GIS Day 2025 Celebration & Lecture

We invite you to celebrate GISday 2025! Join us for cake voting and lecture from Esri's Mark Lecher.

Welcome & Opening Remarks from the Spatial Analysis Lab | 1:45 p.m. 

Lecture by Geospatial Expert Mark Lecher | 2 p.m. 

Mark Lecher is an experienced professional in the geospatial technology and education sectors, currently serving as an Account Manager for the Education Sector at Esri. His primary goal is to promote geospatial technologies in K-12 and university curriculums. Lecher contributes to the GIS Advisory Committee at Harrisburg Area Community College, assisting in the development of the institution's GIS program. Prior roles include reality modeling product sales representative at Bentley Systems, independent GIS consultant as owner of ML Mapping, and instructional designer for Caterpillar's MineStar technology. Lecher has also held senior positions at GeoDecisions, Esri, RETTEW Associates, Pipeline Interactive, and MapQuest. Lecher holds a Bachelor of Science degree in geography from Penn State University.

Cake Contest | 1:15 p.m.

Celebrate GIS day 2025 by entering a Cake-making competition!

Cake designs should evoke something about maps, the globe, and/or geography. Individuals can enter by themselves, or a team of students can collaborate on a single cake.

Cakes will need to be presented for voting and judging in Jepson Lecture Hall. We will announce the winner and eat the cakes at the conclusion of the GISday 2025 celebration, which will be held from 2-4 pm. Happy baking!

Register you or your team here.

Learn more about GIS 2025 events on Monday, Sept. 29 and Friday, Oct. 3. 

Presented by the SAL, MapRVA, and the Department of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability.