Announcing the YPN Keynote Speaker at FedGIS 2019
We are excited to announce our keynote speaker, Neda Kasraee, of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), DEVELOP Program, for this year's Young Professionals Network (YPN) Luncheon. DEVELOP, part of NASA's Applied Sciences Program, addresses environmental and public policy issues through interdisciplinary research projects that apply the lens of NASA Earth observations to community concerns around the globe.
Kasraee will be speaking on the environmental impact of the Burning Man festival. Learn how her team used satellite imagery and Esri software to determine environmental impact, damage, and future concerns of large festivals. Every year, a temporary city appears on the Black Rock Desert playa in northwestern Nevada. Burning Man inspires thousands of people to travel to Black Rock Desert playa annually, but this festival raises questions on sustainability. The local community has noticed growth and encroachment of wind-deposited sediment mounds that are potentially caused by erosion.
Join us on Tuesday, January 29, 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m., in Ballroom C (level 3) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, to hear the outcome of this environmental research.
Don't forget to attend the other two YPN activities at the Esri Federal GIS (FedGIS) Conference:
YPN Happy Hour at Lucky Strike Bowling
Tuesday, January 29
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
701 7th Street NW #2,
Washington, DC 20001
Food and beverages will be served.
YPN Session: "Navigating Your Purpose"
Wednesday, January 30
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Room 208 AB
For more information please contact:
Raquel Perez: raquel_perez@esri.com
Caroline Garris: cgarris@esri.com