Current Events

Reception to Follow
Featuring Guest Speaker, Karen Seto
Karent Seto is the Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science at Yale University. She is one of the world’s leading experts on how urbanization will affect the planet. A geographer and urbanization scientist, she is an expert in satellite remote sensing analysis, and has pioneered methods to reconstruct historical urban land-use and developed the first global forecast of urban land expansion. She is a member of the U.S.

Join us every other Wednesday for guest speakers and discussions at the Center for Spatial Studies and Data Science!  Lunch will be provided.

Join us every other Wednesday for guest speakers and discussions at the Center for Spatial Studies and Data Science!  Lunch will be provided.

Join us every other Wednesday for guest speakers and discussions at the Center for Spatial Studies and Data Science!  Lunch will be provided.

Speaker Series
  • The Convergence Accelerator Series features researchers and practitioners widely recognized for their contributions to knowledge graphs, knowledge engineering, and FAIR data.
  • Spatial Tech Talks provide an informal research forum for graduate students and faculty as well as local technologists.
  • The ThinkSpatial Forum features informal presentations that highlight theories, concepts, tools, and applications for spatial thinking across disciplines, including the natural and the social sciences, as well as the humanities.
Annual Events
  • spatial@ucsb.local is an annual poster display and plenary session bringing together users of spatial technology from academia and the private and public sectors from Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
  • Spatial Lightning Talks feature a series of rapid-fire talks on spatially flavored topics. Presenters are allotted a maximum of three minutes.
  • Specialist Meetings bring experts from academia and industry together to discuss a specific topic in depth.
Occasional Events
  • GeoEthics Summit Webinars, hosted in collaboration with the Association of American Geographers, focus on ethical concerns regarding geospatial data and information.
  • Spatial Data Science Hangouts are informal meetings in which graduate students and faculty interested in spatial data science gather and discuss different topics.
  • Spatial hosts workshops at various conferences and professional meetings.