8:00 a.m.

 Registration opens

Continental breakfast available

Morning Sessions

Welcoming remarks
Doug Richardson, AAG

The Impact of Geography on Current Events

Every new journalist is drilled by editors to include 5Ws and an H: Who, what, when, where, why and how. When people understand where something is happening and what that place is like, be that Fallujah or Falls Church, they can understand a lot more about how and why it is happening. Geography and GIS can explain that to their viewers and readers.

Jim Geringer, former Governor of Wyoming, ESRI
John Calkins, ESRI

Mapping Health Issues

Steve Ross
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Journalism Columbia University

Catherine Dibble
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Maryland

Imagery and TV

Dan Dubno
Producer and Technologist
CBS News

Mark Bender
Vice President, Corporate Communications, Space Imaging

Susan Brooker-Gross
Director for Policy and Strategic Initiatives
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University

Break

MORNING BREAK with Coffee

Elections Mapping

Alexander B. Murphy
President, Association of American Geographers and Professor of Geography, University of Oregon

Fred Shelley
Professor and Chair Department of Geography, Texas State University

Kim Brace
President
Election Data Services

Investigative Journalism and GIS

Dan Keating
Database Editor
Washington Post

Matt Waite (invited)
Investigative Reporter
St. Petersburg Times

Matt Ericson
Graphics Reporter
The New York Times

Lunch at the National Press Club

Featured Speaker:
Bob Kerrey, President of the New School, member of the 9/11 Commission, former U.S. Senator instrumental in the creation of NIMA (now the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency)

Afternoon Sessions

News Mapping

Richard Furno
Chief cartographer
Washington Post

David Constantine
Assistant Subject Editor, Graphics
Chicago Tribune

Bill McNulty
Cartographic manager
New York Times

Crime Analysis

Robert Cheetham
Senior Developer
Philadelphia CrimeBase

Philadelphia CrimeBase is a collaborative effort to build a public access crime analysis and mapping application.  While similar public crime mapping applications exist, CrimeBase has several unique characteristics: 

1)       a range of methods is provided for accessing and visualizing the data;

2)       CrimeBase is part of a broader community indicator framework, the Philadelphia NIS, allowing integrated access to a range of related information;

3)       the data is provided for several years, offering a longitudinal view of trends over time. 

Toby Moore (invited)
U.S. Department of Justice

Break

AFTERNOON BREAK

Accessing Federal Resources

Hank Garie
FGDC/Geodata.gov

Gary Fitzpatrick
Library of Congress (retired)

Anthony de Souza
National Research Council
National Academy of Sciences

Nancy Torrieri (invited)
U.S. Census Bureau

Internet Mapping

Ben Werschkul
Producer
nytimes.com

Silvio DaSilvo
Associated Press

Beyond Red State-Blue State

William Bevington
Director of Design
Parsons Institute for Information Mapping

Johnathan Corum
Principal 13 pt design studio

John Short
Professor and Chair Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Maps and the Media’s Obligation to Inform the Public Before and During an Emergency

Shane Green
President and CEO
MapNetwork

Using a case study of The Map Network’s online map of lower Manhattan following 9/11, which was used by most major media web sites, this presentation will explore questions of new responsibilities of the media to provide map-based emergency information to the public both before and during an emergency.

Allen Carroll
Chief Cartographer and Executive Vice President, National Geographic Ventures

6:30-8:00 p.m.

RECEPTION:  Drinks and hors d’oeuvres at the
National Geographic Society’s Explorers Hall

Welcome Reception
May 14 at National Geographic Explorer's Hall

Join fellow journalists, cartographers, editors, geographers, publishers, and other friends on Friday evening for drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and conversation at the beautiful National Geographic Explorer's Hall, in the heart of our nation's capitol.

 Training & Technical Seminars
Saturday, May 15
Northwestern University
Medill School of Journalism,
1325 G St NW
Washington, DC
(two blocks from the Press Club)

Learn the how-to of media mapping during half-day seminars of specific technical topics and areas of interest including the basics of how to map election data and an advanced course on the latest tools from ESRI.

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

ArcWeb Services
Hands-On Training (intermediate)

ArcWeb Services offer a way to include geographic content and capabilities in your applications without having to host the data or develop the necessary tools  yourself.  This session will present an overview of what ArcWeb Services are and how you can use them effectively.  Real-world examples will be highlighted.

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Science and the News

A panel discussion and workshop designed to help scientists and journalists communicate with one another on topics of science in the news.

Mary Hanson, Curt Suplee, and Leslie Fink
National Science Foundation

Douglas Richardson, Executive Director
Association of American Geographers

Kristen Krapf  (invited)
National Academy of Science