Borchert Lecture with Janet Franklin

Janet Franklin will deliver the 19th annual Borchert Lecture. Janet Franklin is Endowed Campanile Foundation Professor of Geography at the Center for Open Geospatial Sciences at San Diego State University. Her research expertise is in landscape ecology, global change biology, conservation biogeography, and geospatial science. 

Franklin's scholarship seeks to understand the patterns and dynamics of terrestrial plant communities at the landscape scale. Her work addresses the impacts of human-caused landscape change on the environment and biological diversity. Human land use—agriculture and urbanization—and other global human impacts such as climate change, and the introduction of exotic species, interact with natural disturbance regimes such as fire, flooding and hurricanes, to shape plant community dynamics in forests, shrublands, and other ecosystems. How resilient are ecological communities to these past, present and future impacts? How can ecosystems be stewarded sustainably in a rapidly changing world? Collaborating scholars and practitioners who are diverse in their lived experiences and perspectives are required to successfully address these existential challenges.

Full Spatial Forum Schedule

• 1:00 to 2:00 PM Exhibitor & Research Tables
• 2:00 to 3:00 PM Lightning Talks
• 3:00 to 3:30 PM 100th Anniversary of Geography
• 3:30 to 4:00 PM Reception
• 4:00 to 5:00 PM Borchert Lecture with Janet Franklin
• 5:00 to 5:30 PM Networking

Celebration at Surly Brewing

Following the Spatial Forum, the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium will be hosting a GIS Day celebration at Surly Brewing, 520 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Join them for an evening of networking and socializing starting at 6:00 PM. In addition, they will be passing out free exclusive GIS Day cork coasters (while supplies last).