Seema D. Iyer PhD is associate director and research assistant professor for the Jacob France Institute in the University of Baltimore’s Merrick School of Business and has overseen the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance since 2011. Dr. Iyer holds a Ph.D. in urban and regional planning from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, specializing in comprehensive and strategic planning for community development. She serves on several community-oriented boards including Baltimore City Head Start and the Baltimore Community Foundation Neighborhoods Committee and in 2010, she was recognized as one of Maryland’s Leading Women by the Daily Record. She is co-chair and teaches in the University of Baltimore’s Real Estate & Economic Development program.
Prior to joining UB, Iyer served as Chief of Research & Strategic Planning for Baltimore City’s Planning Department and was responsible for data and policy analysis, geographic information systems services and population forecasting. She spearheaded the city’s 2010 Census Complete Count Campaign as well as other planning processes such as the 2009 Food Policy Task Force and the 2008 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. She earned her MA in regional science and BA in mathematics and Russian studies, both from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Seema Iyer, an American Urban Planner and 2017 Fulbright-Nehru Scholar, hosted by IIMB, Center for Public Policy, Bengaluru, during her stay in this city, has been on a mission to study how Bengaluru manages its planning process in the scenario of the explosive growth it is trying to cope with. And after speaking with Govt officials, policy makers, consultants, citizens, etc., she presents her learnings, and also her point of view on the direction we must head in, to ensure a sustainable city that works for all of us! Dr. Seema will be speaking at this event this saturday morning at 11.30 AM, at Atta Galatta, Koramangala. Those of you interested are welcome to attend the talk and meet her. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9WhN0YI6ZbA/WgVaV_58yrI/AAAAAAAAC1M/uXfhWQZf67gDGlDM5_9fJDNyEPx5zURZACLcBGAs/s1600/Cover%2BPhoto.png> Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/140190056626176/ Warm regards, Sandeep Anirudhan 7204034050 -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
