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==Extension of Abstract Submission Deadline== | ==Extension of Abstract Submission Deadline== | ||
We are pleased to announce an extension in the abstract submission deadline for the 2008 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference, incorporating GISSA 2008, being held from 29 September to 3 October, in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. This is due to the fact that there was a glitch with the online submission process which appeared to be already closed for submissions yesterday, the 12 of May on the last day of submissions. Thank you to those of you who informed us, so that we could rectify the problem. I apologize for the inconvenience caused. As a result we have extended the date for the submissions of abstracts to Friday the 23rd of May 2008. Please endeavor to submit your abstract as soon as possible. We believe that we have ironed out the glitch in the system. In summary the following still applies: | We are pleased to announce an extension in the abstract submission deadline for the 2008 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference, incorporating GISSA 2008, being held from 29 September to 3 October, in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. This is due to the fact that there was a glitch with the online submission process which appeared to be already closed for submissions yesterday, the 12 of May on the last day of submissions. Thank you to those of you who informed us, so that we could rectify the problem. I apologize for the inconvenience caused. As a result we have extended the date for the submissions of abstracts to Friday the 23rd of May 2008. Please endeavor to submit your abstract as soon as possible. We believe that we have ironed out the glitch in the system. In summary the following still applies: | ||
| − | Academic Track | + | |
| + | ===Academic Track=== | ||
This year we are thrilled to host the first academic track for peer reviewed papers at FOSS4G. The date for submission of abstracts to the academic track is now 23 May 2008. Abstracts have to be 500-600 words in length, please ensure that these are long enough as abstracts which are too short will automatically be disregarded. These will be reviewed by the Program Committee of the academic track of FOSS4G 2008. You will be notified of acceptance or otherwise on or before 17 June. If your abstract is accepted for the academic track, you have to submit a full paper by 18 August 2008 for inclusion in the proceedings. The Programme Committee will compile a short list of high quality papers addressing substantial research questions. Authors of these papers will be invited to submit a revised paper in response to reviewer comments and suggestions for inclusion in the South African Computer Journal. | This year we are thrilled to host the first academic track for peer reviewed papers at FOSS4G. The date for submission of abstracts to the academic track is now 23 May 2008. Abstracts have to be 500-600 words in length, please ensure that these are long enough as abstracts which are too short will automatically be disregarded. These will be reviewed by the Program Committee of the academic track of FOSS4G 2008. You will be notified of acceptance or otherwise on or before 17 June. If your abstract is accepted for the academic track, you have to submit a full paper by 18 August 2008 for inclusion in the proceedings. The Programme Committee will compile a short list of high quality papers addressing substantial research questions. Authors of these papers will be invited to submit a revised paper in response to reviewer comments and suggestions for inclusion in the South African Computer Journal. | ||
| − | Presentation Track | + | |
| + | ===Presentation Track=== | ||
The date of submission for abstracts of 500-600 words to the presentation track is now the 23 May 2008. Please ensure that your abstract is the correct length as abstracts which are too short will automatically be disregarded. The abstracts submitted to this track will be chosen by an open community process. You will be notified of acceptance or otherwise on or before 17 June. If your abstract is accepted for the presentation track then you will be required to submit your presentation by 18 August 2008 for inclusion in the CD proceedings. | The date of submission for abstracts of 500-600 words to the presentation track is now the 23 May 2008. Please ensure that your abstract is the correct length as abstracts which are too short will automatically be disregarded. The abstracts submitted to this track will be chosen by an open community process. You will be notified of acceptance or otherwise on or before 17 June. If your abstract is accepted for the presentation track then you will be required to submit your presentation by 18 August 2008 for inclusion in the CD proceedings. | ||
