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Welcome to NACIS 2016 in Colorado Springs! This is the annual meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS). See the schedule below and check out the NACIS website for more details.

The North American Cartographic Information Society, founded in 1980, is an organization comprised of specialists from private, academic, and government organizations whose common interest lies in facilitating communication in the map information community.
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Bill Limpisathian

University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Websitehttps://blogs.uoregon.edu/billl
Ph.D. candidate at the University of Oregon researching neuro-cognition of cartographic visual contrast.
Former Cartographic Data Analyst for Apple Maps.
Former NACIS Student Director-at-Large.
My M.S. thesis at Penn State with Dr. Cindy Brewer studied the perception of cartographic visual contrast.
Wednesday, October 19
 

9:00am MDT

Practical Cartography Day - Early Morning Session Heritage A/B/C

10:45am MDT

Practical Cartography Day - Late Morning Session Heritage A/B/C

12:00pm MDT

Practical Cartography Day Lunch Heritage D/E/F

1:30pm MDT

Practical Cartography Day - Early Afternoon Session Heritage A/B/C

3:30pm MDT

Practical Cartography Day - Late Afternoon Session Heritage A/B/C

7:00pm MDT

Opening Plenary - Kirk Goldsberry - From Humboldt to Hexbinz Heritage A/B/C

8:00pm MDT

Map Gallery Opening and Welcome Reception Summit Ballroom
 
Thursday, October 20
 

9:00am MDT

Design in Web Cartography Heritage A Drawing the Line Heritage C

10:10am MDT

Morning Break East Prefunction

10:40am MDT

Let's Talk About Text Heritage C Maps and Learning Heritage B

12:00pm MDT

NACIS Lunch & Business Meeting Heritage D/E/F

2:00pm MDT

Elements of Design Heritage C

3:30pm MDT

Afternoon Break East Prefunction

4:00pm MDT

Finding Our Way Heritage B Mapping Risk and Uncertainty Heritage A

6:00pm MDT

NACIS Night Out at Jack Quinn's Irish Pub Jack Quinn's Irish Pub
 
Friday, October 21
 

9:00am MDT

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Heritage B The Professional Cartographer Heritage A

10:10am MDT

Morning Break East Prefunction

10:40am MDT

Dynamic Workflows Heritage C

2:00pm MDT

Challenges in Spatial Analytics Heritage B Making Maps Useful Heritage C Rethinking the Map Heritage A Typophiles' Retreat, Part 2: The Return Carson

3:30pm MDT

Afternoon Break East Prefunction

4:00pm MDT

Representing Change Heritage A

5:30pm MDT

NACIS Banquet Reception (Hosted Bar!) Antler's Grille

6:30pm MDT

NACIS Banquet - Awards, Giveaways, and Keynote by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro Summit Ballroom