{"125671":{"#nid":"125671","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Spatial Plexus 2012","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EConferences are unique opportunities for immersion in an area of interest, direct access to experts, contributions to a field, staying current in an industry, and networking.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGenerally speaking, the goal of industry conferences is to bring practitioners to problems (generally organized by subject or track) and highlight concepts and solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Spatial Plexus \u002712 inaugural conference takes a twist on this paradigm by \u003Cstrong\u003Ebringing problems to the practitioner\u003C\/strong\u003E through the reality of intricate and interdependent issues. \u0022Wicked problems\u0022 are those difficult to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements. By \u0022inspecting \u0027wicked problems\u0027 with geospatial goggles,\u0022 complexities and interdependencies can be exposed, better defined, dissected, better managed through the geospatial approach and reassembled for overall improvements.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpatial Plexus creates an environment for the following:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIssue connectivity (i.e., GIS4EconomicDevelopment interactive panel followed by GIS4EconomicDevelopment Ignite Sessions and an \u0022All Hands On-Deck\u0022 evening mixer)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIssue interconnectivity (i.e., Educational articulation, sustainable programs and spatial literacy for workforce readiness followed by GIS4WickedProblems, to include Land, Water, Energy issues)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDynamic interaction (i.e., Overview of issues by Keynote speakers and\/or panelists, followed by audience discussion and the opportunity to further contribute to issues and issue interdependencies via Ignite sessions)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHands-On workshops (i.e., Examining and understanding the U.S. Department of Labor\u0027s Geospatial Technology Competency Model and GIS4EconomicDevelopment)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInformation from federal agency leads about GIS funding opportunities\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Wicked problems,\u0022 such as higher education and economic development, require a great number of people to change their mindsets. What better group to tackle such challenges than geospatial educators, technologists and experts who come from every rank and discipline with the ability to relate issues through geographic visualization and analyses?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003EKeynote Speakers\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDave DiBiase\u003C\/strong\u003E, Esri \u201cWays Forward for Geographic Information Science \u0026amp; Technology\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter Folger\u003C\/strong\u003E, Library of Congress (LOC) Congressional Research Service (CRS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter Lea\u003C\/strong\u003E, National Science Foundation (NSF)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Helen Parker\u003C\/strong\u003E, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003EInteractive Panels\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGIS4EconomicDevelopment\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGIS4FacilitiesManagement and Operations\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGIS4Health\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGIS4WickedProblems (Land, Water, Energy)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOpportunities4GIS\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003EWorkshops\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E8-hr U.S. Department of Labor\u0027s \u0022Geospatial Technology Competency Model\u0022 (GTCM)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E2-hr URISA International\u0027s Proposed \u0022Geospatial Manager\u0027s Competency Model\u0022 (GMCM)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E8-hr Hands-On: GIS4EconomicDevelopment\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event is co-hosted by \u003Ca title=\u0022GIS@GTRI\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/gis\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGIS@GTRI\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca title=\u0022GeoTECH\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.geotechcenter.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational GeoTech Center\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy \u0022inspecting \u0027wicked problems\u0027 with geospatial goggles,\u0022 complexities and interdependencies can be exposed, better defined, dissected, better managed through the geospatial approach and reassembled for overall improvements.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Spatial Plexus \u002712 inaugural conference takes a twist on this paradigm by bringing problems to the practitioner through the reality of intricate and interdependent issues."}],"uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2012-04-23 10:42:49","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:58:45","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-05-21T12:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-05-24T22:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-05-24T22:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-05-21 16:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-05-25 02:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-05-25 02:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"125651":{"id":"125651","type":"image","title":"Spatial Plexus 2012","body":null,"created":"1449178604","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:44","changed":"1475894749","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:49","alt":"Spatial Plexus 2012","file":{"fid":"194502","name":"spatial_plexus.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/spatial_plexus_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/spatial_plexus_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":113196,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/spatial_plexus_0.jpg?itok=WeejW8bC"}}},"media_ids":["125651"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/event\/3168736777?ref=ebtnebregn","title":"Register to Attend"}],"groups":[{"id":"1276","name":"Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"16941","name":"GIS@GTRI"},{"id":"167660","name":"Spatial Plexus 2012"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDanielle Ayan\u003C\/strong\u003E, Program Director, GIS@GTRI\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-407-6933\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDanielle.Ayan@gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}