Second
International Symposium on
GIS in Higher Education
September 5-8, 1996
To be held at the
Columbia Inn and Conference Center
Columbia, Maryland, USA
Organized by:
World Computer Graphics Foundation
Towson State University
National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA)
Co-sponsored by:
Intergraph
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
National
Council on Geographic Education (NCGE)
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)
This Second International Symposium (GISHE `96) follows a series of related
workshops held during the `80's and 1990 at Ohio State University, and the
first international symposium held in Miami in 1991.
The theme for this symposium is "Expanding GIS Education through Technology and
Outreach". The purpose is to provide a forum for discussion of today's
strategic issues in GIS Higher Education. These issues include:
- intra- and interdisciplinary GIS education
- GIS education and the internet
- new technologies for teaching: multimedia, web browsers
- funding and designing GIS laboratories
- professional education: educating working professionals
- the role for the 2-year community and technical colleges
- curricula for colleges
- articulation of GIS education across the educational spectrum from elementary school to post graduate programs
- international collaboration in GIS education
- preservice teacher education in GIS
K-12 Day - Although the conference focus is higher education, K-12
teachers are invited to attend a special one-day workshop being planned
specifically for them. This special session will allow teachers to share their
accomplishments in using and teaching GIS and to express their needs. Sessions
on GIS education directions, the use of new technologies, and hands-on
demonstrations and vendor feedback will be scheduled.
Demonstrations - In addition to paper sessions, demonstrations of multimedia, on-line coursewear and other computer-based materials will be scheduled throughout the program.
Conference structure
The conference will begin on the evening of Thursday, September 5 with an opening plenary followed by a sponsored reception. Friday and Saturday will have a combination of plenaries and parallel sessions. Saturday's paper sessions will end with focus gr
oup discussions, followed by a brief plenary and a social event to give us a reward for our hard work. The meeting will conclude on Sunday morning with a breakfast buffet followed by an open discussion session at which plans for future research and activ
ities will be formulated.
Important dates
Abstract submission deadline: May 31, 1996
Acceptance notification by: June 15, 1996
Final program: July 1, 1996
Conference proceedings
Abstracts for accepted presentations will be collected in a small proceedings volume to be distributed to participants at the meeting. A small number of presentations will be selected during the conference to be developed into full papers for inclusion i
n a referreed journal special issue on GIS education.
The conference will feature an exhibit area for commercial organizations offering products of interest to this international group of GIS educators. If you would like information about exhibiting at the conference, please contact: Dr. John M. Morgan III,
Department of Geography and Environmental Planning, Towson State University, Baltimore, MD 21204-7097, phone: 410-830-2964, fax: 410-830-3888, email: e7g4mor@toe.towson.edu.
The symposium will be held at the Columbia Inn and Conference Center in Columbia, Maryland. This center is southwest of Balitmore, 10 miles from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI). A free airport shuttle runs between BWI and the
Conference Center. Next to our conference site are a number of restaurants, movie theaters and a large shopping mall.
Hotel reservation information
A limited number of hotel rooms have been reserved for this meeting at the special rate of $85 (one person) or $95 (two people). This rate is available only for guaranteed reservations made by August 15, 1996. To make your reservation, please call the hotel dire
ctly at (800) 638-2817 or send a fax to 410-730-1290. Please mention reservation code 2ND09 at the time of booking.
Steering Committee
Robert Aangeenbrug, University of South Florida
Karen Kemp, NCGIA, Santa Barbara
John Morgan III, Towson State University
Steve Palladino, NCGIA, Santa Barbara
Program Advisory Committee
Sarah Bednarz, Texas A&M University
Kenneth E. Foote, University of Texas, Austin
Michael F. Goodchild, NCGIA and University of California Santa Barbara
William E. Huxhold, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Susan M. Macey, Southwest Texas State University
Duane Marble, Ohio State University
Susan Nolen, Intergraph Corporation
Michael Phoenix, Environmental Systems Research Institute
David U. Unwin, Birkbeck College, London UK
Richard D. Wright, San Diego State University
