The conference program was designed and optimized for digital download, rather than for paper printing.
Session recordings
All recordings are now available to view on their detailed session pages.






Session Time | Session Title | Presenter/Facilitator |
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8:00am–9:00am | Morning Reception | Demos, Exhibits, Activities | Info Booths | |
9:00am–9:15am | Day Two Opening Remarks | Paul Hirt, PhD; Nik Smilovsky, PhD |
9:15am–9:30am | Introduction | Mapping Grand Canyon -- Over 150 Years of Cartographic Change | Part 2 | Matthew Toro |
9:30am–10:30am | Keynote | Cartoon Maps of Canyonland | Dori Griffin, PhD |
10:30am–11:00am | Morning Break | Demos, Exhibits, Activities | Info Booths | |
11:00am–11:30am | The 1923 Birdseye Expedition: First Maps of the Colorado River Through Grand Canyon | Mark Manone |
11:30am–12:00pm | Mapping the Colorado River Corridor in Grand Canyon for Ecosystem Monitoring | Matt Kaplinski |
12:00pm–1:30pm | Lunch Break | Demos, Exhibits, Activities | Info Booths | |
1:30pm–2:00pm | Celebrating with Archives: Building "100 Years of Grand" | Robert Spindler |
2:00pm–2:30pm | Mapping Death in Grand Canyon | Kenneth Field, PhD |
2:30pm–3:00pm | Afternoon Break | Refreshments | Demos, Exhibits, Activities | Info Booths | |
3:00pm–3:30pm | Place-Based Teaching and Learning at Grand Canyon: In-Person and Virtual | Steven Semken, PhD |
3:30pm–4:00pm | Mapping Grand Canyon for Conservation | Stephanie Smith |
4:00pm–4:30pm | Conference Closing Remarks | Matthew Toro |
4:30pm–5:00pm | Demos, Exhibits, Activities | Info Booths |






Demonstrations, exhibits and hands-on activities
- Map displays: historical and thematic Grand Canyon maps
- GIS demo: mapping digital Grand Canyon terrain models
- 3D print demo: printing physical Grand Canyon terrain models
- Button-making: make your own Grand Canyon map button
- Grand Canyon map puzzles
Information booths
- Grand Canyon Trust
- Western Association of Map Libraries
- Arizona Professional Land Surveyors (APLS)
- United Surveyors of Arizona (USofAZ)
- Allen Instruments & Supplies
- AeroTech Mapping Inc.
- Arizona Geographic Alliance
- Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG) (Phoenix Chapter)
- ASU MAS-GIS (Master of Advanced Study in Geographic Information Systems)
- State of Arizona Research Library
- ASU Library
Organizers worked to maximize sustainability practices while minimizing the event’s ecological footprint. The conference was an ASU Gold-level Sustainability Certified Green Event.
