g. buildings, cities, famous landmarks) with actual descriptions/names of the places. Prizes will be given to participants who play the game.
Earth as Art Multimedia Contest
The Indiana University (IU) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) community is hosting the 3rd annual Earth as Art contest in celebration of GIS Day, November 18, 2009. This is the first year participants may have a multimedia entry.
Participants are encouraged to create works of art based on geography such as satellite imagery, aerial photography, elevation data, infrared imagery, map features, GIS/remote sensing software and/or geographic terms and tools.
This contest is open to the general public of all ages. Have fun and surprise us at the GIS Day event! The winner will receive a $50 VISA card (to be used at any location where VISA is accepted) from 39 Degrees North.
Please bring any posters or printed images to the GIS Day event November 18, 2009, located on the IU Bloomington campus in the Herman B Wells Library lobby, no later than 10AM.
For more information about GIS Day at Indiana University, please contact UITS GIS Support Services or call Anna Radue at (812) 855-6865.
