From: csd20@keele (P. Bofakos)
Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.gis,comp.databases,uk.announce
Subject: 2nd Call For Papers: GISRUK '93
Keywords: GIS Research
Date: 15 Oct 92 17:00:34 GMT
Organization: Keele University, England



                            GIS RESEARCH - UK 1993

                            1st NATIONAL CONFERENCE


                             18th-20th March 1993
			
                     KEELE UNIVERSITY, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND


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


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 led by discussants;
    Posters;
    Software/hardware demonstrations of research projects;
    Structured round-table discussions on special topics.

STOP PRESS

One of the guest speakers will be Prof. Terry Smith, US National Center for
Geographic Information and Analysis, University of California at Santa Barbara.

Negotiations with AGI for substantial sponsorship are at an advanced stage.

A collection of papers from the conference is likely to be published by a
leading international publisher.



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

Sponsors will include:

    Association for Geographic Information
    ESRC RRL Initiative
    British Computer Society


IMPORTANT DATES

    DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS - NOV 2, 1992
    ACCEPTANCE OF ABSTRACTS - DEC 18, 1992
    FINAL PAPERS FOR PROCEEDINGS - FEB 5, 1992


FURTHER INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

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

     Tel: +782 583078
     Fax: +782 713082
     Email: michael@cs.keele.ac.uk
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