Geography Symposium Schedule
Annual Geography Department Symposium
this year! All presentations are in Monroe
301 except for the poster session, which will take place in the Cartography Lab
(Monroe 305). There will be a break from
50 minutes before the hour till the start of the next hour; please enter/leave
the room during that time only.
Morning Presentations
9.00: Catherine Spoehr: The Pruning of the Grape: A critical
look at the effects of the Global Wine Market on the cultural symbols of wine
9.25: Cary Lincoln: Coca-Cola A Different Taste: An in-depth study of sugar and
sweetener policies in the United States
and Europe
10.00: Colleen Earp: A Virtual Walk Through the Woods
10.25: Shelby Zelonis: Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics: A Geographical
Analysis of the Political and Social Factors Influencing Opposition to the
Theory
11.00: Claire Tamaccio: Where is the Love...Canal? A Story of Government
Ignorance and Corporate Greed
11.25: Justin Doyle: The Glen Canyon Dam and its Impact on the American
Conservation Movement
12.00-2.00 Poster Session, including:
Emily Fornof: Mapping Connections Between East and West
Hilary Lufkin: The Effects of Mining on Appalachian Stream Quality
Allyson Thompson and Arianna Drumond: Belmont Projects
Colin Deyman and Karen Portillo: Utilizing Mobile GIS to Map the UMW Blue Light
Security System
Jon Pollak: Toward a Digital Campus
Afternoon
Presentations
3.00: Deron Bennett: The Emergence of the Blues: A
Geographic Perspective on the Development and Diffusion of A Regional Style
3.25: Chris Clark: Geospatial Technologies in Ocean Racing
4.00: Keith Garrett and Jacqui Newman: Housing Policy
4.30: Pete Chirico: From Conflict to Kimberley
Process: The Geography of Central African Diamonds