Dear Colleagues,
Please join your Special Events Committee in welcoming the Ralston Speaker this Thursday in the Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library:
Ralston Speaker: Professor Jason Duke
Southeast Region GIS Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Adjunct Professor, Tennessee Technological University
Thursday, March 9, 2017
3:40 PM – 5 PM
This is the planned itinerary for Dr. Duke with assistance from:
Dr. Sally Horn
Mrs. Norma Galyon
Mrs. Maegen Rochner
Dr. Shaw
Dr. Paulo Raposo
Ms. Jenna Casperson
Dr. Hyun Kim
Dr. Bruce Ralston
Dr. Yingjie Hu
Drs. Alderman & Dr. Kalafsky
Dr. Robert A. Washington-Allen
10:00 AM: Arrive at Four Points by Sheraton Knoxville Cumberland House Hotel (1109 White Avenue, Knoxville TN 37916, Tel:
865-971-4663) to check in the hotel if a room is available; otherwise, store luggage and park vehicle at the hotel.
10:00 AM: Dr. Robert A. Washington-Allen will meet with Dr. Jason Duke at the hotel at 10 AM and walk with him from the hotel to the Geography Department. First stop, meet with Norma Galyon for UT
paperwork.
10:20 AM – 11:00 AM: Dr. Paulo Raposo will then give Jason Duke a tour of the Geography Building and escort to BGB 406
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM: Open meeting with faculty, staff and students in BGB 406 and a pizza lunch starting at 12:15 PM.
Mrs. Maegen Rochner has ordered pizzas and drinks.
1:30 – 2:30 PM: Quiet time in BGB 406
2:30 – 3:00 PM: Walk from BGB to the Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library and test computer projector and Powerpoint file.
Ms. Jenna Casperson will accompany him to the Library.
2:40 P.M. Mrs. Galyon has arranged Jason’s Deli.
Dr. Hyun Kim & Mrs. Maegen Rochner will guard food
3:00 – 3:40 PM: Reception in the hallway outside the Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library
3:40 – 5:00 PM: Either Drs. Alderman, Dr. Kalafsky, or Dr. Washington-Allen will introduce
Dr. Bruce Ralston who will introduce Dr. Jason Duke:
Presentation of “GIS in Disaster Response – Issues and Solutions” in the Lindsay Young Auditorium
5:00 Return to the Four Points Hotel for a short break (Check in the Four Points Hotel if it’s not done in the morning.)
Dr. Robert A. Washington-Allen will walk Jason Duke back to the hotel.
5:45: Dr. Robert A. Washington-Allen will pick up at the Four Points Hotel for dinner with
Bruce Ralston, Sally Horn, and Yingjie Hu at Naples Italian Restaurant
Kindest regards,
Robert A. Washington-Allen
Assistant Professor of Geography
Environmental Tomography Laboratory
Department of Geography
University of Tennessee
304 Burchfiel Geography Building
1000 Phillip Fulmer Way
Knoxville, TN 37996-0925
Cell: 979-571-4330
e-mail: washingtonra@utk.edu
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