Program

This year’s conference will take place on Zoom and Gather between October 26th and October 29th, 2021. The program for these days is detailed below.

Tuesday, October 26th
Pre-conference Workshops

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) (Use link to find time of events in your time zone). All events on Zoom unless noted otherwise.

8:30am – 10:00am	Workshop: Learning How to Write Better Documentation for your Spatial Research through Pokémon: A Train-the-Trainer Workshop. Hannah Gunderman, Carnegie Melon University	*_{Attendees should have paper + drawing utensils, or access to an online drawing tool such as MS Paint. Having a camera is helpful for sharing drawings, but not required!}
10:00am – 10:30am	BREAK (30 minutes)
10:30am – 12:30pm	Workshop: Modern remote sensing methods and learning resources. Angela Lee, Canserina Kurnia, and Delphine Khanna, Esri
12:30pm – 12:45pm	BREAK (15 minutes)
12:45pm – 2:45pm	Workshop: Re-building the Map Librarians’ Toolbox. Kevin Dyke, Oklahoma State University and Jon Jablonski, University of California – Santa Barbara
2:45pm – 3:45pm	Gather Social Hour – Join us in our virtual Gather map for networking opportunities, chatting with friends and colleagues, and visiting sponsor booths.

Wednesday, October 27th
Conference, Day 1

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). All events on Zoom unless noted otherwise.

8:30am – 9:00am	*Welcome!*
9:00am – 9:50am	Keynote: Christine McRae and Victor Temprano, Native Land Digital	native-land.ca
9:50am – 10:05pm	BREAK (15 minutes)
10:05am – 10:55am	Presentation: The Relationship between Indigenous and Euro-American Maps Over Time. Daniel Cole, Smithsonian Institution	Article
10:55am – 11:00am	BREAK (5 minutes)
11:00am – 11:50am	Presentation: Collections, Collaboration, and Crowdsourcing: The BTAA Geoportal’s Diverse Collections Working Group. Joshua Sadvari, The Ohio State University; Daniel Dotson, The Ohio State University; Cecilia Smith, The University of Chicago; Jay Bowen, University of Iowa; Catherine Hodge, University of Iowa; Melinda Kernik, University of Minnesota; and Theresa Quill, Indiana University
11:50am – 12:05pm	BREAK (15 minutes)
12:05pm – 12:55pm	Presentation: Exploring the Unreal: Cartographic Literacy and Social Justice. Sierra Laddusaw and Shelby Hebert, Texas A&M University Libraries	Presentation Info (Including slides)
12:55pm – 1:00pm	BREAK (5 minutes)
1:00pm – 1:10pm	Lightning Talk: Discovery and Access to Historical Maps at the Regional Level: the case of Lehigh Valley Historical Maps Consortium. John H. Clark, Lafayette College	Historical Maps of the Lehigh Valley
1:10pm – 1:20pm	Lightning Talk: Role of Libraries in Geography and GIS Education Update. Jessica Benner and Emma Slayton, Carnegie Mellon University Libraries	Slides
1:20pm – 1:30pm	Lightning Talk: Q&A
1:30pm – 1:35pm	BREAK (5 minutes)
1:35pm – 2:25pm	TRIVIA!!	Public links: GAME 1 GAME 2
2:25pm – 3:25pm	Early Career Social Hour – Join us in our virtual Gather map’s Auditorium for an hour dedicated to topics of interest for students interested in Map and GIS Librarianship, and early career information professionals. Bring your job announcements! Everyone is welcome!

Thursday, October 28th
Conference, Day 2

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). All events on Zoom unless noted otherwise.

Friday, October 29th
Conference, Day 3

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). All events on Zoom unless noted otherwise.

Tuesday November 9, 2021
Post-conference

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). All events on Zoom unless noted otherwise.

11:00am – 12:00pm	*Business Meeting*	REGISTER HERE
12:00pm – 1:00pm	*Sounding Board*	REGISTER HERE