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Wednesday, October 21 • 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) - AICP/CM Approved 1.5

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Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) provides awareness through geographic technology education and participation on a local level.  These presentations will focus on efforts to measure services and the impact of poverty on traditionally underserved populations through quality data and participatory systems.

Moderator: Judy Colby-George, GISP, Spatial Alternatives, Yarmouth, ME 

  • 1:30 - 2:00pm
    Where Y at? Using PPGIS to Study Street Lights in the Black Pearl of New Orleans
    Graham Hayes, Entergy New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
  • 2:00 - 2:30pm
    Participatory Geographic Information Systems: Mapping Nairobi Informal Settlement
    Katie Pickett, University of Central Arkansas, New Orleans, LA 
  • 2:30 - 3:00pm
    GIS in Poverty Alleviation
    Rania Qutieshat, Dr., Balqa Applied Univerity, Amman, Jordan
    Mohammed Al Hiari, Hashemite Fund for Human Development, Amman, Jordan 
Moderators
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Judy Colby-George, GISP

Consultant, VIEWSHED
Judy is the owner of Viewshed, which is made up of Spatial Alternatives, GIS Consulting and tjd&a, Landscape Architects and Planners.  She has worked with municipal governments, regional planning agencies, and state governments in New England for over 25 years.  Judy has extensive... Read More →

Speakers
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Graham Hayes

Project Manager/QA/QC, WhoData.org
I am a recent graduate from the University of New Orleans (Dec. 2014), with a B.S. in Urban Planning with a concentration in Geography. I was recently hired as an Engineering Associate in Gas Distribution for Entergy New Orleans after spending a year as a GIS Tech. I have also recently... Read More →
MA

Mohammed AL Hiari

Financial and Administrative Manager, Financial and Administrative Manager
I am working at JOHUD as operational activities .JOHUD is a NGO aim to develop human abilities and encourage local communities to encourage economic and social empowerment and reduce poverty
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Rania Qutieshat, Ph.D

I am now working as assistant prof. at Balqa Applied University .I hold A PhD. degree in Geography ,MA in Regional planning,Ba in Architecture
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Katie Pickett

GIS Research and Analysis, Landmapp
Katie Pickett is a Master of Geographic Information Systems (MGIS) candidate at the University of Central Arkansas where she studies sociocultural and political implications of various indices and quantifiable and qualitative data. Ms. Pickett obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the... Read More →

Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) pdf
Wednesday October 21, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 4
  AICP CM Approved   Breakout Session

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