The 2020 Hawai‘i Symposium

Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawai‘i  |  May 28 - June 1, 2020

Our 2020 Hawai‘i Symposium will model the exciting and innovative ways that geographic information science and its technologies (GIS&T) are connecting islands across academia. It will be structured to highlight and promote the deliberate integration of GIS&T research, education, and application activities at universities and with our non-academic partners. During hour-long sessions, we will showcase cohesive themes, individual projects, and lines of scholarly activity being undertaken by groups of individuals that model these convergent practices. Individual sessions will explore how related research, education and application activities are woven together to jointly address societal needs. Themes and topics that demonstrate collaborations across multiple departments within a single academic institution or collaborations across multiple universities will be presented, along with sessions that highlight university partnerships with researchers and educators outside of academia.  

Students!  Submit an abstract for our poster session!  Eligible students may compete to receive one of several travel awards that are available!  Deadline to apply for these travel awards is Monday, January 20th!

Symposium registration is now open!  Lowest prices in years! 

Check out our great collection of Symposium Workshops!  FREE for people who attend the Symposium and are from member institutions!  Super low price for everyone else!  Register for one today! 

Hawai‘i? Wow!

Yes! This will be UCGIS’ first meeting in Hawai‘i. May is the ideal month to visit the 50th state: it is low tourist season and the weather is wonderful. Be assured we are doing our best to keep all the conference expenses as affordable as possible and we’ll be watching carefully for exciting deals on airfares to tell you about. We know that air travel has a heavy carbon footprint, and we are negotiating the opportunity for UCGIS and our participants to purchase carbon offsets, if they choose. 

Our meeting will be held at Hawai‘i Pacific University’s harbor-front Aloha Tower Marketplace campus. New 2- and 3-bedroom campus dorm suites located on the second and third floors of the marketplace will be available to our participants at very modest prices. Watch our 2020 Hawai‘i Symposium webpage for forthcoming information about room reservations, and listen to our President, Karen Kemp, as she shares a video overview of our Hawaii venue!