GIS Day 2024

Join us on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in CRX 230 (Learning Lab) at the Learning Crossroads from 1:00pm to 4:00pm to hear how uOttawa students, staff, and faculty are using GIS in their research. Attendance is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about GIS. This year’s event will be entirely held in person with no virtual option. Complimentary coffee and snacks will be provided.

Please consider registering for the event (recommended but not required). This can help us with planning and will also allow you to add the event to your Google or Outlook calendar.

Call for Presentations

We are accepting presentations from uOttawa graduate students, research groups, and faculty for our afternoon presentation series. Presentations should be 15 minutes in duration, with 5 minutes for questions (20 minutes total). Presentations can be about a past or current research project involving any GIS/mapping software product.

If you are interested in presenting, please submit a presentation proposal to [email protected] by November 1^st, 2024 that outlines the following:

• The presentation title
• The software used (e.g., ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, QGIS, etc.)
• A few sentences overview (e.g., summary of the project, analysis preformed, results, lessons learned/tips and tricks)

Tentative schedule

• Speaker series 1 (1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
• Coffee & snacks (2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
• Speaker series 2 (2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

For questions about the event, contact us at [email protected].