Events

  • From January 1, 2018
  • To August 4, 2023

GIS Day presentations and keynote speaker

November 16, 2022
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

GIS presentations and a keynote address from National Audubon Society’s Bird Migration Explorer Program Director, Melanie A. Smith focusing on the issue of mapping bird migration! For more information, go to https://guides.library.upenn.edu/c.php?g=553812&p=7060250 To register, please go to https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/9821900?hs=a

Digital Projects with East Asian Data

November 16, 2022
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

The Penn Libraries’ Research Data & Digital Scholarship team is collaborating with the Center for Global Collections’ East Asian studies librarians to offer an introduction to East Asian digital humanities (DH) training and projects. In this context, we define DH broadly as the application of technical tools to humanities (and social sciences) data. The presentation […]

Penn Mapping and GIS group

November 17, 2022
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

A group that meets to discuss, learn, and collaborate on topics and projects related to mapping, geospatial data processing, visualization, and analysis tools through hands-on tutorials, workshops, and presentations. The group meets in-person in Goldestein Electronic Classroom (Room 114), Van Pelt Library, every 3rd Thursday of the month from 3pm – 5pm. The first hour may […]

Make your code pretty!

November 29, 2022
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Whether you are a brand-new programmer or an experienced developer, it’s important to keep your code clean, readable, and user-friendly. Come join a discussion of best practices for coding. No experience is required, but a basic knowledge of programming will be helpful. November 29, 2022 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Location: Biotech Commons – […]

Computational Thinking & Board Games

December 1, 2022
10:30 am - 11:30 am

Principles of computer science appear in unexpected places. Even if you have never touched a programming language, chances are that you have played board games. Come see how computer science concepts show up in games like Catan, Ticket to Ride, etc. (No coding or gaming experience required!) Location: Biotech Commons – Gershwin & Bennett Family Collaborative Classroom Click […]