This week Dr. Blackburn and I are in New Orleans for two conferences, the GNOSIS conference on geospatial health and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. There were many excellent presentations at the GNOSIS conference on the implementation of risk assessment and the spatial modeling of diseases. It has been a great opportunity to view the different GIS techniques utilized in various academic fields and to meet some of the researchers applying these new methodologies. Additionally, I have been able to ask a few experts some lingering questions I've had on the proper use of certain spatial statistics.
Although I've been busy with the conference and meetings I did have the chance to sample some of the wonderful food and take in just a few of the sights the city has to offer. The first photo above is a picture of some street performers playing music while people were dancing in the street. The music was actually quite good and consisted of a piano, violin, tuba, banjo, and drums. The second and third picture are of the historical Jackson Square.
New Orleans is definitely one of the most unique cities in the United States.
