West Lakes AAG Annual Meeting Program

West Lakes AAG Annual Meeting

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West Lakes AAG Annual Meeting
Program
All events take place at the Holiday Inn Metrodome unless otherwise noted

Thursday, October 17

6:00-8:00pm	Registration (Lobby)
6:30-8:30pm	Opening Reception (Room C/D)

Friday, October 18

7:00-noon	Registration

8:00-noon	Open House (420 Blegen Hall, U of MN Campus):	National Historical GIS Project
8:00-4:00pm	Open House (sub-basement, Wilson Library, U of MN Campus):	John R. Borchert Map Library

Session I - 8:00am
Title	Explorations in Minnesota Geography	Approaches to the Analysis of Urban Housing	Topics in Political Geography	Climatology
Organizer	Susy Savatek Ziegler and John Fraser Hart, University of Minnesota		PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO A WITHDRAWN PAPER, THIS SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 8:20a.m.
Chair	Susy Svatek Ziegler, University of Minnesota	Lesli M. Rawlings, University of Nebraska	Linda McCarthy, University of Wisconisn, Milwaukee	Richard H. Skaggs, University of Minnesota
8:00	Rod Squires, University of Minnesota MINNESOTA'S PUBLIC LANDS	Mohammad Hemmasi and Devon A. Hansen, University of North Dakota NATURAL HAZARDS AND PRICE OF HOUSING: THE IMPACT OF THE 1997 FLOOD ON GRAND FORKS, ND AND EAST GRAND FORKS, MN		Sunday Damina Goshit, University of Iowa LINKING CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN AN ALPINE REGION TO PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION
8:20	Laura J. Smith, Macalester College WILD RICE AND CASINOS ON A MINNESOTA INDIAN RESERVATION	Lesli M. Rawlings, University of Nebraska THE IMPACT OF APARTMENT COMPLEXES ON THE SALES PRICE OF SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS IN SUBURBAN OMAHA, NEBRASKA	Rich Heyman, University of Minnesota, Morris JUMPING SCALES &SINKING SHIPS: THE PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC SPACE AND THE BATTLE IN SEATTLE	Jongnam Choi and Angela Hutti, Western Illinois University A CLIMATOLOGY OF SULTRINESS IN THE MIDWEST
8:40	John Fraser Hart and Susy Svatek Ziegler, University of Minnesota HALF A CENTURY OF POPULATION CHANGE IN MINNESOTA	Michelle Metro-Roland, Indiana University HOUSING STOCK IN HUNGARY 10 YEARS AFTER THE FALL OF COMMUNISM	Hyun-JooJung, University of Minnesota SPATIALITY OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS?	Richard H. Skaggs, University of Minnesota PRECIPITATION DESIGN VALUES OVER A DENSE GAGE NETWORK
9:00	John C. Hudson, Northwestern University LIFE ALONG THE OTHER MISSISSIPPI RIVER	Yeon-Taek Ryu, University of Minnesota HOUSING MARKETS AND GEOGRAPHICAL SCALE: KOREAN CITIES IN THE 1980s AND 1990s	Linda McCarthy, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee REGIONAL COOPERATION AND COMPETITION IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE	Jie Song, Northern Illinois University, and M. L. Wesely, Argonne National Laboratory ON EVALUATION OF MODELED SURFACE FLUXES WITH AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS
9:20	Judith Martin, University of Minnesota CURRENT ISSUES IN PLANNING IN MINNESOTA'S URBAN CORE		Thomas Fedor, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indiana THE U.S. AND EUROPE: A SERIOUS DIVERGENCE OF VIEWS AND INTERESTS

