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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) Diamond/TopazSheree Cameron GeoSpatial Data Science: A Notebooking Approach for interactive Spatial Data Analysis (Half-Day Workshop) RubyJustine Blanford GIS and Business Value – A Way Forward (Half-Day Workshop) JadeShane Ragbir GISP, PMP Hands-on Processing of LiDAR and Photogrammetry Point Clouds (Full-Day Workshop) SapphireMartin Isenburg, PhD

1:00pm

Caribbean GIS Mapathon - (Half-Day Workshop) RubyTyler Radford Global Census Solutions (Half-Day Workshop) Jade Modernizing Land Administration Systems - (Half-Day Workshop) by Esri and Spatial Innovision Diamond/TopazBrent Jones, PE, PLS

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 JadeLiora Sahar, GISP, PhD • Sheryl-Anne Haynes, MPhil • Michelle St Clair • Andre Clarke Disaster Management and Resilience Diamond/TopazDr Gabrielle Thongs • Deston Pope • Jeremy Kirkendall, GISP • Brent Yantis, MLA Utilizing Geospatial Techniques to Improve Disaster Response RubyDina Khadija Benn • Javier Acosta Hernandez, MSIS, GISP • Darshan Divakaran, MGIST • Basil Yap Women in the (GIS) Geospatial Sciences: Building Leaders for Tomorrow SapphireJustine 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 JadeRoman Gibbons, ASPRS GIS/LIS • Keyon Santlal • Melissa Joseph • Ceronne Johnson • Michael Ramsawak GIS for Resilience and Sustainable Development I SapphireAisha Donaldson • Bheshem Ramlal, Ph.D • Sidra Samuel • Sarah Hosein • Danielle Richards Impacts of Disaster and Early Warning Diamond/TopazJason Williams • Ruleo Camacho • Adam Jehu • 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 SapphireRan Goldblatt, Ph.D. • Nick Jones • Linda Peters 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 SapphireValrie Grant, GISP • Brent Yantis, MLA Land and Environment Diamond/TopazTricia Melville, GISP, Msc, BA. • Shivani Deonarine, Bsc, Msc. • Christian Seerattan • Darion Mahadeo • Raid Al-Tahir, Dr. • Alicia Edwards • Jennilyn Burrell Utilizing Geospatial Tools in Local Area Planning and Citizen Science RubyAlison Ollivierre, GISP, MSc. • Soraya Looby • Sacoby Wilson Modern Parcel Management - Esri Gold Sponsor Session JadeBrent Jones, PE, PLS • Katherine Smyth

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 SapphireVal 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 • Prof. Agata Lo Tauro • 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 RubyMichelle St Clair • Andre Clarke • Aiexa Douglas Up in the Sky SapphireNigel 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