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Dynamic Mapping of (Secondary) Cities Symposium II

Harvard CGA is co-hosting with the  Secondary Cities Initiative a one-day event titled Dynamic Mapping of (Secondary) Cities Symposium II. This symposium is focused on exploring strategies for driving innovation and creating lasting global urban projects that emphasize on data generation and mapping. It will be on Monday, June 17^th 2019, from 9 AM - 5 PM at Harvard University Campus in Cambridge, MA. The event is free and open to the public. For more information and RSVP please visit here.  Past symposium topics are here. For additional information about the Secondary Cities Initiative, please visit the Secondary Cities Website.

 

Geographic Perspectives on Infectious Diseases in Humans, Animals, and the Environment Symposium

Please join the World-Wide Human Geography Data Working Group and the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University for the Geographic Perspectives on Infectious Diseases in Humans, Animals, and the Environment Symposium on Tuesday, June 18^th 2019, at the Harvard University Campus in Cambridge, MA. Throughout the event we plan to discuss the intersection between infectious diseases and Human Geography data. The primary goal of the symposium is to bring together social scientists, geographers, public health professionals, and others to discuss the importance of using and sharing global, freely/openly-available geospatial data related to infectious diseases as one method to potentially overcome challenges and provide opportunities for future collaboration. More information, poster session criteria, and registration is available at https://wwhgd.org.

 

The PLATIAL'19 Symposium on Platial Information Science

The PLATIAL'19 Symposium on Platial Information Science is an international forum for discussing the latest place-based research. Topics include (but are not limited to) place representation, place-based GIS and place visualisation. Under the motto "Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Place" two very interesting keynote speakers will speak this year: Nigel Thrift and Thora Tenbrink. The event will take place on 5 and 6 September at the University of Warwick in Coventry, UK. Submissions are open and further information can be found on the symposium homepage: http://platial19.platialscience.net.

 

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