From: csa23@seq1.keele.ac.uk (M.F. Worboys)
Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences
Subject: GISRUK Call for Papers
Keywords: GIS conference spatial database geographic
Date: 31 Jul 92 19:05:36 GMT
Expires: Sun, 1 Nov 1992 08:00:00 GMT
Organization: University of Keele, England


                            GIS RESEARCH - UK 1993

                            1st NATIONAL CONFERENCE


                             18th-20th March 1993

                     KEELE UNIVERSITY, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND


		               CALL FOR PAPERS



CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

The conference, which will be the first in an annual series, has a number of
aims:

    To act as a focus for research in GIS in the UK.
    To provide a mechanism for the announcement and publication
    of GIS research.
    To act as a forum for the discussion of GIS research ideas.
    To promote active collaboration amongst UK researchers, who may
    come from diverse parent disciplines.
    To provide a framework in which postgraduate students could place
    GIS research in a national context.




STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

     Peter Fisher                  University of Leicester
     Bruce Gittings                University of Edinburgh
     Roy Haines-Young              University of Nottingham
     Zarine Kemp                   University of Kent
     David Parker                  University of Newcastle
     Emma Pearson                  NUTIS, University of Reading
     Mike Worboys                  Keele University


CONFERENCE STRUCTURE

The conference will extend over two days, from midday to midday.  The costs
will be kept as low as possible, thus enabling postgraduate students and
academics to attend.

It is intended that the academic programme shall be as general and
non-exclusive as possible.  The form of the conference shall consist of:

    Addresses by established international researchers;
    Presentations and  follow-up discussions;
    Posters;
    Software/hardware demonstrations of research projects;
    Structured round-table discussions on special topics.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Those wishing to present papers, posters, or give demonstrations at the
conference should submit an extended abstract of between 600 and 1000 words
which describes the work in progress, its significance and a list of
references to related work.  The abstract should include postal address,
phone number and email address, if available.  The abstracts may be
submitted by post or email.  Each abstract will be reviewed by members of
the programme committee.  If accepted, the author(s) of the abstract will be
asked to produce a full paper, poster or demonstration.  Papers will be
published in the proceedings distributed at the conference.


LINKS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

Negotiations are in progress to link this conference with the following
organizations:

    Association for Geographic Information
    ESRC RRL Initiative
    British Computer Society


IMPORTANT DATES

    DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS - NOV 1, 1992
    ACCEPTANCE OF ABSTRACTS - DEC 20, 1992
    FINAL PAPERS FOR PROCEEDINGS - FEB 20, 1992


FURTHER INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

     Michael Worboys
     Department of Computer Science
     Keele University
     Keele
     Staffordshire ST5 5BG
     England

     Tel: 0782 583078
     Fax: 0782 713082
     Email: michael@cs.keele.ac.uk