10:00	COFFEE BREAK

Session II - 10:20

Title	Issues in Historic Preservation	Economic Geography I	Panel: Migration Theories: Contestations and Extensions	Current Issues in Climate Variability and Change
Organizer	Mark Brinda, University of Minnesota		Kristin Sziarto, University of Minnesota	Dagmar Budikova, Illinois State University
Chair	Mark Brinda, University of Minnesota	Claire Pavlik, The University of Iowa	Kristin Sziarto, University of Minnesota	Dagmar Budikova, Illinois State University
10:20	Mark Brinda, University of Minnesota VENICE: THE GENESIS OF INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION	Barton E. Cramer, The University of Iowa NAFTA AND THE EMERGENCE OF A NORTH AMERICAN FREIGHT RAIL INDUSTRY	Panelists: Anant Maranganti, University of Minnesota Patricia Ehrkamp, Miami University Annamarie Kiaga, University of Minnesota Kristin Sziarto, University of Minnesota	David J. Travis, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater EVIDENCE OF A JET CONTRAIL-INDUCED REDUCTION OF DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGE AS DETERMINED FROM THE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT GROUNDINGS OF SEPT. 11-14, 2001
10:40	Heike Alberts, University of Minnesota RESTORING THE WORLD HERITAGE	John Cross, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh EXPANSION OF AMISH DAIRY FARMING IN WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA	Panel (continued)	Graham Saunders, Lakehead University INCREASES IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF HEAVY RAIN EVENTS IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO IN RECENT DECADES
11:00	Roger Miller, University of Minnesota RENOVATING RIGA: TOURISM, URBAN REVITALIZATION, AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING LATVIA'S CAPITAL	Tom Buller, University of Minnesota BLACK FARMERS AND THE CASE FOR RETHINKING THEORIES OF AGRARIAN CHANGE IN AMERICA	Panel (continued)	Matt Zorn, Carthage College MODELING THE EFFECTS OF THE SOUTHERN OSCILLATION UPON LAKE MICHIGAN-HURON WATER LEVELS
11:20	Discussant: Judith Martin, University of Minnesota	Claire E. Pavlik, The University of Iowa ANALYZING THE MIXED ECONOMY OF CARE: SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THEIR BOUNDARIES	Panel (continued)	Dagmar Budikova, Illinois State University ANNUAL CYCLE OF EL NIÑO TELECONNECTIONS ACROSS WESTERN CANADA

Noon-1:30	BUFFET LUNCHEON AND PROGRAM Featured speaker: Alexander Murphy, Vice President, Association of American Geographers

Session III - 1:40
Title	Health and Health Care in Costa Rica	Economic Geography II	Geography Education I	Biogeography
Organizer	Christine Ashley, University of Minnesota
Chair	Christine Ashley, University of Minnesota	Daisaku Yamamoto, University of Minnesota	Ronald C. Sundell, Northern Michigan University	Joy J. Wolf, University of Wisconsin, Parkside
1:40	Rafael Arias, University of Minnesota "HEALTH WITHOUT WEALTH" IN COSTA RICA	Rafael Ortiz, University of Minnesota THE GEOGRAPHIES OF WORK AND THE SUGARCANE ECONOMY IN PUERTO RICO: 1898-1934	Phil Gersmehl, University of Minnesota SPATIAL COGNITION AND MULTIMEDIA DESIGN	Santhosh K. Seelan, Grant M. Casady, Rodney S. Hanley, and Chad Shumake, University of North Dakota EARLY DETECTION AND PREDICTIVE MODELING OF THE NOXIOUS WEED LEAFY SPURGE
2:00	Helen Fisher, University of Minnesota DENGUE FEVER AS A SOCIAL PHENOMENON	Brian Ceh and Clint Franklin, Indiana State University TECHNO- REGIONALIZATION IN THE NEW ECONOMY	Cathryn M. Dowd, Augustana College FINDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTRODUCTORY PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY FIELD STUDY ON CAMPUS	Ningchuan Xiao, David A. Bennett, and Marc P. Armstrong, The University of Iowa SPATIAL DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY: A CASE STUDY OF WETLAND RESTORATION
2:20	Peter Anthamatten, University of Minnesota IODINE DEFICIENCY IN GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA	Bongman Seo, University of Minnesota AFTER THE END OF BEGINNING: NEW RESEARCH AGENDA IN GEOGRAPHIES OF FINANCE	Ronald C. Sundell, Northern Michigan University DEVELOPMENT OF ON AND OFF CAMPUS LANDS FOR USE AS OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS AND NATIVE PLANT RESEARCH AREAS	Joy Nystrom Mast, Carthage College, and Melissa Savage, University of California, Los Angeles THE FATE OF PONDEROSA PINE FORESTS DECADES AFTER INTENSE CROWN FIRE
2:40	Connie Weil, University of Minnesota RURAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH DIFFERENT LENSES: PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS IN COSTA RICA	Daisaku Yamamoto, University of Minnesota A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN		Joy J. Wolf, University of Wisconsin, Parkside FIRE HISTORY FROM A 200 YEAR OAK SAVANNA IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN

