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About the Event

Explore our symposium's theme and agenda.

Homecoming is our annual global symposium for the #MelanatedAndMapping community and our allies! In 2023, we will highlight Black geographers and lift up the work of Resistance and Resilience in Black communities around the globe. Homecoming R&R is also about Re-establishing Homecoming and Reclaiming space for important conversations.

Agenda

All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time.

Schedule details are subject to change.

Sponsors

National Geographic Society Logo (Yellow Rectangle and Black Text) National Geographic Society, Platinum Sponsor for NorthStar of GIS Homecoming
National Academies Gulf Research Program, Silver Sponsor for NorthStar of GIS Homecoming
Hope and Heal Fund, Platinum Sponsor of our Where I Belong Art Contest
Mapping Black California, Silver Sponsor of our Where I Belong Art Contest

Community Partners

Simple Globe Graphic Blacks in GIS Changing the Narrative
AfriTech Fellowship

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