Second Call for Papers GI

Second Call for Papers GI_Forum 2015

Dec 13, 2014 -- The GI_Forum 2015 provides a platform for dialogue among geospatial minds in an ongoing effort to support the creation of an informed GISociety. Bearing in mind different perspectives from a variety of professions, presentations, workshops and exhibitions will concentrate on innovations in education, science and technologies, in the spatial domain and their possible contribution to a more just, ethical and sustainable society. Prominent keynote speakers will highlight new developments, offer insights into trends and visions, and at the same time be available for our Young Researchers' Corner for more individualized interaction with young researchers.

Themes & Application Fields. GI_Forum solicits contributions in full paper and extended abstract versions in, but not limited to the following topics:

Advances in GIScience
Innovations in geospatial technologies
Monitoring Global Change
Citizenship and education
Empirical research in education
Learning Environments in Primary and Secondary Education

This year the GI_Forum will host a number of specialty sessions, tracks and workshops:

School on the cloud
- EO-based support of Humanitarian Operations
- Geoinformation for Public Health / Health
- Hydrology GIS
- technical+human sensors
- Spatial perspective on transportation modelling

GI_Forum is organized by the Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS in cooperation with the Austrian Academy of Sciences and runs concurrently with the highly regarded German language conference on Applied Geoinformatics – AGIT. The two symposia share the innovative AGIT EXPO exhibit and stimulating social events.

Submission: Types & Deadlines. GI_Forum 2015 gives authors choices about the type of submission they want to make in order to accommodate a variety of interdisciplinary contributions. Submissions must be in English language. The review is double-blind. Consult the author information guidelines published at the conference website for further details. Publication will be both hardcopy and online (see www.austriaca.at/gi_forum). The publication is included in Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

Conference stipends: A total of 5 conference stipends are available for outstanding international contributions from MSc/PhD/PostDoc researchers. These stipends are € 400 each and will typically cover both the conference fees and accommodation during the conference. Stipends are available for full-paper contributions in English only. They are awarded based on the results of an international review process.

February 1, 2015	deadline for submission of full papers, extended abstracts, extended abstracts for poster presentation
March 16, 2015	notification of acceptance
April 15, 2015	final paper versions
June 6, 2015	late deadline for submission of extended abstracts for poster presentation