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From:         EGIS@NEXVAX.FRW.RUU.NL
Subject:      EGIS'93 Announcement

Thank you Darius Bartlett for for doing some preliminary work in announcing
the EGIS'93 Conference in Genoa.
What follows is a more or less complete announcement of the conference and
a call for papers. All the necessary information is included, but if ques-
tions remain, you can find the address for further enquiry directly below.
My apologies for the length of the text. If you already received the
brochure, simply delete the text, it contains no new information.

Johan van Arragon,

EGIS Conference Bureau,
Faculty of Geographical Sciences,
P.O.Box 80.115,
3508 TC Utrecht,                   Fax :   INT-31-30-523699/540604
The Netherlands.                   E-mail: egis@nexvax.frw.ruu.nl




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         *   CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT / CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS  *
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                             |  EGIS'93 |
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Fourth European Conference and Exhibition on Geographical Information Systems

          I M P R O V I N G  G I S  A P P L I C A B I L I T Y:
                 E U R O P E A N  C H A L L E N G E S

                 Genoa, Italy, March 29 -April 1, 1993







                      INDEX


            Conference Theme and Scope
            Provisional Programme: General Overview
            Workshops
            Sessions
            Technical Tours
            Social and Cultural Programme; Hotel Reservations
            EGIS'93 European GIS Exhibition
            Procedures and Schedule for Registration
            Procedures and Schedule for Paper and Poster Presentations
            Further Information
            Special workshops, session and social event



               CONFERENCE THEME AND SCOPE

Italy is the fourth country in Europe to host an EGIS Conference and
Exhibition. The first three EGIS conferences (in Amsterdam in 1990, in
Brussels in 1991, and in Munich in 1992) certainly have promoted the
proliferation of GIS awareness to all corners of the continent. The
acquisition and use of systems has spread rapidly to many, sometimes
unexpected, fields, making GIS one of the fastest growing sectors in the
information technology market. But using complex information systems like GIS
is not always easy. Therefore, the applicability of this highly and widely
welcomed technology needs improvement. GIS software and hardware is still
difficult to master, system configurations have to be updated quite
frequently, large applications still suffer from long response times,
realistic time and cost estimates for GIS projects are difficult to make,
suitable databases are absent or expensive to buy or create, and many
organization are not able to adapt smoothly to the new technology. Tensions
between a technology and a community of (potential) users asks for
adaptations from both sides. Modern information technology has a lot to
offer: high capacity processing and memory units, more standard and stable
operating and networking environments, standardized graphical user
interfaces, high resolution scanning devices, and affordable colour raster
plotters and printers. Concurrently, GI software, GI system planning methods
and GIS implementation strategies evolve as well and more and more reflect
user needs. Finally, the user community not only grows in numbers but also
changes of composition as ever more persons without rigorous computer,
information or geoscience education and training become GIS users. Therefore,
GIS education faces new demands as well.
It seems timely to choose problems and solutions with respect to the
applicability of GIS as the central theme for EGIS'93. It goes without saying
that European challenges will be highlighted in particular.





              Provisional PROGRAMME: General Overview


* Monday March 29

* 09.00-11.30                 Registration of workshop participants (Badia di
                              San Andrea)
* 14.00-19.00                 Registration (Congress Centre Cristoforo Colombo)
* 10.00-17.00                 Parallel Workshops (Badia di San Andrea)
* 14.30-18.00                 Cultural Tour: City Tour Genoa
* 19.30-21.00                 Opening Reception Genoa City Hall (including
                              refreshments)


* Tuesday March 30

* 09.00-18.00                 Registration
* 09.00-18.00                 EGIS'93 European GIS Exhibition
* 10.30-12.30                 PLENARY OPENING SESSION
                              WELCOMING ADDRESS
                              Prof. Bianca Falcidieno, Chairperson Italian
                              Scientific Committee
                              ITALIAN AND EUROPEAN CHALLENGES FOR THE APPLI-
                              CATION OF GIS
                              Prof. Robert Laurini, Italian Scientific Committee
                              IMPROVING GIS APPLICABILITY
                              Dr. Jonathan Raper, University of London
                              LONG TERM GIS DEVELOPMENT
                              Dr. Carl Steinitz
* 14.30-16.00                 Parallel Special and Paper Sessions
* 16.30-18.00                 Parallel Special and Paper Sessions
* Evening:                    European GIS Business Evening:
                              Receptions and presentations organized by the
                              GIS industry


* Wednesday March 31

* 09.00-18.00                 Registration
* 09.00-18.00                 EGIS'93 European GIS Exhibition
* 09.30-20.00                 Poster Exhibition (attended during breaks and wine
                              reception)
* 09.30-11.00                 Parallel Special and Paper Sessions
* 11.30-13.00                 PLENARY PAPER SESSION
                              Selection of papers submitted by delegates
* 14.30-18.00                 Technical Tours: GIS in Genoa (Genova Ricerche)
                              and Italian Military Hydrographic Institute,
 Genoa)
* 14.30-16.00                 Parallel Special and Paper Sessions
* 16.30-18.00                 Parallel Special and Paper Sessions
* 18.00-19.00                 EGIS Wine Reception at the Poster Exhibition
* 19.00-20.00                 Exhibitor Presentation Session
* 21.00-23.00                 Conference Buffet Banquet in the Palazzo Ducale


