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GIS Day 2011 at UWFox: Publicity
I did want to make a special entry to mention some of the publicity efforts that we've been working on to get the word out about GIS Day. One of the biggest challenges in the past for the Fox Valley GIS User Group has been capturing an interested audience. With my arrival at UWFox this year, we've managed to expand our methods of publicity for the event substantially. Of course, with the event still a day away, we don't know (yet) if our labors will be fruitful. Read more5
GIS Day 2011 at UWFox: Preparation
While I haven't had my feet under me long enough here to put together a week-long program, I was fortunate to be contacted early on about hosting a GIS Day event on November 16 by the Fox Valley GIS Users Group. The FVGISUG is the local GIS professional networking group for Northeast Wisconsin, and they've been putting on a GIS Day event for several years. Last year, they worked with my predecessor to mild success. This year, we're trying again, and we're doing everything we can to make it big. Read more0
A Weather Station for UWFox - Grant Proposal
I recently submitted a campus improvement grant to the UW-Fox Valley Foundation for the purchase of a weather station. We'll see how it turns out... Read more
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Now that was some bad-ass DOPE
My thoughts on the 2011 Dimensions of Political Ecology conference. Read more0
My Talk for Dimensions of Political Ecology in Kentucky
The full (unedited) presentation I prepared for the 2011 DOPE Conference in Lexington, Kentucky. The actual presentation I gave was quite a bit shorter, but these were my notes from which I culled my talk. Read more0
Mapping (Geo-)Autobiography: My Mental Map of the World
At the beginning of every semester, I use a mental mapping assignment in World Geography to stress to the students that memorizing maps isn't what geography is all about. But, up until now, I'd never tried it myself. So, last night, I sat down for a few minutes and drew a map. What I came up with was, well, pretty messy and it took up parts of four sheets, but I scanned it and used Photoshop to put it together and... voila! Read more8
Mapping (Geo-)Autobiography: Travel
A lot of travelers -- and especially geographers -- like to keep track of numbers of places they've been.... countries, states, continents, capitals, everything. It's a nice way to reflect upon past experiences, and yes, of course, brag to one's friends about those travels. A couple of my colleagues, Nick Wise and Emily Fekete, produced what they called "County Life Maps" earlier this year, highlighting the counties they had visited in the United States, and urged me to do the same. I was more than willing to oblige Read more
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Impressionist Geography: 50 States, 50 Words
I am purposely not providing any further explanation to the words as they are chosen. Why? Because if you look at this map, even if you don't know me and don't know a thing about me, you're going to see these words and begin connecting the dots. You're going to have your own perception of why I chose the words I chose, and you're going to come up with other possibilities for your own map. It's inevitable, because maps draw us in, and make us think. You're going to know me a little better than you did before, and whatever ideas you scratch from this map about me will be absolutely 100% true; "knowing" someone is only a compilation of impressions and perceptions about that person, because we can never truly be in their heads or walk in their shoes. Read more0
