UCGIS Symposium 2025

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12:00pm MDT

Board/Chairs/Fellows Lunch

Monday June 23, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm MDT

Wyoming Union Family Room

Lunch meeting for Board members, committee chairs, and UCGIS Fellows. RSVP requested.

Monday June 23, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm MDT
Wyoming Union Family Room

Social Event, Lunch

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on your own

Monday June 23, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm MDT

Social Event, Lunch

6:30pm MDT

Welcome Reception hosted by Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center

Monday June 23, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm MDT

Historic Laramie Railroad Depot

Travel downtown to Laramie’s historic Railroad Depot to catch up with friends old and new while sipping a UCGIS 30th Anniversary microbrew courtesy of WyGISC’s own master homebrewer Shannon Albeke (wine and soft drinks also available) and sampling a generous charcuterie table from local caterer Chalk N Cheese.

Transportation: Van service provided from 6:15pm, leaving and returning from Hilton Garden Inn lobby every 15 minutes. Last return trip from Depot at 9:00pm.

Monday June 23, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm MDT
Historic Laramie Railroad Depot 1st and Kearney, 600 South 1st Street, Laramie, Wyoming 82072

Social Event, Reception

7:30am MDT

Continental Breakfast

Tuesday June 24, 2025 7:30am - 8:30am MDT

UW Conference Center

Tuesday June 24, 2025 7:30am - 8:30am MDT
UW Conference Center

Social Event, Breakfast

10:00am MDT

Break

Tuesday June 24, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am MDT

Social Event, Networking Break

12:00pm MDT

Hosted Lunch

Tuesday June 24, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm MDT

Salon CD (Conference Center)

Tuesday June 24, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm MDT
Salon CD (Conference Center) 2221 Grand Ave, Laramie, WY 82070, USA

Social Event, Breakfast

3:00pm MDT

Break

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT

Social Event, Networking Break

8:00am MDT

Continental Breakfast

Wednesday June 25, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MDT

UW Conference Center

Wednesday June 25, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MDT
UW Conference Center

Social Event, Breakfast

10:30am MDT

Break

Wednesday June 25, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT

Social Event, Networking Break

3:00pm MDT

Break

Wednesday June 25, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT

TBA

Wednesday June 25, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
TBA

Social Event, Networking Break

6:00pm MDT

30th Anniversary Dinner & Awards Presentations

Wednesday June 25, 2025 6:00pm - 8:30pm MDT

Alice Hardie Stevens Center (at the Laramie Plains Museum)

Wednesday June 25, 2025 6:00pm - 8:30pm MDT
Alice Hardie Stevens Center (at the Laramie Plains Museum)

Social Event

8:00am MDT

Continental Breakfast

Thursday June 26, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MDT

UW Conference Center

Thursday June 26, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MDT
UW Conference Center

Social Event, Breakfast

10:00am MDT

Break

Thursday June 26, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am MDT

Social Event, Networking Break

12:00pm MDT

Lunch

Thursday June 26, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm MDT

TBA

Thursday June 26, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm MDT
TBA

Social Event, Breakfast

3:00pm MDT

Break

Thursday June 26, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT

TBA

Thursday June 26, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
TBA

Social Event, Networking Break

3:15pm MDT

Historical Map Collection Tour

Thursday June 26, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

UW Conference Center

Calling all map geeks! Immediately following close of Symposium, we'll make a 10-minute walk across campus to Coe Library for a tour of the Special Collections unit's map collection including eaxmples of early maps of North America by Collet and Burr, 1870s map of Yellowstone National Park, and an 1890 map of the Oregon Trail.

Hosted by Margo Berendsen, Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center and Andrea Hastings, UW Libraries

Meet by the Registration table at 3:00

Thursday June 26, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT
UW Conference Center

Social Event, Field trip

5:30pm MDT

Laramie Dine Around

Thursday June 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm MDT

TBA

As an alternative to the hike and cookout, chill out in town joining your colleagues for a casual no-host meal at a local restaurant. You sign up and we'll make the reservation!

Thursday June 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm MDT
TBA

Social Event

5:30pm MDT

Vedauwoo Hike and Cookout

Thursday June 26, 2025 5:30pm - 8:30pm MDT

TBA

Travel 25 minutes by van to take in some fresh mountain air at the Vedauwoo Recreation Area in the Laramie Range Mountains east of the city. Enjoy a laid-back hike on the Box Canyon or Turtle Rock trails, followed by a cookout around the campfire at the picnic area gazebo.

Vans leave from Hilton Garden Inn at 5pm, with an estimated 9pm return. Pre-registration (ticket) required.

Thursday June 26, 2025 5:30pm - 8:30pm MDT
TBA

Social Event, Field trip