3:10	BREAK

Session IV - 3:30
Title	Urban Growth and Change	Panel: Reflecting on Field Work in Geography	POSTER SESSION *All authors will be present during Session IV*	Changing Perspectives on Environmental Conservation
Organizer		William Moseley, Macalester College		Joy Fritschle-Mason, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Chair	Jeff Crump, University of Minnesota	William Moseley, Macalester College		Joy Fritschle-Mason, University of Wisconsin, Madison
3:30	Mark Bjelland, Lane Cowger, Michelle Maley, and Lisa Barajas, Gustavus Adolphus College HOW GREEN IS SMART GROWTH? MEASURING THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF SMART GROWTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE TWIN CITIES	Panelists: Donald Friend, Minnesota State University Phil Gersmehl, University of Minnesota William Moseley, Macalester College Ramesh Dhussa, Drake University Carol Gersmehl, Macalester College	Terri Bixby and Robert O. Bixby, St. Cloud State University GIS DATA PREPARED FOR THE CITIES OF ROCKVILLE, PLEASANT LAKE, AND TOWN OF ROCKVILLE CONSOLIDATED SERVICES STUDY Jennifer L. Blecha, University of Minnesota THE STATE OF URBAN AGRICULTURE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA: A SURVEY OF FOOD GROWERS IN THE CITY	Christopher Rosin, University of Wisconsin, Madison MEASURING SOIL CARBON FRACTIONS. WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
3:50	Nathan P Winkler and Harold A. Perkins, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee CHANGE BREWING IN A MILWAUKEE NEIGHBORHOOD: BREWERS HILL 1880 TO THE PRESENT	Panel (continued)	Christina Danico, Macalester College OFF-CAMPUS STUDENT HOUSING AT MACALESTER COLLEGE: RELATIONS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD Michelle M. West, Eastern Illinois University RURAL WATER SYSTEMS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON RURAL DEVELOMENT WITHIN THE EMBARRAS WATERSHED	Mark D. O. Adams, University of Wisconsin, Madison REGIONAL PLANNING-BY-NEPA IN THE COLORADO RESORT CORRIDOR
4:10	Jeff R. Crump, University of Minnesota A TALE OF TWO CITIES: ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN CANTON AND BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS	Panel (continued)	Vincent P. Gutowski, Eastern Illinois University EFFECTS OF STREAMBANK STABILIZATION IN THE EMBARRAS RIVER, EAST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS Nathan Heinert and Marvin Bauer, University of Minnesota IMPERVIOUS SURFACE MAPPING USING SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING	Dan Mensher, University of Wisconsin, Madison SALMON SCIENCE?: THE PROBLEMS WITH HIGH TECH AND SINGLE INDICATORS
4:30		Panel (continued)	Brett Friell & Paul Reyerson, St. Cloud State University SCANDIA VALLEY TOWNSHIP GROWTH ANALYSIS, 1963 - 2001 Michael Tapolcai, Northern Michigan University DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND NATIVE PLANTS RESEARCH AREA Kazimierz J. Zaniewski, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh POPULATION TRENDS IN WISCONSIN, 1990-2000	Joy Fritschle Mason, University of Wisconsin, Madison RESTORING REDWOOD CREEK: A CASE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL REHABILITATION IN THE NATIONAL PARKS

5:00-7:00pm	BUSINESS MEETING / RECEPTION

8:00pm-midnight	U OF MN GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT PARTY Town Hall Brewery (right next door to the Holiday Inn Metrodome)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

