Events
Upcoming Events

A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area
The Institute for Metropolitan Studies welcomes Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr to present their new radical guidebook to the Bay Area. The authors highlight cultural and economic landscapes as well as rich political legacies, including indigenous resistance to colonial rule, interracial and cross-class organizing, and the often unrecognized labor of farmworkers and everyday people. Join us for a conversation about this important new book that counters romanticized narratives about San Francisco and Silicon Valley and turns the focus to the places where collective struggle has built our region.
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 12:30 - 2:00pm. Live Online

Student Story Map Competition
Create an ArcGIS Story Map that conveys a contemporary topic in an informative and engaging manner. Prizes and certificates will be awarded for the most intriguing maps at graduate and undergraduate student levels. Judges from Bay Area colleges and universities will select the winning entries, and students will be honored at SJSU's GIS Day event on November 18.
Submission due date: November 11, 2020
Don’t forget to RSVP for the GIS Day event on November 18. Questions? Contact savi-urbp@sjsu.edu.

GIS Day 2020: Mapping & Election
Join SAVI and SJSU eCampus to celebrate GIS Day 2020! This online event showcases a range of GIS and visualization techniques for exploring different aspects of our social challenges. Keynote speaker: Dr. John A. Curiel, Research scientist, MIT Elections Data & Science Lab on "Mapping Elections Performance Index." TechnologyTalk: Mr. Kurt Menke, Founder of Bird’s Eye View, FOSS4G educator, co-author of the GeoAcademy and author presents "The Best New Features of QGIS 3.X." Dr. Jennifer Redd, SJSU eCampus Director, shares SJSU Resources for GIS Education.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, Noon - 3:00pm. Live Online
GIS Day Story Map Competition Award winners will be announced following the presentations.
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