UCGIS Committees
Communications | Education | Membership | External Relations | Research
Communications Committee
The role of the Communication Committee is to ensure timely communication between and among the Board, the Council and all affiliated members of UCGIS, and between UCGIS and individuals and organizations outside. This may involve the use of our website's blog, webinars, social media, and other forms of electronic communication. See here for a full overview of the Communications Committee.
Committee Members:
Song Gao, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Chair)
Xiaokang Fu, Harvard University
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Education Committee
"The education committee shall consider priority issues in geographic information science education and public service from which positions, policies, and strategies may be recommended for implementation by UCGIS and its member institutions at local, state, national, and international levels. Major issues might include trends in enrollments, adequacy of the number of graduates and their skills to meet marketplace demands, curriculum and courses, innovations in education, role of faculty and institutions, and other issues that affect education in geographic information science." (from the Bylaws)
Committee Members:
Forrest Bowlick, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Chair)
Ola Ahlqvist, The Ohio State University
Patricia Carbajales, Clemson University
Paddington Hodza, University of Wyoming
Helmut Kraenzle, James Madison University
Steve Moore, University of Redlands
Miriam Olivares, Yale University
Eric Shook, University of Minnesota
Jennifer Swift, University of Southern California
Laura Tateosian, North Carolina State University
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee receives and reviews new membership applications; makes recommendations for acceptance to the Council twice annually; defines criteria for emerging categories of membership; and advises and assists in recruitment of new members. See here for a full overview of the Membership Committee.
Committee Members:
Chair: Devika Kar, Harvard University
Vice-Chair: Rui Li, University of Albany
Member: Gengchen Mai, University of Texas
Member: Qingqing Chen, University at Buffalo
Member: Brandi Gaertner, Pennsylvania State University
Member/Supporting Director: Jennifer Swift, University of Southern California
External Relations Committee
The External Relations Committee fosters and maintains relationships on behalf of UCGIS with academic, federal, state, private, and non-governmental partners in the national and international geospatial community. In this role, the committee will provide interpretation and communication to UCGIS membership about federal, state, and non-governmental policy and legislation initiatives; assist the Executive Committee and Board in providing feedback and communication to entities regarding ongoing national and international geospatial policy and legislation development initiatives; advocate on behalf of the UCGIS membership for UCGIS developed policy positions or other positions UCGIS supports; and develop and advance UCGIS-derived policy on geospatial research and education. (From the Bylaws).
Committee Members:
Dudley Bonsal, James Madison University (Chair)
Linna Li, Cal State University, Long Beach
Bob Vos, University of Southern California
Research Committee
"The research committee will articulate ongoing research priorities for advancing theories and methods in geographic information science; assess the current and potential contributions of GIS to national scientific and public policy issues; track federal and state programs, accomplishments, and needs; foster multidisciplinary research in geographic information science, particularly in support of national needs; and engage in other related activities such as appropriate recognition of outstanding research by faculty and students at its member institutions." (from the Bylaws). See here for a full overview of the Research Committee.
Current initiatives:
CyberGIS and Decision Support Systems
Developing Open and Reusable GeoAI Tools for GIScience Research and Education
Convergence Research of GIScience, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Synergistic Integration of GIS and Public Health
Info and guidelines here for Working with UCGIS on Research Proposals (PDF, last updated 11/30/17)
Current Committee Members:
Wenwen Li, Arizona State University (Chair)
Jennifer Bernstein, University of Southern California
Somayeh Dodge, University of California Santa Barbara
Yingjie Hu, University at Buffalo
Yongmei Lu, Texas State University - San Marcos
Shih-Lung Shaw, University of Tennessee
Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University
Ming-Hsiang Tsou, San Diego State University
Qiusheng Wu, , University of Tennessee
Jelena Vukomanovic, North Carolina State University
Chen Xu, University of Wyoming
Xinyue Ye, Texas A&M University
Enki Yoo, University at Buffalo
Ahoura Zandiatashbar, San José State University
Guiming Zhang, University of Denver
Zhe Zhang, Texas A&M University
Lei Zou, Texas A&M University
Devika Jain, Harvard University
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