* Thursday April 1

* 09.00-12.00                 Registration
* 09.00-12.00                 EGIS'93 European GIS Exhibition
* 09.00-12.00                 Poster Exhibition (attended during breaks)
* 09.00-10.00                 Parallel Special and Paper Sessions
* 10.30-11.30                 Parallel Special and Paper Sessions
* 12.00-13.15                 PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION
                              Chairperson: Prof. Henk Scholten

                              Participants (provisional):
                              Prof. Peter Burrough, European Steering Committee
                              Prof. Ian Masser, European Steering Committee
                              Ing. Massimo Rumor, Italian Scientific Committee
                              mr. Jack Dangermond, president of ESRI
                              mr David Sinton, systems engineering INTERGRAPH
                              Corporation

* 13.15-14.15                 Farewell Luncheon Buffet in the Congress Centre


* Friday April 2

* 09.00-21.00                 Technical and Cultural Tour to Florence, inclu-
                              ding a visit to the Italian Military Geographic
                              Institute and a City Tour





                        WORKSHOPS


WORKSHOP 1           TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF GIS-PRODUCTS

Coordinators:        Ralf Bill, University of Stuttgart
                     Wolfgang Bhler, International Consultant, GIS/LIS
                     Robin A. McLaren, International Consultant, GIS/LIS

The workshop deals with the technical evaluation of GIS products. It intro-
duces a general evaluation model which includes elements such as hardware,
software, data, vendors, costs-benefits etc.
In the second part of the workshop, the different steps of the evaluation
phase are discussed. They are described starting from the setting up of an
expert team until installation, education and training and the beginning of
production. At all steps catalogues of criteria, a time schedule and task
specific requirements are presented enabling participants to perform their
own evaluation. On the other hand, the advantages of involving an external
consultant are shown as well.
The third part of the workshop introduces aspects of system differentiation
and design. This part gives a state-of-the-art overview of the international
GIS-product market based on a review of more than 40 products currently on
the market and on users' experience with many of these systems.
The workshop includes exercises (approx. 1/3 of the course) where
participants can set up their own application-related specifications and
evaluation criteria.

Who should attend?
Persons interested in GIS, especially those about to enter the GIS-world, and
practitioners in all disciplines who could become users of GIS-products.



WORKSHOP 2           GIS AND DATABASE DESIGN

Coordinator:         Richard Healey, University of Edinburgh

This workshop will examine several topics in the use of database management
systems within a GIS environment. The first part will provide a survey of
database structures, especially relational and object-oriented, and an
introduction to data modelling for database design. In the second part, a
number of issues in the hybrid/integrated data model debate will be ad-
dressed. Examples will be drawn from different applications and from
commercially available GIS packages and database management systems.

Who Should Attend?
The target audience includes designers of GIS, particularly those dealing
with large amounts of spatial data, technical staff and persons working in
systems development who are eager to discover new concepts in managing
spatial data.



WORKSHOP 3           SPATIAL DATA MODELS AND STRUCTURES

Coordinators:        Bianca Falcidieno, CNR Institute of Applied Mathematics,
                     Genoa
                     Werner Kuhn, Technical University of Vienna

This tutorial will introduce a framework for spatial models and data
structures. An overview of the most important spatial concepts, data models
and data structures is given, and their role in prototypical applications of
geographical information systems is discussed. This will enable participants
to understand which data models are best suited to their applications and to
assess the various existing implementations.
The evolution of GIS has produced a large variety of data structures and
processing models. Associated data models, i.e., implementation independent
languages to describe spatial data, have often been derived after the fact
from implementations rather than serving as their basis. Today, a growing
understanding of how humans deal with spatial information allows us to start
formalizing these spatial concepts and subsequently derive spatial data
models, which can then be implemented by appropriate data structures.

Who should attend?
The workshop is intended for computer scientists dealing with the design of
GIS and for geographers, planners and engineers interested in the acquisition
and advanced use of computer aided systems for spatial data handling.



WORKSHOP 4           SPATIAL ANALYSIS WITH GIS

Coordinators:        Henk Scholten, Free University of Amsterdam
                     Stan Openshaw, University of Newcastle

Most modern geographical information systems include complete sets of
functions for entering, storing and retrieving spatially indexed information.
However, many GIS-packages have only limited functionality for analyzing
spatial data. It is becoming increasingly clear that the standard analysis
options are insufficient for scientists working in many disciplines.
It is important to try and to develop a new style of analytical GIS
technology which can make appropriate use of the geo-data rich environments
that GIS is providing. This means that it is also necessary to discuss which
spatial analysis functions are missing from the current commercial packages.
This workshop will examine the kinds of spatial analysis techniques needed,
and what the criteria for GIS relevant spatial analysis methods should be.
In this workshop an overview will be given of the spatial analysis techniques
available and in which package they are best incorporated. Does ARC-INFO GRID
provide us with many new challenges or is SPANS still the leading spatial
analysis software?
All presentations and discussions will be illustrated and explained by
examples and projects drawn from fields as diverse as regional planning,
environmental management, transportation and marketing.

Who should attend?
The workshop is designed for participants with a working knowledge of GIS-
concepts who wish to explore the potential of these systems for analysis and
modelling.



WORKSHOP 5           IMPLEMENTATION OF GIS

Coordinator:         Massimo Rumor, Municipality of Padova

The acquisition and implementation of geographical information systems in
organizations is a major problem area for many potential GIS users as well as
for managers. In an interplay of organizational, personnel, technical and
financial issues, strategies have to be evaluated and decisions have to be
prepared and made. Analyses and choices with respect to decision making
approaches, requirements, costs and benefits, GIS configurations, vendor
evaluations, system management and auditing, education and training etc. will
have to be considered. All theme issues will be covered in this workshop,
illustrated with a variety of real-world examples.

Who should attend?

Persons that are or will become engaged in the acquisition and implementation
of geographical information systems for production purposes.



WORKSHOP 6           SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Coordinator:         Peter A. Burrough, University of Utrecht

The natural environment is very complex and cannot be observed everywhere
completely. Therefore data are collected by making observations at points in
space and time. The true patterns of variation are approximated from these
samples by using methods of spatial and temporal data analyses. Software
developments both in GIS and in the use multiple linked windows for
statistical data analysis are introducing new challenges and new oppor-
tunities. GIS now routinely permits, and indeed demands, that data are
analyzed in the physical context in which they were observed, and also with
recognizance of their relations with other data. Classical statistical
simplifications, such as stationarity, are being challenged increasingly and
it is important to carry out exploratory analyses to discover just how the
observations relate to the context in which they were made. This workshop
concentrates on the use of exploratory, multiwindowing techniques for the
interactive examination of multivariate environmental data. These methods
rely heavily on new computing tools for linking different views of the data
with each other and with geostatistical analysis methods. Linked windows
permit the decomposition of the analysis by enabling the user to focus on a
number of relatively simple views of the data, which by virtue of cross-
linking, can be re-integrated into a complete analysis. The workshop will
present the basic ideas and aspects of geostatistics and exploratory data
analysis: these will be illustrated with case studies and demonstrations.

Who should attend?
The workshop is intended for persons requiring an understanding of how modern
methods of data analysis and computer technology can be used effectively in
the environmental sciences for inventory, monitoring, scientific
investigations and natural resource management.



WORKSHOP 7           SUITABILITY OF GIS SOFTWARE FOR EDUCATION
                     (Workshop of EGIS Education Special Interest Group)

Coordinators:        Fred Toppen, University of Utrecht
                     John Stillwell, University of Leeds
                     Marien de Bakker, Prof. H.C. van Hall Institute, Groningen

Education and training in GIS is a major responsibility for teachers at
universities and colleges. Practical experience and thus the access to a GIS
lab is conditional for teaching GIS courses. Setting up a GIS lab is often
the first problem to deal with. Choice of hardware and software in relation
to financial and infrastructural constraints are key issues in this phase.
The suitability of available GIS software packages for teaching is another
important issue to be considered. GIS packages are rarely developed with
educational use in mind.
During the workshop, participants will be able to evaluate the suitability of
some GIS packages. Short presentations as well as informal demonstrations
will be presented and there are opportunities for hands-on experience.
Information on educational discounts will be given for a range of products.
Also, availability and suitability of GIS software with respect to educa-
tional use will be discussed, as well as the kind of functionality and
interface we aim at.

Who should attend?
If you are already involved in GIS education and interested to share with
colleagues experiences on how to use GIS software in your courses, or if you
like to test some packages and discuss problems and solutions, you will
benefit from this workshop. But also if you intend to start or extend a GIS
lab, the workshop will help you in making appropriate choices.



WORKSHOP 8           OBJECT-ORIENTED GIS

Coordinator:         Ivar Jacobson, Objective Systems SF AB, Kista

Geographical Information Systems of today are becoming very complex
technologies, allowing a large number of data structures to be related to one
another. Traditional software design techniques are insufficient to deal with
such problems. Instead, new approaches for software design are requested, the
most interesting and promising ones being object-oriented. Object-oriented
methods are more adequate to describe complex structures, e.g. complex
geographical data accessible through a graphical user interface. The workshop
will provide a thorough introduction into the development and maintenance
process of GIS-software in different programming environments. Types of
object models, types of objects, the design of geographical object data
models and layered object-oriented systems will be highlighted.

Who should attend?
The course is designed for both GIS developers and end-users with an interest
in new geographical data models and in advanced software development methods
for GIS.



