Los Angeles Geospatial Summit

Learn and be more

Network at the annual 2024 LA Geospatial Summit in Los Angeles, live and in-person with fellow students, young professionals from throughout the Southland and eminent industry leaders.

Gain insights on GIS industry trends and opportunities.

Share your research in an ArcGIS StoryMap or lightning talk.

Join us FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2024  at the USC Hotel, 3540 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90007.

Register here!

Registration Rates:

Workshops
Watch as many of the pre-recorded technical workshops as you like. The recordings will be available for six months after the 2024 Geospatial Summit.

Summit Day (all times PST)

8:00 – 8:30 am: Pre-Registration Check-In | On-site Registration 

8:30 – 9:30 am: Opening Keynote and Panel Discussion

9:30 – 10:15 am: Student Lightning Talk Session

10:15 – 10:30 am: Beverage Break

10:30 – 11:30  am: ArcGIS StoryMap Competition

11:30 am – 1 pm: Buffet Lunch and Knowledge Network

1 pm – 1:15 pm: High-Accuracy GNSS in California is Changing

1:15 – 2 pm: GIS for Safety, Security and Resilience

2 – 2:45 pm: Empowering the Geospatial Workforce of the Future

2:45- 3:30 pm: Closing Remarks and Networking Reception

Summit Day (all times PST)

8:00 – 8:30 am: Pre-Registration Check-In | On-site Registration 

8:30 – 9:30 am: Opening Keynote and Panel Discussion
M. Sean O’Brien, Ph.D., Vice President, Intelligent Systems, HRL Laboratories
John P. Wilson, Ph.D., Professor and Founding Director, USC Spatial Sciences Institute

9:30 – 10:15 am: Student Lightning Talk Session
Three students from participating Southern California GIS academic programs present five-minute lightning talks, followed with discussion and Q&A with GIS experts and Summit participants

10:15 – 10:30 am: Beverage Break

10:30 – 11:30  am: ArcGIS StoryMap Competition
Talk with students from participating universities as they present their research through ArcGIS StoryMaps. Thanks to Esri for awarding prizes for the most innovative use of technology, the most compelling communication using maps and the most suitably applied methodology or analysis

11:30 am – 1 pm: Buffet Lunch and Knowledge Network
Network with representatives of these companies and organizations:

Burns & McDonnell
California Geographic Information Association
California URISA
Eclipse Mapping and GIS
Esri
Gamma Theta Upsilon Nu Theta Chapter
GeoAcuity
HRL Labs
SC Mappers
Southern California Association of Governments
University of Redlands
USC Libraries
USC Spatial Sciences Institute

1 pm – 1:15 pm: High-Accuracy GNSS in California is Changing
Isaiah Mack, Eclipse Mapping and GIS

1:15 – 2 pm: GIS for Safety, Security and Resilience
Joel Farrier, West USC Strategic Growth Leader and Regional Environment Manager, Burns & McDonnell
Jason Knowles, Ph.D., Founder/GEO, GeoAcuity
Yi Qi, Ph.D., Associate Professor (Teaching), USC Spatial Sciences Institute

2 – 2:45 pm: Empowering the Geospatial Workforce of the Future
Thomas Horan, Ph.D., H. Jess and Donna Senecal Endowed Dean’s Chair and Dean, School of Business, University of Redlands
Andrew Haney, Senior Geospatial Consultant, 1898 & Co.
Canserina Kurnia, Senior Solution Engineer, Education, Esri

2:45- 3:30 pm: Closing Remarks and Networking Reception
After Esri’s announcement of the ArcGIS StoryMap competition winners, stay for another chance to network with the GIS professionals and other Summit participants in attendance.

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