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GIS-Pro 2017: THE Conference for GIS Professionals
October 23-26,  2017
Jacksonville, Florida
URISA and its local chapters are pleased to present GIS-Pro 2017 in JAX!  Join us for comprehensive education, networking, and professional development. 
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Tuesday, October 24 • 10:30am - 12:00pm
Mapping the Risk: Using GIS to Tackle Zika - AICP/CM Approved 1.5

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Zika hit the US shores a little over a year ago impacting many communities in the southern United States. There are success stories in how GIS was deployed to identify high risk areas, monitor, and contain and control the virus. This timely session will detail community engagement, solution deployment, and how to leverage your GIS investment to combat Zika.

Attendance at this session will offer: 1.5 AICP credits

  • Zika: Location Technology to Reduce Your Risk
    Wendy Peloquin, GISP, Account Manager, GISInc., Jacksonville, FL
  • Engaging the Public to Fight Zika
    Wansoo Im, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine/National Community Mapping InstituteMeharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
  • Community Mapping Public Health Hackathon: Lessons Learned
    Wansoo Im, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine/National Community Mapping InstituteMeharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 
Moderators
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Billy Moore, GISP

GIS/Engineering Technician, Shelby Energy Cooperative
William "Billy" Moore, GISP works for Shelby Energy Cooperative, in Shelbyville, Kentucky as a GIS/Engineering Technician. He previously served on the URISA Vanguard Cabinet from 2014-2015. He is passionate and excited about all things Geospatial. Billy has a BSc in GIS Science... Read More →

Speakers
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Wendy Peloquin, GISP

Business Development Manager, Avineon
Wendy Peloquin, GISP is a Business Development Manager at Avineon with over 15 years of industry experience. She earned a B.S. in Geography and a Certificate in GIS from UGA and a Masters degree in GIS Administration from the UWF.  Wendy is an active member of URISA International... Read More →
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Wansoo Im

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College
Wansoo Im has applied community participatory mapping method on environmental health, health equity, healthcare, transportation, and other planning-related fields. He has taught at Rutgers, NJIT, and UDMNJ for over 20 years. He is an associate professor at Department of Family and... Read More →

Mapping the Risk Using GIS to Tackle Zika pdf
Tuesday October 24, 2017 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Orlando, Third Level
  Sessions: Emerging and Effective Technologies

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