GIS Day at Tulane: Powering Purpose and Innovation

Date: Wednesday November 18th 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Description:

Join Tulane’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences for the university’s first GIS Day! Celebrate how geographic information systems connect data, people and places to turn insight into meaningful impact.

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | 5–7:30 p.m.Freeman Auditorium, Room 205, Woldenberg Art Center, and Woodward Way

Hear from guest speakers Sam Briuglio, GISP, senior vice president at Pond & Company, and Wendi Couvillion French, and celebrate student creativity through our map competition.

Student Map Competition — Submit by October 31

Share your original GIS map for a chance to win a monetary prize! All submitted maps will be displayed online, the top 20 will be displayed, and the top four will receive monetary prizes.

Submissions must include:

    One readable PDF, 54 inches wide × 40 inches high, landscape orientation; maximum file size 1 GB. A map title and a two- to three-sentence description explaining what your map shows and the question or issue it addresses. Primary data sources and acknowledgment that the map is your original work with sources properly credited.

Submit your map online

Freeman Auditorium is in the Menschel Art History Wing. Woodward Way is the enclosed breezeway connecting the Newcomb Art Wing and Menschel Art History Wing.

Sponsored By: School of Science and Engineering- Dean's Office, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Open To: Public
Admission: Free
For more information on this event: https://tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12948359