Speaker: Megan Heckert
April 15-18, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Speakers: Biography

Megan Heckert

Avencia
340 N. 12th St.
Suite 402
Philadelphia PA
19107 USA
http://www.avencia.com/

Megan Heckert is the business development manager of Avencia Incorporated, a local software development company focusing on web-based geographic solutions. In addition to her business development responsibilities, Ms. Heckert performs regular GIS analysis tasks, which have included a national-scale analysis of gerrymandering, development of maps depicting changes in real estate transaction rates for the City of Philadelphia, and creating models to automate analysis of election day incidents reported to the Community of Seventy. Prior to joining Avencia, she held positions with Earth Force Incorporated, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and Friends of the Sea in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, where she served as a US Peace Corps volunteer.

Megan will present Putting Museum Collections on the Map: Application of Geographic Information Systems. [Paper]