                        SESSIONS

The EGIS'93 conference will feature three plenary sessions: OPENING SESSION,
SELECTED PAPERS SESSION, and PANEL DISCUSSION. There will be a two-day poster
session and various parallel special and paper sessions.

All conference participants are invited to participate in the paper and
poster sessions. Acceptance of presentation proposals will be competitive,
especially for papers. Poster presentations are, therefore, encouraged. Paper
proposals can be referred to poster sessions. Conference presentations will
be evaluated and selected by the European Steering Committee on the basis of
the submitted abstracts. Three or four paper proposals will be selected to be
presented in the Plenary Paper Session. The procedures and schedule for paper
and poster presentations can be found further on in this document.


The paper and poster sessions will be organized under three headings:
Research and Technology, Applications, and Awareness.
The following conference themes have been specified (with codes):

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

RT 1        GIS Theory and Methodology
RT 2        Data Models, Data Structures and Data Capture
RT 3        Artificial Intelligence, Multimedia, Macro Languages and User
            Interfaces
RT 4        Remote Sensing, Image Processing and GIS
RT 5        Accuracy in GIS
RT 6        Spatial Statistics and Spatial Modelling

APPLICATIONS

AP 1        Automated Mapping, Desktop Mapping and GeoView Systems
AP 2        Parcel-based and Land Information Systems
AP 3        Natural Resource Management
AP 4        Land Evaluation and Environmental Assessment
AP 5        Health and Crime Information Systems
AP 6        Facility Management and Distribution Information Systems
AP 7        Urban and Regional Monitoring, Analysis and Planning
AP 8        Geodemographics, Geomarketing and Facility Location Analysis
AP 9        Positioning, Navigation and Dispatching Systems

AWARENESS

AW 1        Education, Training and Promotion
AW 2        GIS System Planning, System Implementation, and System Management
AW 3        Organizational, Institutional and Cost-Benefit issues
AW 4        National and International GIS programmes and projects

A paper is an oral presentation of about 15-25 minutes (depending on the
number of presentations in a session) on a research, development or
application project. In each parallel session some time will be allocated for
discussion. The manuscripts of accepted papers will be published in the
Conference Proceedings.

A poster consists of a display of maps, pictures, charts etc. illustrating
the results of a project. The poster can be explained and discussed
informally with visitors to the poster session. Two-page summary descriptions
of accepted posters will be published in the Conference Proceedings.

The Italian Scientific Committee will award a prize for the best paper and
the best poster presentation at the conference.

Special sessions are paper sessions on a specific theme, prearranged by a
group of participants. The EGIS Steering and Executive Committees encourages
activities that can lead to the establishment of Special Interest Groups.
These SIG's can organize 'tracks' of workshops, tours and sessions at EGIS
conferences. Persons considering the organization of a special session should
contact the EGIS Conference Bureau well in advance.

At this moment, the following special sessions are in preparation or under
consideration:

GIS EDUCATION (Special Interest Group), sessions on:
- The Use of the NCGIA Core Curriculum
- GIS Knowledge and Skills Needed in Business, Commerce and Governmental
Agencies
- Reports on National Surveys on GIS Education
- Assessment of GIS Study Results
- How to Achieve Maximum GIS Education Results with Minimal Resources
- GIS Education within Different Disciplines
GIS FOR MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT
GIS AND EC PROGRAMMES


GIS EXHIBITOR PRESENTATIONS
A special session on Company Profiles, Product Positioning, and Product and
Marketing Strategies will be organized by the EGIS Executive Committee for
firms exhibiting at the EGIS'93 European GIS Exhibition. This session will
run after the Wine Reception on Wednesday March 31 (ca. 19.00-20.00 hours).


BUSINESS MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS
On Tuesday March 24 from ca. 18.30-23.00 hours, there are opportunities to
organize business meetings, product announcements, client gatherings, user-
group meetings, etc. Interested firms, organizations and persons are kindly
requested to contact the EGIS Exhibition Office in Amsterdam for further
information and to reserve space.
The meetings can be announced or advertised in the EGIS'93 Preliminary and
Final Programmes.



                        TECHNICAL TOURS

A number of technical tours will be arranged by the Local Organizing
Committee to institutions  specialized in geographical data processing. These
tours are:

GIS IN GENOA
Wednesday March 31, 14.30-18.00 hours

During the EGIS'93 event, an exhibition on the application of GIS in the
Genoa region will be arranged at the Badia di San Andrea. This location is
the seat of Genova Ricerche, the local organizers of EGIS'93. Various urban
and environmental management applications and multimedia systems will be on
display. On Wednesday March 31, a guided tour will be organised to this
exhibition. It will give you a good impression of analytical and geoview type
GIS applications in Italy.


ITALIAN MILITARY HYDROGRAPHIC INSTITUTE, GENOA
Wednesday March 31, 14.30-18.00 hours

The production of hydrographic maps in Italy and the use of automated
graphical computer systems in the production process will be theme of this
tour. It will offer participants a good insight in all aspects of digital
mapping.


