GIS DAY 2003 - PUBLIC INTEREST GIS
Wednesday, November 19
Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley
12 :00 noon
GIS and Politics: Geographical Analysis and Electoral Outcomes
Nicole Boyle, GIS Specialist & Karin Mac Donald, Director
Institute for Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley 		305 Wurster Hall
12:30 - 2:15 p.m Current Research by UCB Graduate Students305 Wurster Hall
 
A GIS-based Decision Support Model for San Geronimo Watershed Stream Conservation Area
Xing Liu: PhD Student, Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning 		 
 
Utilizing GIS to develop a Stand Level Predictive Model of Sudden Oak Death Symptoms in Coastal Redwood/Tanoak Forests
Mark Spencer: PhD Student, Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management 		 
 
Seeing Like A Sagebrush: Pattern, Process and Proximity in the Search for Ecotones
Michael Dwyer:PhD Student, The Energy & Resources Group, Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management 		 
 
Investigation into Failure Mechanisms of Weakly Cemented Coastal Bluffs
Brian Collins: PhD Student, GeoEngineering Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 		 
 
Introduction of a spatial location-allocation model (SLAM) to assess potential dry season impacts on focal water sources; a case study of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, South Africa.
Sadie Ryan: PhD Student, Division of Insect Biology, Department. Environmental Science Policy and Management 		 
 
Maximizing the benefits of incentive-based conservation on private lands
Dave Newburn: Post Doctoral, Department of En Environmental Science Policy and Management 		 
2:00-4:00 p.m.GIS Center Open House412 Wurster Hall
4:00-4:45 p.m.Session I: Hot Topics 
 Karin Tuxen, UC Berkeley,
Community Monitoring of Sudden Oak Death with OakMapper-WebGIS
104 Wurster Hall
 Mark Dumford, City of Sacramento
Redistricting-GIS in Action
106 Wurster Hall
 Romel Pascual, Assistant Secretary, Cal EPA
Environmental Justice in California: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities.
108 Wurster Hall
 Caverlee Cary, Academic Coordinator, UC Berkeley GISC
Mapping Cultural Resources in Southeast Asia: GIS for Preservation and Access
102 Wurster Hall
5:00-5:45 p.m.Session II: Cool Topics 
  Bruce Joffe, GIS Consultants
A Data Distribution Policy for Everyone's Benefit
104 Wurster Hall
  George Cook and Sabina Giri, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Using GIS as a Public Information Tool for Groundwater Contamination
106 Wurster Hall
 Kearey Smith, Association of Bay Area Governments
Smart Growth Strategy/Regional Livability Footprint Project TBA
108 Wurster Hall
 Jerry Kent, Former Assistant General Manager for operations and interpretation. East Bay Regional Parks District.
The use of GIS in Park Planning and Management: Living with Fire
102 Wurster Hall
6:00-6:45 p.m.Keynote Address112 Wurster Hall
 Larry Orman, GreenInfo Network
The Outlook for Public Interest GIS
 
6:45- 7:30 p.m.ReceptionWurster Lobby
12:00-7:30 p.m.Poster GalleryWurster Lobby
4:00-7:30 p.m.Interactive & Vendor ExhibitsWurster Lobby

Bay Area Automated Mapping Association
UCB Department of City and Regional Planning
UCB Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
UCB Geographic Information Science Center
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
United States Geological Survey
Scott Gilliland
Secretary, BAAMA
ScottBAAMA@earthlink.net
650-938-7971		 John Landis, Chair
Department of City & Regional Planning
jlandis@uclink.berkeley.edu
510-642-1324		 Anders Flodmark
Programmer Analyst, GISC
flodmark@gisc.berkeley.edu
510-643-4074
Mail posters to:
GIS Day Poster Gallery
GIS Center, UCB
230 Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820
As additional information becomes available, www.baama.org will list the interactive exhibits and additional information about speakers and transportation.