[Daviscenter-list] 2/18/10 workshop: "Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Russian & Eurasian Studies"

The Davis Center cordially invites you to attend a workshop on: "Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Russian & Eurasian Studies" Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:00-4:30 p.m. CGIS Knafel, 1737 Cambridge Street, Room K252 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. -- 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 <http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Find us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cambridge-MA/Davis-Center-for-Russian-and-Eurasian-Studies-at-Harvard-University/66188841034> and join us on LinkedIn! <http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=1836214&sharedKey=3B21580FFE6E> griesenb(a)fas.harvard.edu <mailto:griesenb@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-1194 (tel) 617-495-8319 (fax)