GIS AND FLORENCE (post-conference)
Friday April 2, 09.00-21.00 hours

This tour is made up of both professional and cultural ingredients. After a
bus trip from Genoa to Florence, the Italian Military Geographic Institute
will be visited. Here, geographical information technology is applied for the
production of topographic maps at various scales. During the afternoon hours,
the famous inner city of Florence will be toured. A unique opportunity to see
this finest example of a Renaissance city with superb architecture and
decoration. The tour includes a return trip by bus to Genoa. Of course,
participants can also stay on in Florence.

Busses leave from the Congress Centre.

Tickets for the tours can be ordered with your registration or, as capacity
allows, during the conference at the registration and information desk.



        SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMME; HOTEL RESERVATIONS

The EGIS'93 Local Organizing Committee has arranged a variety of social
events and cultural tours for conference participants and accompanying
guests.

* OPENING RECEPTION IN THE CITY HALL
Monday March 29, from 19.30 to 21.00 hours

This icebreaker reception will be held in the monumental City Hall of Genoa.
It will provide an opportunity to mingle with old friends and to make new
acquaintances. The City Hall is located in the city centre of Genoa, close to
the Congress Centre. Participants will receive a warm welcome by the
Municipality of Genoa and the organizers of EGIS'93.

* WINE RECEPTION AT THE POSTER EXHIBITION (CONGRESS CENTRE)
Wednesday March 31, from 18.00 to 19.00

Before the conference banquet, a wine reception will be held in the hall
where the posters are on display. All delegates and exhibitors are invited
for a free drink.

* BANQUET IN THE PALAZZO DUCALE
Wednesday March 25, from 21.00 to 23.00 hours

The famous and only recently restored Palazzo Ducale will be the location for
the EGIS'93 Conference Banquet. The banquet will be in buffet style to give
ample opportunity for informal socializing. During the buffet, the awards for
the best conference paper and poster will be presented.

* FAREWELL LUNCHEON BUFFET
Thursday April 1, from 13.15 to 14.15 hours

The conference will be concluded with a buffet lunch in the restaurant of the
Congress Centre. It will give the delegates a last opportunity to meet each
other again and to say good-bye at the closing of EGIS'93.

* CULTURAL TOURS

On Monday March 29th the afternoon (14.30-18.00 hours) a Genoa City Tour has
been organized by the Local Organizing Committee. It will introduce you to
this great historic city.
The one-day post-conference tour to Florence will be a mixture of a technical
and a cultural tour. The tour includes a return trip by bus from Genoa to
Florence, a visit to the Italian Military Geographic Institute and a City
Tour.

Tickets for the Opening Reception, the Banquet, the Farewell Lunch and the
Cultural Tours to Genoa and Florence can be ordered on the registration form.
Tickets will also be available during the conference at the registration
desk.

* HOTEL RESERVATIONS

All registered persons will receive information about hotels and the
procedure for reservations.



EGIS'93 European GIS Exhibition

Leading businesses in the field of geographical information processing from
all over the world will be present at this major European GIS/LIS exhibition.
It will give participants an unparalleled opportunity to meet them all at one
place and at one time. Nearly all producers of geographical information
systems, firms providing hardware platforms and databases for GIS, major
suppliers of supplementary software and peripheral devices, businesses
providing GIS services and publishers of GIS books and journals will be
present. The EGIS'93 Exhibition definitely will be one of the major showcases
of GIS products and services in Europe in 1993. The exhibition will be staged
in special exhibition halls of the Cristoforo Colombo Congress Centre.
The exhibition will be complemented by a special conference session where
businesses will present their GIS product and marketing strategies and by
business receptions and meetings.


Firms interested in exhibiting at EGIS'93 are kindly requested to contact the
EGIS Exhibition Office in Amsterdam (address at the end).



              PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES FOR REGISTRATION

Please inform the EGIS Conference Bureau if you want to receive additional
copies of this brochure.

Please mail or fax the registration form in this EGIS'93 brochure to the EGIS
Conference Bureau (see address below).

The deadline for discount fee is January 15, 1993. Date of receipt of payment
is the date of registration. All registrants who have not transferred their
fee by January 15, 1993 will be invoiced for the regular conference fee.

After receipt of the registration form and payment in Utrecht, the status of
your registration, hotel and excursion information and travel instructions
will be mailed to your address.

The Preliminary Programme of the EGIS'93 conference indicating provisional
allocation of papers and posters to sessions will be issued in January 1993
and sent to all registered persons.

The Final Programme and the Conference Proceedings will be distributed upon
registration in Genoa.

Concerning refund of registration fees, there will be a 75 % refund if
notification of cancellation is received before January 15, 1993; thereafter,
there will be no refund.

Workshops and tours have limited capacity. Participants will be signed up
according to the order of money transfer. Tours and workshops will be carried
out subject to sufficient number of participants. In case of cancellation of
a workshop or tour, the fees remitted will be refunded.



