[Recorded October 8, 2024]
From Prague to Berkeley to Nairobi to Kyiv, location data is being collected and analyzed through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to map a better future. It's a powerful tool that can be applied to environmental conservation, healthcare, law enforcement, and educational innovation.

Join us as Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and former National Audubon Society CEO David Yarnold discusses his groundbreaking book, The Geography of Hope: Real-Life Stories of Optimists Mapping a Better World.

Don't miss inspiring stories of individuals and organizations leveraging tech to create positive change.

What You’ll Experience

-A fireside chat with David Yarnold, exploring themes from his new book.
-Real-life stories from around the world of people using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to improve their communities.
-Plus, an opportunity for a Q&A with the author.

Featured Participants
Speaker
David Yarnold
Author, The Geography of Hope: Real-Life Stories of Optimists Mapping a Brighter Future

David Yarnold is the author and primary photographer of The Geography of Hope: Real-Life Stories of Optimists Mapping a Brighter Future. He led the National Audubon Society, helped the Environmental Defense Fund teach China carbon trading, and was executive editor at the San Jose Mercury News. Yarnold is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, a Pulitzer finalist for editorial writing, and an award-winning photojournalist and designer.

Moderator
Dawn Garcia
Director, John S. Knight (JSK) Journalism Fellowships, Stanford University

Dawn Garcia is director of the John S. Knight (JSK) Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University, a program that coaches and supports diverse journalists from around the world who are creating innovative solutions to journalism’s most urgent problems. A former JSK Fellow herself, Garcia began her career as a reporter and editor at West Coast newspapers, including the San Jose Mercury News and the San Francisco Chronicle. She has served on a number of nonprofit journalism boards, including KQED Public Media, the Journalism and Women Symposium, and OpenNews.

Catalog Number: 102809043
Acquisition Number: 2024.0171