SCGIS_2019_Proceedings
Land Acknowledgement - Louise J. Miranda Ramirez, Tribal Chairwoman, Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation (photo Adin Snyder)
Welcome - Janet Nackoney, SCGIS President:
(From the 2019 Conference Agenda Welcome Message): "The Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS) Board of Directors is excited to welcome you to our 2019 SCGIS Annual Conference! Since 1997, SCGIS has proudly served the conservation GIS community by connecting, strengthening, and empowering conservation GIS practitioners with scholarships, training, networking events, and knowledge sharing opportunities. We have taken pride in being the only organization that directly serves conservation GIS practitioners. Our Annual Conference is an extremely unique opportunity to bring together and connect our international community. This year’s Annual Conference theme focuses on “Bridging the Nature-Human Divide.” Our theme encourages us to explore our connections with the natural world, address growing environmental challenges like global climate change and species extinction, and find ways to strengthen our connection to nature. As conservation geographers and GIS practitioners, we have an opportunity to forge new paths in this