| − | Poster Track | + | |
| + | ===Poster Track=== | ||
Due to the demand for posters we have included a poster track to the conference. Should you wish to display a poster at the conference, please submit a short abstract of no more than 150 - 300 words detailing the topic and content of your proposed poster. Please also indicate the poster size in the abstract (poster sizes are limited to an A1 or AO size). The deadline for the poster abstract submission is Monday the 30 of June 2008. Posters will be selected as space is limited. You will be notified of acceptance or otherwise on or before the 21 of July 2008. | Due to the demand for posters we have included a poster track to the conference. Should you wish to display a poster at the conference, please submit a short abstract of no more than 150 - 300 words detailing the topic and content of your proposed poster. Please also indicate the poster size in the abstract (poster sizes are limited to an A1 or AO size). The deadline for the poster abstract submission is Monday the 30 of June 2008. Posters will be selected as space is limited. You will be notified of acceptance or otherwise on or before the 21 of July 2008. | ||
| − | Important Dates | + | ===Important Dates=== |
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| − | Submission of abstracts 12 May 2008 has been extended to 23 May 2008 | + | ! |
| − | Notification of acceptance 17 June 2008 | + | !Presentations |
| − | Submission of papers | + | !Peer reviewed papers for the academic track |
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| − | Notification of acceptance of | + | |Submission of abstracts |
| − | FOSS4G2008 Conference 29 September – 3 October 2008 | + | |12 May 2008 has been extended to 23 May 2008 |
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| + | |Notification of acceptance | ||
| + | |17 June 2008 | ||
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| + | |Submission of presentations / papers | ||
| + | |18 August 2008 | ||
| + | |18 August 2008 | ||
| + | |- | ||
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| + | |Submission of abstracts for posters | ||
| + | |30 June 2008 | ||
| + | |N/A | ||
| + | |- | ||
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| + | |Notification of acceptance of poster | ||
| + | |21 July 2008 | ||
| + | |N/A | ||
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| + | |FOSS4G2008 Conference | ||
| + | |29 September – 3 October 2008 | ||
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| − | Submission Process | + | ===Submission Process=== |
In order to submit an abstract please visit the www.foss4g2008.org website, and select Proposal Submission. This will take you to a login page, where you can enter your existing account information, or if you are new to the site, register for a user account before you can proceed. You will then be taken through a step by step process to submit your abstract. Please make sure that you select the correct track option. | In order to submit an abstract please visit the www.foss4g2008.org website, and select Proposal Submission. This will take you to a login page, where you can enter your existing account information, or if you are new to the site, register for a user account before you can proceed. You will then be taken through a step by step process to submit your abstract. Please make sure that you select the correct track option. | ||
NOTE: To submit an abstract you will need to be logged in as an Author: From the User Home page, under Roles, select Authors. If you do not have a role of Author available then go to the “my profile” link and check the Author checkbox. You will then have an Author role under the User Home page. | NOTE: To submit an abstract you will need to be logged in as an Author: From the User Home page, under Roles, select Authors. If you do not have a role of Author available then go to the “my profile” link and check the Author checkbox. You will then have an Author role under the User Home page. | ||
| − | General Information | + | |
| + | ===General Information=== | ||
All FOSS4G 2008 papers/presentations take the form of 25 minute talks, with 5 minute question and answer sessions at the end. Anyone can submit a presentation or paper and take part in the conference as a presenter. Posters will be on display for the duration of the conference. Designated poster sessions are scheduled to take place on 30 September and 1 October 2008 between 12:00 and 13:00 | All FOSS4G 2008 papers/presentations take the form of 25 minute talks, with 5 minute question and answer sessions at the end. Anyone can submit a presentation or paper and take part in the conference as a presenter. Posters will be on display for the duration of the conference. Designated poster sessions are scheduled to take place on 30 September and 1 October 2008 between 12:00 and 13:00 | ||