                        CONFERENCE GRANT PROGRAMME

Potential attenders whose permanent residence is in one of the East European
countries (the republics of the former Soviet Union, the republics of
(former) Yugoslavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria and
Albania) who are not able to cover the costs of participation can apply for
financial support. A limited number of Conference Grants will be available
for persons with accepted presentation proposals. Grant holders do not have
to pay conference and workshop fees and will receive an allowance of (the
equivalent of) NLG 1000.- upon registration in Genoa to cover travel and
subsistence costs. Applicants for grants should attach a letter with their
motivation for  participation in EGIS'93 to their presentation proposal form
and abstract. Please adhere to the November 15, 1992 deadline! The grants
will be awarded by the EGIS Executive Committee on the basis of a fair
distribution among countries and institutions.

Please transfer the total amount due through your bank via SWIFT, to:
ABN-AMRO Bank N.V.; SWIFT address: ABNANL2A, to the credit of account
47.24.48.609 of 'Stichting EGIS', Utrecht.
Please include your name and affiliation on the transfer form.

If you wish to pay by Postbank/Giro:
Gironumber 2900 ABN-AMRO Bank N.V., account 47.24.48.609 of 'Stichting EGIS',
Utrecht.
Please include your name and affiliation on the transfer form.

If you wish to pay by credit card, use the Conference Registration Form.

Mail or fax your registration form to:

EGIS Conference Bureau
Faculty of Geographical Sciences
P.O. Box 80.115
3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
Fax:    +31-30-52.36.99
E-mail: egis@nexvax.frw.ruu.nl


       PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULE FOR PAPER AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS

1.     A paper or poster may be proposed by one to four authors. Please list
       as the first author the person to whom correspondence should be
       directed. Please correspond by fax when the mailing system in your
       country is slow or not reliable. Presenters may not submit more than
       one paper and one poster proposal.

2.     Paper and poster proposals should be accompanied by an abstract,
       printed or typed on a separate sheet according to the following
       specifications:
               first line: author(s) name(s), second line: affiliation,
               blank line,
               paper or poster title in CAPITAL LETTERS (maximum 25 words),
               blank line,
               subsequent lines: abstract (minimum 400, maximum 600 words).
       Abstracts should be typed or printed single spaced and error-free. The
       evaluation procedure is based on these abstracts.

3.     Mail or fax proposal forms and abstracts to the EGIS Conference Bureau
       (see address below).
       Deadline for proposals and abstracts: November 10, 1992. This deadline
       is strictly applied!

4.     Paper and poster proposals will be evaluated by the European Steering
       Committee. Selection will be based on the following criteria: value
       and appropriateness of the topic, originality of the approach and
       clarity of presentation. The Executive Committee reserves the right to
       transfer paper proposals to poster sessions. Presenters of accepted
       paper proposals can prepare a manuscript of 10 pages that will be
       published in the Conference Proceedings. Presenters of accepted poster
       proposals can prepare a two page summary/description of their poster
       for inclusion in the proceedings. Manuscripts and summaries (black-
       and-white only) should be camera-ready, error-free and adhere to
       guidelines issued.

5.     Notices of acceptance, together with guidelines for manuscripts,
       summaries and posters, will be mailed before December 10, 1992.

6.     Posters should be brought to the conference by the participants and
       not be mailed to the EGIS Conference Bureau. Display boards will be
       available. Poster dimensions should not exceed ca. 150 x 150 cm.
       Poster presentations may not include computer demonstrations.

7.     Participants whose papers and posters have been accepted should mail
       their manuscripts/summaries to the EGIS Conference Bureau. Your
       material must arrive in Utrecht by March 1, 1993. This deadline is
       strictly applied! Please take into consideration that ordinary mail
       may take one to three weeks to arrive in Utrecht. The use of a courier
       service may be an alternative. Manuscripts and summaries will be
       published in the Conference Proceedings. Delegates who fail to meet
       the March 1, 1993 deadline may bring copies of the manuscript to the
       session at the conference, distribute a hand-out, or prepare no
       written material. Persons with accepted papers who do not send in
       manuscripts should confirm their intention to present their paper by
       March 1, 1993 with the EGIS Bureau.

8.     Only registered delegates will be included in the paper and poster
       session programme. A preliminary programme will be issued and mailed
       in January 1993. Only manuscripts and summaries of presenters that
       have transferred their conference fees before March 1, 1993 will be
       included in the proceedings.

9.     Groups comprising up to four presentations may propose a special paper
       session. The organizer of such a session should write to the EGIS
       Conference Bureau, indicating the theme of the session, the chairman
       and the names of the participants. The proposal forms and abstracts of
       the participants presenting papers at that session must reach the EGIS
       Bureau by November 10, 1992.

10.    First and second authors of accepted papers and posters will receive a
       discount of (the equivalent of) NLG 100.- on their registration fee.
       This refund will be paid upon registration in Genoa.


