Name: GIS Day
Start: 2025-11-19T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-19T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Morrill Science Center, UMass Amherst

Hello ValleyGIS!

Get ready to celebrate GIS Day on **Wednesday, November 19, 2025**! Join us for a full day of maps, creativity, and community, and enjoy free lunch with friends!

**How to Attend**
All our daytime events will be hybrid! Join us in person in the Morrill Science Center, Room 245 (UMass Amherst) or [register here for the Zoom link](https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/h9NO0q1jQ2u1NiBhf7aKbg#/registration). Mappy Hour will be held in-person at the Hangar Pub & Grill in Amherst.

**Event Highlights**
***11:00 – Keynote Address: Garrett Dash Nelson***

> We’re thrilled to welcome Garrett Dash Nelson, President & Head Curator of the Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library. Don’t miss his inspiring talk: "From Big Data to Big Evidence: Combining Ways of Knowing in Computer Cartography."

***12:00 – FREE LUNCH!***
***1:00 – The First-Ever Faculty Slam!***

> For the first time, faculty across campus will battle it out in a fun, fast-paced “slam”. Each will share a map that changed how they see the world.

***2:00 – Silly Map Competition***

> Enter your quirkiest or funniest map creation! [[Submit your entry here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeO-EADhFlv-5OTBL_gDN29fejjwPJE08dPNSB8yAgu4nJ2zA/viewform)] Need inspiration? [[See examples from last year](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h5Y7wO-zA1g1L_9taMxPUiH1mMVYaUmH)]

***3:00 – Humanitarian OSM Mapathon***
Use your mapping skills to contribute to disaster relief efforts using the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Task Manager.
***4:00 – Esri's Young Professionals Network***

> Crash course about Esri’s Young Professionals Network (YPN), a community for connecting recent GIS grads or folks new to the field.

***5:30 – Mappy Hour and Map Trivia (Hangar Pub & Grill)***

> Join us for a low-key gathering to recap the day's events, meet new mappy friends, and compete in a riveting game of map trivia.

For more information about the event, visit the [GIS Day 2025 website](https://sites.google.com/umass.edu/magisday2025/home), and please reach out to us with any questions!

Very best,
Becky, on behalf of the GIS Day 2025 Committee
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**Rebecca Seifried, PhD**
[she/they]
Geospatial Information Librarian
University of Massachusetts Amherst
W.E.B. Du Bois Library, Room 620
154 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9275
413.577.5317

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