Please note that the following workshop will be in CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S030

"Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Russian & Eurasian Studies"

Thursday, February 18, 2010
3:00-4:30 p.m.

Presenters:
Sumeeta Srinivasan, Preceptor in Geospatial Methods, Harvard Department of Government: "Introduction to GIS Tools and Resources at Harvard"
Eric Ciaramella, AM Candidate in Regional Studies: REECA: "Measuring Dialect Mixture and Convergence in Crimea"
Jakub Kabala, PhD Candidate in History: [Title TBD]
Kelly O'Neill, Assistant Professor of History, Harvard: "Mapping the Russian Empire"

The workshop will include an introduction to GIS and Harvard resources for learning and applying this technology, as well as examples of how Davis Center faculty and graduate students are making use of GIS in their research. After the presentations, you will have the opportunity to explore how you might enrich your own research with GIS.

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Donna Griesenbeck
Student Programs Officer
Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street, Room S334
Cambridge, MA 02138
http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu
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