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Fifth Annual Demography Graduate Student Methodology Workshop

Geographic Information Analysis

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May 19, 1998 101 Kern, The Pennsylvania State University Organized by the PRI Graduate Students Sponsored by The Population Research Institute (PRI) at Penn State University, and the Geographical Information Analysis and Statistical Cores at PRI Registration is due by Wednesday, May 13th!!

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WORKSHOP SESSIONS:
 

8:30 a.m.	"Introduction to Geographic Information Analysis" Dr. Daniel Lichter, Professor of Sociology and director of The Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
9:00-10:15 a.m.	"The Spatial Distribution of Income Inequality in the United States" Dr. Diane McLaughlin, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology and The Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
10:45-12 noon	"Remote Sensing, GIS, and Sample Surveys:  An Example from the Brazilian Amazon" Dr. Stephen McCracken, Department of Anthropology, Indiana University
1:30-2:45 p.m.	"Spatial Econometric Analysis of Amazon Deforestation" Dr. Luc Anselin, Director, Burton Center for Development Studies and Professor of Economics, Geography and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas
3:15-4:30 p.m.	"Identifying Areas of High Infant Mortality in U.S. Cities and Evaluating the Success of Interventions to Reduce IMR in High Rate Areas" Dr. Gerard Rushton, Professor, Department of Geography and Adjunct Professor, Department of Preventative Medicine, The University of Iowa

Registration Form (Due by Wednesday, May 13th)**

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I plan to attend the informal dinner following the workshop Yes (#of guests) No

** Only the first 60 registrants are guaranteed a reading packet.

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