Author guidelines for the formatting of the paper or presentation are available online on the conference website. | Author guidelines for the formatting of the paper or presentation are available online on the conference website. | ||
Please note that your paper or presentation will only be included in the proceedings once your registration to the conference has been received in full. | Please note that your paper or presentation will only be included in the proceedings once your registration to the conference has been received in full. | ||
| − | For more information, see the | + | For more information, see the [http://www.foss4g2008.org FOSS4G 2008 site] |
| + | ===Further Queries=== | ||
Should you have any further queries that are not addressed on the website then please contact the following: | Should you have any further queries that are not addressed on the website then please contact the following: | ||
| − | Technical Programme & | + | Technical Programme & Submissions: Inge Netterberg [inge.netterberg@gmail.com] |
Academic Track: Serena Coetzee [scoetzee@cs.up.ac.za] | Academic Track: Serena Coetzee [scoetzee@cs.up.ac.za] | ||
General Track: Inge Netterberg [inge.netterberg@gmail.com] | General Track: Inge Netterberg [inge.netterberg@gmail.com] | ||
Poster Track: Mandy Vickers [mandyv@mintek.co.za] | Poster Track: Mandy Vickers [mandyv@mintek.co.za] | ||
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==Call for Papers== | ==Call for Papers== | ||
Revision as of 08:47, 13 May 2008
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NEWS! The abstract submission deadline for both the academic track and the presentation track has been extended to 23 May. Continue reading below and see FOSS4G 2008 Announcements for more details.
Extension of Abstract Submission Deadline
We are pleased to announce an extension in the abstract submission deadline for the 2008 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference, incorporating GISSA 2008, being held from 29 September to 3 October, in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. This is due to the fact that there was a glitch with the online submission process which appeared to be already closed for submissions yesterday, the 12 of May on the last day of submissions. Thank you to those of you who informed us, so that we could rectify the problem. I apologize for the inconvenience caused. As a result we have extended the date for the submissions of abstracts to Friday the 23rd of May 2008. Please endeavor to submit your abstract as soon as possible. We believe that we have ironed out the glitch in the system. In summary the following still applies:
Academic Track
This year we are thrilled to host the first academic track for peer reviewed papers at FOSS4G. The date for submission of abstracts to the academic track is now 23 May 2008. Abstracts have to be 500-600 words in length, please ensure that these are long enough as abstracts which are too short will automatically be disregarded. These will be reviewed by the Program Committee of the academic track of FOSS4G 2008. You will be notified of acceptance or otherwise on or before 17 June. If your abstract is accepted for the academic track, you have to submit a full paper by 18 August 2008 for inclusion in the proceedings. The Programme Committee will compile a short list of high quality papers addressing substantial research questions. Authors of these papers will be invited to submit a revised paper in response to reviewer comments and suggestions for inclusion in the South African Computer Journal.
Presentation Track
The date of submission for abstracts of 500-600 words to the presentation track is now the 23 May 2008. Please ensure that your abstract is the correct length as abstracts which are too short will automatically be disregarded. The abstracts submitted to this track will be chosen by an open community process. You will be notified of acceptance or otherwise on or before 17 June. If your abstract is accepted for the presentation track then you will be required to submit your presentation by 18 August 2008 for inclusion in the CD proceedings.
Poster Track
Due to the demand for posters we have included a poster track to the conference. Should you wish to display a poster at the conference, please submit a short abstract of no more than 150 - 300 words detailing the topic and content of your proposed poster. Please also indicate the poster size in the abstract (poster sizes are limited to an A1 or AO size). The deadline for the poster abstract submission is Monday the 30 of June 2008. Posters will be selected as space is limited. You will be notified of acceptance or otherwise on or before the 21 of July 2008.
