BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//pretalx//talks.staging.osgeo.org//pista-ng-mapa-2023//speaker//PG QPSS BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:PST BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:PST TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-pista-ng-mapa-2023-FZBUP7@talks.staging.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=PST:20231121T142000 DTEND;TZID=PST:20231121T144000 DESCRIPTION:Disasters are not often caused by things that can be seen with the naked eye. In December 2019\, a strain of strange\, pneumonia-like cas es began infecting people in a city in China. Months later\, the World Hea lth Organization has declared this novel virus as the cause of a global he alth emergency which led to a years-long battle against the unseen foe. Tr avel restrictions and border controls were implemented and the world raced to track the movement and emergence of cases.\n\nWithin UP Mindanao's 200 -hectare campus\, research projects pursue ideas and methodologies targeti ng local community needs and issues. During the height of the COVID-19 pan demic\, the Department of Mathematics\, Physics\, and Computer Science of the College of Science and Mathematics mobilized the students' interest to participate in research efforts and conducted data analytics to publicly- available COVID-19 disease data which led to the production of case visual izations in the form of maps. These were then published on various social media platforms which soon attracted the attention of several Local Govern ment Units and government offices\, most notably the Department of Health. This led to the formal collaboration between the academe and the governme nt in the months that followed which\, in turn\, influenced several polici es and the creation of research-based decision support systems. \n\nAnd CO VID-19 is not the only disease modelled by the department's multidisciplin ary team. Rabies\, an endemic disease that is still prevalent in the Phili ppines despite several interventions\, have been carefully studied by UP M indanao research staff since 2018. Several publications and public informa tional sessions has led to the development of an analytics dashboard that is currently deployed and used by personnel from the City Veterinarian's O ffice. One of the most useful tool in the dashboard? MAPS.\n\nThis talk wi ll outline the disease mapping efforts of UP Mindanao researchers\, specif ically the ones that I was able to take part of starting when I was a stud ent researcher until now\, and present how these helped shape policies and intervention programs in the city of Davao. DTSTAMP:20260520T231326Z LOCATION:Tacloban Room SUMMARY:Beyond the Choropleth: How UP Mindanao mapping efforts help shape D avao City policies and disease interventions programs - Mia Kristine Cami ña Quinco URL:https://talks.staging.osgeo.org/pista-ng-mapa-2023/talk/FZBUP7/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-pista-ng-mapa-2023-7RTUNZ@talks.staging.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=PST:20231121T160000 DTEND;TZID=PST:20231121T161000 DESCRIPTION:As one of the deliverables of the She Leads and She Inspires pr oject "Mapping for Cultural Sustainability"\, the organization of a local YouthMappers chapter in UP Mindanao signified the start of youth-led open mapping efforts in the Southeastern part of Mindanao. The university was c hosen to host the rise of the first YouthMappers chapter in the Davao regi on in part due to the institution's reputation of being a center of develo pment and innovation in the region. With its roster of highly capable and enthusiastic undergraduate and graduate students\, the UP Mindanao YouthMa ppers* was born. The academic organization\, with the mission of enhancing the skills of its members in the field of open mapping and Geographic Inf ormation Systems (GIS) or Geospatial Technology\, is now slowly starting t o carve its mark in the UP Mindanao community by introducing the value of open mapping through trainings and mapathons and opening doors for researc h collaborations through GIS workshops and consultations.\n\nThis talk wil l focus on introducing the UP Mindanao YouthMappers to the open mapping co mmunity of the Philippines as well as share its journey\, the activities t hat have been conducted by its founding members and the organization's pla ns for the near future. This talk will also hopefully open opportunities f or collaboration with other YouthMappers chapters and different OSM commun ities in the Philippines.\n\nDisclaimer: Although the organization has alr eady been acknowledged and recognized by the UP Mindanao Office of Student Affairs\, as of October 15\, 2023\, it is still waiting for the official recognition from the YouthMappers network. Application and submission of c omplete requirements had already been processed in the month of September. DTSTAMP:20260520T231326Z LOCATION:Plenary Hall SUMMARY:UPMin YouthMappers: Igniting UP Mindanao's Passion and Interest in GIS and Open Mapping - Mia Kristine Camiña Quinco URL:https://talks.staging.osgeo.org/pista-ng-mapa-2023/talk/7RTUNZ/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR