GAIA Program Announced
TRELIS Fellow Dr. Jieun Lee, in partnership with UCGIS and AAG, receives NSF grant to support foreign-born women faculty in the geosciences.
Dr. Jieun Lee, associate professor of Geography, GIS, and Sustainability at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC), will lead the project as Principal Investigator. Co-Principal Investigators are Dr. Gary Langham, Executive Director of the American Association of Geographers (AAG); Dr. Amy Rock, Executive Director of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), and Dr. Laxmi Ramasubramanian, Associate Provost for Faculty Success, The City University of New York, College of Staten Island (CUNY-CSI).
The GAIA partnership reflects years of work on the issue of supporting women who teach geography and all geospatial sciences in the United States but were born in different countries, many of whom are women of color. The project builds upon the Golden Compass project, developed by Dr. Lee as an extension of her participation in UCGIS’ TRELIS program, which focused on mentoring foreign-born women faculty (FBWF) and gathering insights for faculty equity and inclusion.
More details can be found in the UCGIS announcement, and the AAG website. Additional information will be released following the kickoff meeting in September 2024.
2024 CaGIS+UCGIS Symposium Recap
June 3-6 | The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) and the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) held a joint CaGIS and UCGIS symposium in Columbus, Ohio, on June 3-6, 2024. The theme of the meeting was Climate Smart GIScience: Mapping a Sustainable Future.
Plenary speakers included Derek Arndt, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and Dr. Virginia Burkett, Chief Scientist for Climate and Land Use Change, International Programs, U.S. Geological Survey. Day 3 opened with a plenary panel on “Climate Change, Infrastructure and the Built Environment” and included panelists: Dr. Kevin McKeehan, Climate Resilience, Project Manager, HNTB; Brandi Whetstone, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Associate Director of Sustainability; and Dr. Steven Quiring, StormImpact, Inc., Chief Scientist and Co-Founder; The Ohio State University, Professor, Climatologist.
The remainder of the event consisted of research paper and vision statement presentations, lightning talks, poster presentations, and roundtable/panel discussions. Almost half of the research presentations were by students.
The full schedule, including abstract links, can be found on the CaGIS website.
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