Session V - 8:30

Title GIS/Cartography Political Geography in the West Lakes Division International Perspectives The New Cultural Geography

Organizer John Heppen, University of Wusconsin-River Falls

Chair Marc P. Armstrong, The University of Iowa John Heppen, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Mark Lawrence, Bemidji State University Karen Till, University of Minnesota

8:30 Karl E. Ryavec, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
TIBET IN THE CHINA HISTORICAL GIS: MAPPING INTERPRETATIONS OF MING/QING PERIOD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS Charles Abbott, The University of Iowa
COMPARING NIGERIA TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE: PRISONHOUSE OF NATIONS OR KINDERGARTEN OF NATIONS? Philip Reeder, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
MAYA CAVE UTILIZATION IN WEST-CENTRAL BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA Victor W. Lozano, University of Missouri
THE POWER RELATIONS OF THE WATERSCAPE

8:50 Mikhail Blinnikov and Qazi M. Iqbal, St. Cloud State University
URBAN SPRAWL AND LANDSCAPE FRAGMENTATION IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA Lisa DeChano, Western Michigan University
EVENTS WATCHED AND COUNTRIES SUPPORTED DURING THE WINTER OLYMPICS Anna R. Carson, Indiana State University
THE CLIMATIC AND CULTURAL BASES OF THE HEBREW CALENDAR Frank Shockey, University of Minnesota
BEHIND BARS: FEAR AND THE 'OTHER' IN THE PRODUCTION OF LEGAL GEOGRAPHIES

9:10 Jiyeong Lee, Minnesota State University
GIS-BASED INTELLIGENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE (GIER): THE POTENTIAL OF REAL-TIME 3D GIS FOR QUICK EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN MICRO-SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTS Julie Cidell, University of Minnesota
THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF AIR TRANSPORTATION Richard Eathorne, Northern Michigan University
THE GEOGRAPHY OF ECOTOURISM ECONOMICS: A CASE FOR BIOCULTURAL REGIONALIZATON Joshua Hagen, University of Wisconsin, Madison
THE MOST GERMAN OF TOWNS: CREATING AN IDEAL NAZI COMMUNITY IN ROTHENBURG OB DER TAUBER

9:30 David Van Riper, University of Minnesota
AREAL INTERPOLATION METHODS FOR THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM Brennan M. Kraxberger, The University of Iowa
CONSTRUCTING "REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT": STATE CREATION IN NIGERIA James Fitzsimmons and Mark Lawrence, Bemidji State University
SELF-SUFFICIENCY, ECOLOGICAL STRESS, AND RURAL POVERTY IN KIBWEZI DIVISION, KENYA Consuelo Guayara,
The University of Iowa
SENSE OF PLACE POLITICS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE AMAZONIAN: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BRAZILIAN AND COLOMBIAN INTELLECTUAL IMAGINARIES

9:50 Marc P. Armstrong, The University of Iowa
EPISTEMOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY John Heppen, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UPPER MIDWEST Nathan Ziegler and Mark Lawrence, Bemidji State University
EDUCATIONAL DECISION-MAKING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL KENYA John Benson, Minnesota State University, Moorhead
CONNECTING TO PLACE: FACTORS THAT CAUSE OR PREVENT OUR CONNECTIONS TO PLACE

10:20 COFFEE BREAK

Session VI - 10:40

Title Remote Sensing and Urban Development The Cultural and Political Geography of Landscape Political Ecology and Development Geography Education II

Organizer

Chair Cynthia Berlin, University of Wiscnsin-La Crosse Jon Kilpinen, Valparaiso University Joel Wainwright, University of Minnesota Cary Komoto, University of Wisconsin-Barron County

