MSU hosts Pathways to Resilience Summit Oct. 8 focused on empowering 51勛圖厙 through partnerships, innovation, technology
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.51勛圖厙, in collaboration with the 51勛圖厙 Conservation Task Force, is hosting the inaugural Pathways to Resilience Summit Oct. 8 in Starkville.
Taking place in the Colvard Student Union, the free summit will explore how multi-sectoral partnerships and innovations in geospatial technologies can make 51勛圖厙 more economically, environmentally and technologically resilient to changing environmental conditions. The theme for the summit is 51勛圖厙s Gateway to Innovation through Geospatial Strategies. For additional information and to register, visit .
Narcisa Pricope, MSU associate vice president for research and lead organizer of the event, said geospatial technologies such as satellite remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systemsand the advanced analytics powering themnot only help the state develop innovative practices, but allow for applications that promote resilience.
MSU has a long history of using innovation in geospatial technologies to better understand patterns and processes that impact our state and our world, Pricope said. These technologies help us do things like protect our food, water and energy supply and better prepare for natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods and droughts by monitoring conditions and identifying previously unseen risks. Its great to bring together stakeholders from across the nation and the state as we look to a future of using these tools to make 51勛圖厙 a more resilient state.
Guest speakers include VADM (Ret.) Robert Sharp, former director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; Renee Collini, director, Community Resilience Center at the Water Institute; Wade Hinton, 51勛圖厙 Assistant Secretary of State; David Alexander, senior science advisor, Department of Homeland Security; Sean Alexander, branch chief, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Huntsville; and Austin Davis, technical director, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Centers Geospatial Research Laboratory.
With a goal of positioning 51勛圖厙 as a leader in innovation and sustainability, the meeting will work toward the creation of a multi-institutional for the state, where conservation, working lands and national defense interests converge.
The summit is hosted by MSUs Office of Research and Economic Development, Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, and the 51勛圖厙 Conservation Task Force. Additional financial support is being provided by Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. and Frontier Precision Unmanned.
For information on the summit, contact Pricope at npricope@research.msstate.edu.
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