Mail or fax your proposal form to:

EGIS Conference Bureau
Faculty of Geographical Sciences
P.O. Box 80.115
(Postal address for parcels: Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht)
3508 TC Utrecht
The Netherlands
Tel. +31-30-53.42.61/53.32.06
Fax +31-30-52.36.99

E-mail address for abstracts: egis@cc.ruu.nl



                        FURTHER INFORMATION

English will be the official language of the conference. Sessions in other
European languages (e.g. Italian, German and French) may be organized if
required.

For further information please contact the respective organizing bureaus:
EGIS Conference Bureau
Faculty of Geographical Sciences
P.O. Box 80.115, Utrecht
The Netherlands
Fax +31-30-52.36.99.
E-mail: egis@nexvax.frw.ruu.nl

EGIS Exhibition Office
Department of Regional Economics
De Boelelaan 1105,
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel. +31-20-54.84.929
Fax +31-20-66.12.634.

Local Organizing Committee:
Genova Ricerche
c/o Ing. Emauele Roccatagliata
Via dell' Acciaio, 139
16152 Genova
Italia
Tel. +39-10-65.14.000
Fax +39-10-60.38.01
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                        CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

EGIS'93 Conference Registration Form
GENOA, Italy  MARCH 29-APRIL 1, 1993

Please write legibly. Each participant should register on a separate form
(make a photocopy of this form if necessary). All prices are in Netherlands
Guilders (NLG).

Name and title:               _____________________________________________(M/F)
Name on badge:                _________________________________________________
Organization:                 _________________________________________________
Address:                      _________________________________________________
                              _________________________________________________
Postal Code,City:             _________________________________________________
Country:                      _________________________________________________
Telephone:           _______________________ Telefax: _________________________

All registrants will receive information about hotel accommodation.

Place and date: _________________________,__________-__________- 1992

Signature:___________________________________________________________________

Fill in next page and return to:       If you wish to pay by credit card:

EGIS Conference Bureau                 Total amount (NL Guilders): NLG ........
Faculty of Geographical Sciences       Credit card:
P.O. Box 80.115                                   O Eurocard/Mastercard/Access
3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands                  O Visa
Tel.: +31-30-53.42.61                             O American Express
Fax: +31-30-52.36.99                   Card number:____________________________
                                       Expiration date:________/____(month/year)

                                       Signature:_____________________________


Please have your bank transfer the amount due via SWIFT to the ABN-AMRO Bank
N.V.; SWIFT address: ABNANL2A, to the credit of account 47.24.48.609 of
'Stichting EGIS', Utrecht. Please include your name and affiliation on the
bank transfer form.

If you wish to pay by Postbank/Giro: Giro 2900 ABN-AMRO Bank N.V., account
47.24.48.609 of 'Stichting EGIS', Utrecht. Please include your name and
affiliation on the transfer form.

EGIS Conference Proceedings (two volumes) can be ordered by a bank transfer
or by credit card (submit your credit card information). Mention your mail
address and the desired book(s): EGIS'91 (NLG 100.-), EGIS'92 (NLG 110.-),
EGIS'93 (NLG 125.-).

__________________________________________________________________________

All prices are in Netherlands Guilders (NLG).

CONFERENCE FEE (incl. proceedings and exhibition; workshops, food or tours
not included)
            O  Early fee:              NLG 750,- (money received in Utrecht
                                                  before January 15, 1993)
            O  Regular fee:            NLG 850.-
            O  Student fee:            NLG 350.- (proof of full-time enrolment
                                                  required)


                                                                NLG:________


WORKSHOP FEE          (NLG 450.-, incl. material and lunch; indicate 1,2,3 for
                       1st, 2nd and 3rd preference)

...  Technical Evaluation of GIS Products      ...  GIS and Database Design
...  Spatial Data Models and Structures        ...  Spatial Analysis with GIS
...  Implementation of GIS                     ...  Spatial Data Analysis for
...  GIS Education Software                    ...  Environmental Assessment
...  Object-Oriented GIS
                                                                NLG:________

SOCIAL EVENT          (you may order more than one coupon; non-registrants are
                       welcome)
                                                No. of coupons:
Opening Reception                      NLG   35.- x  ..  =      NLG:_________
Conference Banquet                     NLG  100.- x  ..  =      NLG:_________
Farewell Lunch                         NLG   60.- x  ..  =      NLG:_________
Lunch coupons (2 lunches)              NLG   90.- x  ..  =      NLG:_________
Genoa City Tour                        NLG   30.- x  ..  =      NLG:_________



TECHNICAL TOURS (you may order more than one; tickets are available for non-
                 registrants)
                                                          No. of tickets:

1.  GIS in Genova (March 31)           NLG  30.-  x  ..  =      NLG:_________
2.  Hydrographic Institute (March 31)  NLG  30.-  x  ..  =      NLG:_________
3.  GIS and Florence (April 2)         NLG  80.-  x  ..  =      NLG:_________


                                                                --------------+
GRAND TOTAL (conference, workshop, social events and tours)     NLG:__________


________________________________________________________________________________

                         CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

EGIS'93 Presentation Proposal Form
GENOA, Italy   MARCH 29-APRIL 1, 1993

Please write legibly. Each presentation should be proposed on a separate form
(make a photocopy of this form if necessary) and be accompanied by an
abstract (see procedures).
Do not forget to complete a registration form for each author who will
participate in the conference.

