Purdue GIS Day 2026 Agenda
Thursday, November 12, 2026 in Stewart Center
| Time | Session | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:00 AM | Student poster and exhibitor set up | STEW 218 |
| 8:00 AM | Check-in and registration open | 2nd floor hallway |
| 8:00–10:00 AM | View posters, meet with exhibitors, enjoy coffee and refreshments | STEW 218 |
| 10:00–11:00 AM | Welcome: “Cyber GIS & Geospatial Data Science” Gang Shao, Director of Purdue GIS Day and Associate Professor of Libraries and School of Information Studies | Purdue University Keynote: “Exploring the Frontiers of CyberGIS and Spatial AI” Shaowen Wang, Professor and Associate Dean | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | STEW 214 |
| 11:00 AM–12:00 PM | Industry presentations: “Modern GIS Implementations” Tom Brenneman, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer | Cultivate Geospatial Solutions Sarah Brenneman, GISP and GIS Specialist | Cultivate Geospatial Solutions “Beyond the Map: How Hamilton County GIS Supports Modern Government” Travis Cole, GIS Analyst and Developer | Hamilton County, Indiana Government “Indiana Imagery and Elevation Program: Modernizing Statewide Geospatial Data” Daniel Council, Geographic Information Outreach Coordinator | Indiana Geographic Information Office Shaun Scholer, GIS Technical Specialist (Programs and Outreach) | Indiana Geographic Information Office | STEW 214 |
| 12:00 PM | Jimmy John’s lunch available | STEW 218 |
| 12:30–1:30 PM | Career panel lunch: Tom Brenneman, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer | Cultivate Geospatial Solutions Marianne Cardwell, Chief Geographic Information Officer | State of Indiana Travis Cole, GIS Analyst and Developer | Hamilton County, Indiana Government Kavita C. Kulkarni, Senior GIS Manager | Purdue University Innocensia Owuor, Panel Moderator, GIS Specialist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Libraries and School of Information Studies | Purdue University | STEW 214 |
| 1:30–1:45 PM | View posters, meet with exhibitors, enjoy coffee and refreshments | STEW 218 |
| 1:45–2:45 PM | Research presentations: “Data to Science in Action: New Capabilities, Broader Applications, and the Road Ahead” Jinha Jung, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Geomatics | Purdue University “Mapping and modeling soil variability for site-specific agricultural management” Siddhartho (Sidd) Paul, Assistant Professor of Geospatial Science | Purdue University “Mapping Purdue’s Future with GIS” Anna Burman, Senior GIS Analyst | Purdue University Tom Kaenrath, GIS Analyst | Purdue University Kavita C. Kulkarni, Senior GIS Manager | Purdue University | STEW 214 |
| 3:00–3:30 PM | View posters, meet with exhibitors, enjoy coffee and cookies | STEW 218 |
| 3:30–4:00 PM | Student poster awards and closing remarks | STEW 218 |
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