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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis, together with Harvard Data Science Initiative, is organizing a two-day conference on
<b>Evaluating the Science of Geospatial AI</b>, co-sponsored by Esri and several other organizations. The event begins in the afternoon of Thursday, May 16th highlighting the promises of geospatial AI through Friday, May 17th with speakers that examine the
wider implications of geospatial AI. More information on the conference, including a
<a href="https://hu.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/HarvardCGA/EYTzV3F-A65HsBefue4K6u0B7pVTwtD2Pggt0X-FX_vBtA?e=3kYhAF">
Preliminary Program</a>, is <a href="https://gis.harvard.edu/event/evaluating-science-geospatial-ai">
online</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are quickly finalizing the program. There are still a few slots open in the lightning sessions.
<b>We welcome nominations for lightning speakers, including self-nominations</b>. Each lightning presenter is expected to give a brief presentation (5-minute), showcasing GeoAI’s achievements in technology or an application field. The two parallel tracks for
Lightning talks are in the afternoon of May 16<sup>th</sup>, 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please submit your nominations via
<b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ifBoP8ejqsAE-jQvr_uk5xbxfGorQNS3MJJvl28va_I">this form</a></b>. Nomination is not a guarantee for a presentation slot. We will notify all nominators of the acceptance decision by
<b>March 15th</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Wendy Guan (on behalf of the organizing committee)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-ligatures:none">Wendy Guan, Ph.D. 1737 Cambridge Street, K022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-ligatures:none">Executive Director Cambridge, MA 02138<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-ligatures:none">Center for Geographic Analysis 617-496-6102 (office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-ligatures:none">Harvard University 617-496-5149 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://gis.harvard.edu/"><span style="color:navy">http://gis.harvard.edu</span></a>
<a href="mailto:wguan@cga.harvard.edu"><span style="color:navy">wguan@cga.harvard.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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