10:40 Robert Bixby, St. Cloud State University
HISTORICAL DATA FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE ENCROACHMENT ISSUES, CAMP RIPLEY MINNESOTA Donald Friend, Minnesota State University
MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHY IN AMERICA Farhana Sultana, University of Minnesota
POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF THE GANGES RIVER: HIGH MODERNISM, RIVER POLITICS, AND THE FARAKKA BARRAGE Stephen P. Davis, Joliet Junior College
GEOGRAPHICAL LESSONS, WRITINGS, AND (MIS)PERCEPTIONS FROM THE PUBLISHING/ MULTIMEDIA WORLD

11:00 Genong Yu, Ryan Jensen, and Paul Mausel, Indiana State University
ASSESSMENT OF SCALE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL ISLAND COVER CHARACTERIZATION USING MULTIPLE SCALE REMOTELY SENSED DATA Roger Sheffer, Minnesota State University
LONG-DISTANCE HIKERS' MAPS AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF MOUNTAINS ALONG THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL Libby Lunstrum, University of Minnesota
MATERIAL AND SYMBOLIC STRUGGLES OVER LAND AND LANDSCAPE IN ZIMBABWEíS NYANGA NATIONAL PARK Michael W. Longan, Valparaiso University COMPUTER NETWORKS, SERVICE LEARNING, AND BUILDING COMMUNITY

11:20 Cynthia Berlin, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
A SATELLITE-BASED ASSESSMENT OF URBAN SPRAWL FOR A REGIONAL AREA Jon Kilpinen, Valparaiso University
MONTANA'S BIG HOLE VALLEY: WESTERN CULTURAL HEARTH Joel Wainwright, University of Minnesota
THE MAYA FARM SYSTEM: A CRITICAL ARCHEOLOGY Cary Komoto, University of Wisconsin-Barron County
LEARNING OBJECTS AND TEACHING COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY

Saturday Field Trips: 8:30-noon
FIELD TRIP I
Growing Our Neighborhoods

10:30am-4:30pm
FIELD TRIP II
Cedar Creek Natural History Area
1:00pm-4:00pm
FIELD TRIP III
Walking Tour: Minneapolis CBD (weather permitting)
1:00pm-4:30pm
FIELD TRIP IV
Behind the Scenes at the Science Museum of Minnesota

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Session V - 8:30
Title	GIS/Cartography	Political Geography in the West Lakes Division	International Perspectives	The New Cultural Geography
Organizer		John Heppen, University of Wusconsin-River Falls
Chair	Marc P. Armstrong, The University of Iowa	John Heppen, University of Wisconsin-River Falls	Mark Lawrence, Bemidji State University	Karen Till, University of Minnesota
8:30	Karl E. Ryavec, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point TIBET IN THE CHINA HISTORICAL GIS: MAPPING INTERPRETATIONS OF MING/QING PERIOD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS	Charles Abbott, The University of Iowa COMPARING NIGERIA TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE: PRISONHOUSE OF NATIONS OR KINDERGARTEN OF NATIONS?	Philip Reeder, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse MAYA CAVE UTILIZATION IN WEST-CENTRAL BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA	Victor W. Lozano, University of Missouri THE POWER RELATIONS OF THE WATERSCAPE
8:50	Mikhail Blinnikov and Qazi M. Iqbal, St. Cloud State University URBAN SPRAWL AND LANDSCAPE FRAGMENTATION IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA	Lisa DeChano, Western Michigan University EVENTS WATCHED AND COUNTRIES SUPPORTED DURING THE WINTER OLYMPICS	Anna R. Carson, Indiana State University THE CLIMATIC AND CULTURAL BASES OF THE HEBREW CALENDAR	Frank Shockey, University of Minnesota BEHIND BARS: FEAR AND THE 'OTHER' IN THE PRODUCTION OF LEGAL GEOGRAPHIES
9:10	Jiyeong Lee, Minnesota State University GIS-BASED INTELLIGENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE (GIER): THE POTENTIAL OF REAL-TIME 3D GIS FOR QUICK EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN MICRO-SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTS	Julie Cidell, University of Minnesota THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF AIR TRANSPORTATION	Richard Eathorne, Northern Michigan University THE GEOGRAPHY OF ECOTOURISM ECONOMICS: A CASE FOR BIOCULTURAL REGIONALIZATON	Joshua Hagen, University of Wisconsin, Madison THE MOST GERMAN OF TOWNS: CREATING AN IDEAL NAZI COMMUNITY IN ROTHENBURG OB DER TAUBER
9:30	David Van Riper, University of Minnesota AREAL INTERPOLATION METHODS FOR THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM	Brennan M. Kraxberger, The University of Iowa CONSTRUCTING "REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT": STATE CREATION IN NIGERIA	James Fitzsimmons and Mark Lawrence, Bemidji State University SELF-SUFFICIENCY, ECOLOGICAL STRESS, AND RURAL POVERTY IN KIBWEZI DIVISION, KENYA	Consuelo Guayara, The University of Iowa SENSE OF PLACE POLITICS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE AMAZONIAN: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BRAZILIAN AND COLOMBIAN INTELLECTUAL IMAGINARIES
9:50	Marc P. Armstrong, The University of Iowa EPISTEMOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY	John Heppen, University of Wisconsin, River Falls THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UPPER MIDWEST	Nathan Ziegler and Mark Lawrence, Bemidji State University EDUCATIONAL DECISION-MAKING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL KENYA	John Benson, Minnesota State University, Moorhead CONNECTING TO PLACE: FACTORS THAT CAUSE OR PREVENT OUR CONNECTIONS TO PLACE

