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The Program Committee is pleased to announce the full Conference agenda is now available! With 5 concurrent sessions, daily workshops, hands-on labs, and numerous social events, we hope this years agenda has something for everyone! View the Schedule at a GlanceView Session & Workshop AbstractsMeet our Keynote Speaker
ILGISA is excited to announce the Keynote Speaker for the 2024 Annual Conference will be Gabriel Yarlequé Ipanaqué of The Keller Science Action Center at The Field Museum of Natural History! Gabriel will present "From Paper Maps to Mobile Apps" on October 21st during lunch. Gabriel Yarlequé Ipanaqué is a Geospatial Analyst & Cartographer at the Field Museum of Natural History's Keller Science Action Center in Chicago. He specializes in GIS and remote sensing for environmental conservation. He is the recipient of the 2024 TUMI USA Award, which honors Peruvian professionals living in the U.S. who embody a spirit of solidarity, dedication to work, professionalism, and service to the community. Gabriel is being recognized for his work developing an online GIS platform for the Regional Conservation System in Loreto, which supports monitoring and management of protected areas in the Peruvian Amazon. From Paper Maps to Mobile AppsThis year, the Andes Amazon team at the Field Museum celebrates a significant milestone—25 years since the inception of the Rapid Inventory Program, an initiative designed to conduct biological and social inventories in some of the most remote regions of the Amazon Basin. In its early days, the teams relied solely on pen and paper to record critical data that informed regional conservation strategies and management of protected areas across the region. For the upcoming Rapid Inventory in the Acarai-Courentyne Corridor in Guyana (November 2024), Gabriel is pushing the boundaries of how their scientists conduct fieldwork by introducing mobile devices for data collection. While this transition from traditional methods to digital technology may seem simple, it represents a profound shift in how they collect and manage data. It offers both challenges and new opportunities, allowing us to map and learn from the past while taking a leap of faith into the future of conservation science within a natural history museum. This is the story of Gabriel's journey to change how scientists conduct their research. More About Gabriel Yarlequé IpanaquéWith a Master of Science from Clark University, Gabriel leads mapping initiatives in the Andes-Amazon region, particularly in the Putumayo-Içá Corridor and Guyana. His work supports strategic decision-making and protected area management, advancing the Center’s mission of promoting conservation and community engagement across global ecosystems. Working alongside social and biological scientists, he has produced the most comprehensive and accurate map of indigenous communities along the Putumayo-Içá River at the tri-border area of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. This mapping initiative identifies key areas for intervention and aims to facilitate sustainable land and biodiversity corridor management with local communities and organizations. Through participatory mapping, Gabriel has collaborated with Wapichan communities in Guyana to create biocultural maps that authentically represent Amerindian Territories. This initiative is part of the broader Rapid Biological and Social Inventory in the Acarai-Courentyne Corridor in Guyana, set for November 2024, contributing to the goal of protecting 30% of Guyana’s territory by 2030, in alignment with the national conservation strategy. In previous roles at Chemonics International, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Amazon Conservation Association, he supported teams monitoring deforestation in the Amazon, and analyzed food security and conflict data in Africa and Central America. Gabriel remains dedicated to applying his skills to conservation efforts that benefit both local and global communities.
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