Information of First Author:
Name and title:               ____________________________________________(M/F)
Organization:                 _________________________________________________
                              _________________________________________________
Address:                      _________________________________________________
                              _________________________________________________
Postal/ZIP code,City:         _________________________________________________
Country:                      _________________________________________________
Telephone:                    _______________________ Telefax:_________________

Second Author:
Name and title:               _________________________________________________
Affiliation:                  _________________________________________________

Other Co-Authors:
                              1. ______________________________________________
                              2. ______________________________________________

Preferred kind of presentation:    O  paper;    O  poster

Title of presentation (maximum of 25 words in CAPITAL CHARACTERS):

                              _________________________________________________
                              _________________________________________________
                              _________________________________________________
                              _________________________________________________

Four keywords that best characterize your presentation:

1. ___________________________________   2. ___________________________________

3. ___________________________________   4. ___________________________________

N.B.
The EGIS Special Interest Group on Education has issued a special proposal form
with its call for papers. This form can be used by presenters wishing to parti-
cipate in one of the special sessions of the Education SIG. You can contact
Fred Toppen at the EGIS Conference Bureau in Utrecht.

______________________________________________________________________________

Are you willing to chair a session?    O  yes;    O  no

Please indicate one or two codes that best apply to your presentation (refer to
the list below for the themes and their codes):


            1 __________      2 __________


            RT 1     GIS Theory and Methodology
            RT 2     Data Models, Data Structures, and Data Capture
            RT 3     Artificial Intelligence, Multimedia, Macro-Languages and
                     User Interfaces
            RT 4     Remote Sensing, Image Processing and GIS
            RT 5     Accuracy in GIS
            RT 6     Spatial Statistics and Spatial Modelling

            AP 1     Automated Mapping, Desktop Mapping, and GeoView Systems
            AP 2     Parcel-based and Land Information Systems
            AP 3     Natural Resource Management
            AP 4     Land Evaluation and Environmental Assessment
            AP 5     Health and Crime Information Systems
            AP 6     Facility Management and Distribution Information Systems
            AP 7     Urban and Regional Monitoring, Analysis and Planning
            AP 8     Geodemographics, Geomarketing and Facility Location
                     Analysis
            AP 9     Positioning, Navigation and Dispatching Systems

            AW 1     Education, Training and Promotion
            AW 2     GIS System Planning, System Implementation, and System
                     Management
            AW 3     Organizational, Institutional and Cost-Benefit Issues
            AW 4     National and International GIS programmes and projects


Mail or fax proposal form and abstract to:

EGIS Conference Bureau
Faculty of Geographical Sciences
P.O. Box 80.115
3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
Fax: +31-30-52.36.99


_______________________________________________________________________________

               SPECIAL WORKSHOPS, SESSION AND SOCIAL EVENT.

Organized, outside the regular EGIS programme, by INTERGRAPH CORPORATION.
Please contact Intergraph EHQ, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, for any matter
concerning the following.

SPECIAL WORKSHOPS
Intergraph will organize two workshops on Thursday, April 1 in the afternoon:

1.  ADVANCED SPATIAL ANALYSIS
    Topics: dynamic topology, attribution, symbology and workflows in MGE
    Dynamic Analyst (DYNAMO); Unix and PC based raster GIS integration and
    modelling tools, including the most complete implementation of MapAlgebra
    and the GIS Oriented Analysis Language (GOAL); 3D-rater (Voxel) Analysis.

2.  CADASTRAL GIS
    A workflow oriented workshop that will use Cadatral examples to show
    contemporary tools for: data capture, parcel management and multi-user
    GIS management.

Admission to these workshops is free, but advance registration is required in
view of the limited number of seats available. Send the following information:
name, title, organization, address, postal code, city, country,
telephone number and telefax number; with a reference of the Intergraph
workshop of your preference to:

               Franke van der Laan, Intergraph EHQ, Mapping Sciences Division
               P.O.Box 333, 2130 AH Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.


SPECIAL SESSION
Intergraph intends to organize a special session in the regular EGIS programme
on the border field between remote sensing, GIS and photogrammetry. This
session is a follow-up of the EGIS 1992 workshop and will report on the
ortho-photo and ortho-image results achieved.


SPECIAL INTERGRAPH EVENING
Intergraph intends to pursue a tradition to invite all EGIS participants on
Tuesday, March 30 in the evening for an "Intergraph GIS Pasta Evening" to
mix work with pleasure.