Keynote Speaker: Kirsty Macke
Kirsty Mackie is the Chair for Women in Spatial + Surveying. She currently works at Global Survey as the New Zealand North Island Reality Capture and Autonomous Survey BDM. Kirsty completed a degree in Geography (BSc Hons) and the University of Manchester. Her expertise combines GIS, remote sensing, Geomorphometric analysis, photogrammetry, reality capture and surveying. She will be sharing her insights on the role of women in the geospatial industry with us.
Speaker and Panel Moderator: Carolynne Hultquist
Carolynne Hultquist is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Canterbury. She is a geospatial data scientist who develops computational approaches to integrate and validate data on physical and human systems for decision making during disasters. She focuses in the evaluation of citizen science data to improve monitoring of environmental hazards at local scales. Carolynne is co-chair of the Committee on Data (CODATA) Citizen-Generated Data task group of the International Science Council and AGU Eos Advisor for Natural Hazards.
Event Summary:
The Geospatial Research Institute, with the support of IEEE, IFT, and GRSS, is excited to invite you to an event that highlights and celebrates the work of Women in Geospatial Information Science and Technology. Everyone is welcome to this public event. Kirsty Mackie will be giving the keynote talk: Where to From Here? The Changing Face of New Zealand’s Geospatial Industry. Carolynne Hultquist will be moderating a panel discussing: Opportunities, challenges, and future perspectives.
1st December 2026
104A Elsie Locke | University of Canterbury or Online via Zoom
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