[Talk-GB] Fwd: Science of Cities Seminars 2017 and Humanitarian Mapping Launch Event - save the date!

[Joao Porto de Albuquerque]

Dear all,

We hill host a talk about the Missing Maps project and a humanitarian
mapathon at Warwick University on 12 January 2017. It would be great to
have the participation of experienced members of the OSM community to coach
new mappers.

See details below and registration here:
https://missingmapswarwick.eventbrite.co.uk

Best regards
João

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From: Porto De Albuquerque, Joao <J.Porto at warwick.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 at 12:57
Subject: Fwd: [CIM Research] Science of Cities Seminars 2017 and
Humanitarian Mapping Launch Event - save the date!
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*From: *"Porto De Albuquerque, Joao" <J.Porto at warwick.ac.uk>
*Subject: **[CIM Research] Science of Cities Seminars 2017 and Humanitarian
Mapping Launch Event - save the date!*
*Date: *23 December 2016 at 12:14:52 GMT
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Dear all,

As we go for a well-deserved Christmas break, please take notice of a last
(but not least) announcement of the year: the relaunch of the Science of
Cities Seminars in the Spring Term 2017, organised by the Warwick Institute
for the Science of Cities, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies
and the GRP Sustainable Cities. We have a list of great speakers for the
next term and a fantastic launch event with a talk about the Missing Maps
project and a humanitarian mapping party (with pizza!). See details below
and save the date - further details will follow in due course.

Please forward this message and help to disseminate widely (and apologies
for cross-postings!).

I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a great new year in 2017!
João



*Science of Cities Seminars Programme - Spring Term 2017 *

*Date: 12 Jan 4pm - **Special Talk and Humanitarian Mapping Event**: Missing
Maps: putting the most vulnerable cities on the map*


Speaker: Pete Masters/MSF/Doctors without Borders UK - Missing Maps Project

Location:  room OC1.04 (talk) / OC1.01 (mapping event) - Oculus building


*Title: What’s the point of spending loads of my free time sitting at a
computer drawing round little shapes on blurry satellite images in places
that I will probably never go?  *
Abstract: Missing Maps is a crowdsourced mapping project, where 1000s of
individuals dedicate hours of their time to tracing geographical features
from satellite images. To an outside observer, it can look mind numbing,
but these volunteers are providing NGOs and others with vital datasets that
otherwise would not exist. For MSF, Missing Maps volunteers have directly
contributed to the provision of occupational health services in Bangladesh,
mass vaccination campaigns in the Democratic Republic of Congo, cholera
readiness in Sierra Leone and much more. Find out how by coming to
hear this imaginatively titled talk.

After the talk, we will be mapping northern Nigeria together to support the
MSF emergency response unit. Come, join us to learn how to help to produce
maps from satellite images to support humanitarian work and have a lot of
fun (and nice pizza too).

As we have limited capacity, please register today for the event to secure
your participation: https://missingmapswarwick.eventbrite.co.uk







*Date: 19 Jan 4pm Speaker: Steven Rose/ Head of Strategic Research of
Birmingham City Council  Title: tbc *






*Date: 2nd Feb 4pm Speaker: Jeremy Morley/Ordnance Survey Title: tbc *





*Date: 16 Feb 4pm Speaker: Stephanie Bricker / BGS *
*Title: Urban Geology - the Foundation for Cities*






*Date: 9th March 4pm Speaker: Stephen Passmore/ The Ecological
Sequestration Trust *


*Title: Data, systems modelling and resilient city-regions *
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