URISA Caribbean GIS

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URISA Caribbean GIS

Welcome to the event site for URISA’s 2019 Caribbean GIS Conference in Trinidad!
Use this site to design your agenda, review presentations in-depth, and network with your peers.
Start reviewing the comprehensive workshop and training opportunities, the keynote addresses, professional development and networking events, and the abundance of concurrent breakout sessions in several focused program tracks:

Environmental Applications using Geospatial Technologies
Managing How Humans Impact the Community
Technological Advances in GIS
Governance, Education and the Future of GIS
Business Intelligence

Note that creating an attendee profile within Sched DOES NOT REGISTER you for the conference or specific workshops.
For registration and hotel information, click HERE.
For information about exhibiting at and sponsoring #CaribbeanGIS 2019, click HERE.

8:30am

Achieving High Accuracy in GIS Mapping with Easy to Use Highly Efficient Mobile Tools (Half-Day Workshop) TopazSheree Cameron GeoSpatial Data Science: A Notebooking Approach for Interactive Spatial Data Analysis (Half-Day Workshop) RubyJustine Blanford Hands-on Processing of LiDAR and Photogrammetry Point Clouds (Full-Day Workshop) DiamondMartin Isenburg, PhD Parcel Management (Full-Day Workshop) SapphireAmir Bar-Maor • Douglas Nelson

1:00pm

Census Solutions for Civil Governments (Half-Day Workshop) JadeWendy Jacobs Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT) #CaribbeanGIS Mapathon - (Half-Day Workshop) RubyTyler Radford Valuation Workflows in ArcGIS - (Half-Day Workshop) by Esri and Spatial Innovision TopazKatherine Smyth

8:30am

Welcome & Keynote Address Regency IV,V,VIDr. June Soomer

10:00am

Exhibit Hall Break REGENCY I, II & III

10:30am

Business Efficiency Improvements through Geospatial Information Solutions JadeSheryl-Anne Haynes, MPhil • Michael Chapman, Ph.D. • Liora Sahar, GISP, PhD Disaster Management and Resilience Diamond/TopazDr Gabrielle Thongs • Deston Pope • Jeremy Kirkendall, GISP • Brent Yantis, MLA Utilizing Geospatial Techniques to Improve Disaster Response RubyAlan Mills • Dina Khadija Benn • Javier Acosta Hernandez, MSIS, GISP • Darshan Divakaran, MGIST • Basil Yap Women in the (GIS) Geospatial Sciences: Building Leaders for Tomorrow SapphireTricia Melville, GISP • Justine Blanford • Jane Read

12:00pm

Conference Hosted Lunch

1:00pm

Dessert in the Exhibit Hall REGENCY I, II & III

2:00pm

Enhancing Customer Experience Using Geospatial Techniques JadeFidel Omar-Ali • Roman Gibbons, ASPRS GIS/LIS • Keyon Santlal • Melissa Joseph • Michael Ramsawak GIS for Resilience and Sustainable Development I SapphireSimone Lloyd, GISP • Aisha Donaldson • Bheshem Ramlal, Ph.D • Sidra Samuel • Sarah Hosein • Danielle Richards Impacts of Disaster and Early Warning Diamond/TopazAlan Mills • Jason Williams • Ruleo Camacho • Kyle Alexander, M.Sc. , B.Sc. • Dr Gabrielle Thongs Improving Management Using Geospatial Information Systems RubyValrie Grant, GISP

3:30pm

Exhibit Hall Break REGENCY I, II & III

4:00pm

GIS for Resilience and Sustainable Development II SapphireCarl Anderson, GISP • Nick Jones • Timothy Fella • Joshua Spiers Data for Disaster Response Diamond/TopazTyler Radford • Alan Mills Location Analytics JadeValrie Grant, GISP

5:00pm

Exhibit Hall Networking Reception REGENCY I, II & III

9:00am

Caribbean GIS Town Hall or High Level Meeting - TBD Regency IV,V,VI

10:00am

Coffee break in the Exhibit Hall REGENCY I, II & III

10:30am

Geospatial Transformation and Education SapphireSimone Lloyd, GISP • Valrie Grant, GISP • Brent Yantis, MLA Land and Environment Diamond/TopazAlan Mills • Tricia Melville, GISP • Shivani Deonarine, Bsc, Msc. • Christian Seerattan • Darion Mahadeo. • Raid Al-Tahir, Dr. • Jennilyn Burrell Utilizing Geospatial Tools in Local Area Planning and Citizen Science RubySoraya Looby • Sacoby Wilson Modern Parcel Management - Gold Sponsor Session JadeKatherine Smyth • Timothy Fella • Roshaun Clarke

12:00pm

Conference Hosted Lunch Regency IV,V,VI

1:00pm

Dessert with our exhibitors/sponsors REGENCY I, II & III

1:30pm

Coastal and Marine Diamond/TopazKellyann Pursue • Alexa Ramirez GISP PMP Environmental Justice & GIS RubyAleem Mahabir • Sacoby Wilson Location Intelligence and Aerial Analytics SapphireFidel Omar-Ali • Val Guillou • Douglas Nelson Valuation and GIS JadeKatherine Smyth

2:30pm

Break in Exhibit Hall - Raffles REGENCY I, II & III

3:00pm

Caribbean GIS Ignite /Lightning Talks Regency IV,V,VIRebecca Firth • Martin Isenburg, PhD • Alan Mills • Lindsey Shanks • Craig Batstone • Tyler Radford

6:00pm

Caribbean GIS 2019 Social Event Offsite

8:00am

Coffee Break Registration Foyer

9:00am

Developing GIS for Responses to Caribbean Emergencies JadeSudesh Botha • Joanne Persad Land Information for Smarter Cities RubyTricia Melville, GISP • Richard Ramsewak • Aiexa Douglas • Katherine Smyth Up in the Sky SapphireFidel Omar-Ali • Nigel De Peza • Giatri Lalla • Raid Al-Tahir, Dr. • Martin Isenburg, PhD Urban Environment Diamond/TopazDr Gabrielle Thongs • Raid Al-Tahir, Dr. • Nikia Gooding • Candice Dookree • Stacey Cayetano • Keisha Rodriquez

11:00am

Closing Session & Keynote Address Regency IV,V,VIAllen Carroll