10:20	COFFEE BREAK

Session VI - 10:40
Title	Remote Sensing and Urban Development	The Cultural and Political Geography of Landscape	Political Ecology and Development	Geography Education II
Organizer
Chair	Cynthia Berlin, University of Wiscnsin-La Crosse	Jon Kilpinen, Valparaiso University	Joel Wainwright, University of Minnesota	Cary Komoto, University of Wisconsin-Barron County
10:40	Robert Bixby, St. Cloud State University HISTORICAL DATA FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE ENCROACHMENT ISSUES, CAMP RIPLEY MINNESOTA	Donald Friend, Minnesota State University MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHY IN AMERICA	Farhana Sultana, University of Minnesota POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF THE GANGES RIVER: HIGH MODERNISM, RIVER POLITICS, AND THE FARAKKA BARRAGE	Stephen P. Davis, Joliet Junior College GEOGRAPHICAL LESSONS, WRITINGS, AND (MIS)PERCEPTIONS FROM THE PUBLISHING/ MULTIMEDIA WORLD
11:00	Genong Yu, Ryan Jensen, and Paul Mausel, Indiana State University ASSESSMENT OF SCALE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL ISLAND COVER CHARACTERIZATION USING MULTIPLE SCALE REMOTELY SENSED DATA	Roger Sheffer, Minnesota State University LONG-DISTANCE HIKERS' MAPS AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF MOUNTAINS ALONG THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL	Libby Lunstrum, University of Minnesota MATERIAL AND SYMBOLIC STRUGGLES OVER LAND AND LANDSCAPE IN ZIMBABWEíS NYANGA NATIONAL PARK	Michael W. Longan, Valparaiso University COMPUTER NETWORKS, SERVICE LEARNING, AND BUILDING COMMUNITY
11:20	Cynthia Berlin, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse A SATELLITE-BASED ASSESSMENT OF URBAN SPRAWL FOR A REGIONAL AREA	Jon Kilpinen, Valparaiso University MONTANA'S BIG HOLE VALLEY: WESTERN CULTURAL HEARTH	Joel Wainwright, University of Minnesota THE MAYA FARM SYSTEM: A CRITICAL ARCHEOLOGY	Cary Komoto, University of Wisconsin-Barron County LEARNING OBJECTS AND TEACHING COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY

Saturday Field Trips:	8:30-noon FIELD TRIP I Growing Our Neighborhoods	10:30am-4:30pm FIELD TRIP II Cedar Creek Natural History Area	1:00pm-4:00pm FIELD TRIP III Walking Tour: Minneapolis CBD (weather permitting)	1:00pm-4:30pm FIELD TRIP IV Behind the Scenes at the Science Museum of Minnesota