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.

8:30am – 8:40am	Lightning Talk: New equipment in the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information. Tara Anthony, Penn State University Libraries	Slides
8:40am – 8:50am	Lightning Talk: Managing digital georeferenced aerial imagery collections. Bruce Godfrey, University of Idaho
8:50am – 9:00pm	Lightning Talk: Q&A
9:00am – 9:50am	Presentation: Expanding Library GIS Instruction to New Audiences: Web Mapping in the Age of Neogeography. Andrzej Rutkowski, University of Southern California; Sarah Zhang, Simon Fraser University	Slides
9:50am – 10:05am	BREAK Sponsored by Historical Information Gatherers
10:05am – 10:15am	Lightning Talk: Fire Insurance Maps Finding Aids: A case study in cross institution collaboration. Heather Ross, Penn State University; Megan MacCall, Free Library of Philadelphia	Slides
10:15am – 10:25am	Lightning Talk: Digital Mapping Interfaces to Empower Users in Self-Help Tools. Maria Jankowska, UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library	Slides
10:25am – 10:35am	Lightning Talk: Q&A
10:35am – 11:25am	Presentation: Doing More with Less: Launching GeoBlacklight at UMass Amherst. Rebecca Seifried, Aaron Addison, Camille Barchers, and Forrest Bowlick, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Eric Larson, Big Ten Academic Alliance	Slides Eric’s slides Eric’s video
11:25am – 11:40am	BREAK Sponsored by SimplyAnalytics
11:40am – 11:50am	Lightning Talk: The Digital Gallery: What is it and how can it be helpful to librarians? Thomas Paper, The Digital Gallery	The Digital Gallery
11:50am – 12:00pm	Lightning Talk: From anonymous website feedback to donation and beyond. Heather Ross, Penn State University	Presentation StoryMap
12:00pm – 12:10pm	Lightning Talk: Q&A
12:10pm – 1:00pm	Presentation: Indoor Space Modeling with 3D Web GIS for Library Asset Management, Discovery, Visualization, and More. Matthew Toro, Robert Cowling, Eric Friesenhahn, and Jill Sherwood, Arizona State University Library Map and Geospatial Hub
1:00pm – 1:15pm	BREAK (15 minutes)
1:15pm – 2:05pm	Presentation: Building a Shared Archive of Western Canadian Topographic Maps. Doug Brigham, COPPUL; Grace Romund, University of Manitoba; daniel Brendle-Moczuk, University of Victoria; Rhys Stevens, University of Lethbridge;
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Gather Social Hour – Join us in our virtual Gather map for networking opportunities, chatting with friends and colleagues, and visiting sponsor booths.	bit.ly/waml-social

Friday, October 29th
Conference, Day 3

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

8:30am – 9:20am	Presentation: Capturing the Complex Histories of German World War II Captured Maps. Susan Powell and Heiko Mühr, University of California Berkeley	Slides
9:20am – 9:25am	BREAK (5 minutes)
9:25am – 10:15pm	Presentation: Acquisition of World War II Captured Maps: A Case Study. Julie Sweetkind-Singer, Stanford University; Greg March, University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Article
10:15am – 10:20am	BREAK (5 minutes)
10:20am – 11:10am	Presentation: Compiling and Mapping Police Involved Deaths: Systemic Racism in Canadian Policing. June Skeeter, University of British Columbia	Website
11:10am – 11:40am	Gather Social Lunch	bit.ly/waml-social
11:40am – 12:30pm	Presentation: Visualizing the Survey: Plans and Profiles of the Colorado River. Remi Tuijl-Goode and Matthew Toro, Arizona State University	StoryMap
12:30pm – 12:35pm	BREAK (5 minutes)
12:35pm – 1:25pm	Scholarship Winners
1:25pm – 1:40pm	BREAK Sponsored by East View Companies
1:40pm – 2:30pm	Presentation: Recent Trends in Map and Geospatial Academic Library Position Descriptions. Kim Plassche, University at Buffalo
2:30pm – 3:30pm	Gather Social Hour – Join us in our virtual Gather map for networking opportunities, chatting with friends and colleagues, and visiting sponsor booths.	bit.ly/waml-social

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