Important Dates
| Presentations | Peer reviewed papers for the academic track | |
|---|---|---|
| Submission of abstracts | 12 May 2008 has been extended to 23 May 2008 | |
| Notification of acceptance | 17 June 2008 | |
| Submission of presentations / papers | 18 August 2008 | 18 August 2008 |
| Submission of abstracts for posters | 30 June 2008 | N/A |
| Notification of acceptance of poster | 21 July 2008 | N/A |
| FOSS4G2008 Conference | 29 September – 3 October 2008 |
Submission Process
In order to submit an abstract please visit the www.foss4g2008.org website, and select Proposal Submission. This will take you to a login page, where you can enter your existing account information, or if you are new to the site, register for a user account before you can proceed. You will then be taken through a step by step process to submit your abstract. Please make sure that you select the correct track option. NOTE: To submit an abstract you will need to be logged in as an Author: From the User Home page, under Roles, select Authors. If you do not have a role of Author available then go to the “my profile” link and check the Author checkbox. You will then have an Author role under the User Home page.
General Information
All FOSS4G 2008 papers/presentations take the form of 25 minute talks, with 5 minute question and answer sessions at the end. Anyone can submit a presentation or paper and take part in the conference as a presenter. Posters will be on display for the duration of the conference. Designated poster sessions are scheduled to take place on 30 September and 1 October 2008 between 12:00 and 13:00 Author guidelines for the formatting of the paper or presentation are available online on the conference website. Please note that your paper or presentation will only be included in the proceedings once your registration to the conference has been received in full. For more information, see the FOSS4G 2008 site
Further Queries
Should you have any further queries that are not addressed on the website then please contact the following: Technical Programme & Submissions: Inge Netterberg [inge.netterberg@gmail.com] Academic Track: Serena Coetzee [scoetzee@cs.up.ac.za] General Track: Inge Netterberg [inge.netterberg@gmail.com] Poster Track: Mandy Vickers [mandyv@mintek.co.za]
Call for Papers
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 2008 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference, incorporating 'GISSA 2008', being held from 29 September to 3 October, in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. For more information, please see the FOSS4G 2008 site: [1]
This conference gathers developers and users of open source geospatial software from around the world to discuss new directions, exciting implementations, and growing business opportunities in the field of open source, mixed and propriety geospatial software. FOSS4G is presented annually by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). The local host for FOSS4G2008 is the Geo-Information Society of South Africa, GISSA. FOSS4G 2008 incorporates 'GISSA 2008'. While Free and Open Source GIS is our focus, you are also welcome to submit papers for the 'applied' topics that use proprietary or mixed GIS. We want to encourage exposure, debate and understanding among FOSS and proprietary communities. Talks will be marked clearly on the programme as FOSS / Proprietary / Mixed / Peer Reviewed.
Topics which must have a FOSS component or perspective are:
- New FOSS GIS developments
- Interoperability and standards - OGC, GEOSS
- Web processing services, Sensor Web enablement and the like
- Using FOSS with proprietary software
- Making the transition to FOSS GIS
- FOSS GIS support and training
- FOSS GIS business models
- FOSS GIS implementation and deployment
- Open data, open content, open architectures, open everything!
- Case studies of open source implementations
- Improving FOSS GIS cartography and map production
- Use Case driven FOSS GIS development and improving the user experience
- FOSS GIS Internationalisation and Localisation
Topics for applications, methodologies or theoretical geospatial work are not limited to a FOSS perspective:
- Sustainable development and the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals)
- Disaster management
- Health
- Energy
- Water
- Climate change
- Weather
- Ecosystem management
- Agriculture
- Biodiversity
- Land reform
- Education
- Government
- Local economic development, poverty alleviation
- Participatory GIS
- Semantic Web and ontologies in GIS
- Location based services, logistics, routing
- 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa
- NGOs, CBOs (Community-based organisations) and community development workers
- Mining, exploration, beneficiation
- Spatial economics
- Military
- Land information and administration (cadastre, address data, etc.)
Academic Papers Track
This year we are thrilled to announce the first academic track for peer-reviewed papers. The date for submission of abstracts to the academic track is 12 May 2008. Abstracts have to be 500-600 words in length and will be reviewed by the Program Committee of the academic track of FOSS4G 2008. Abstracts will be judged on the basis of significance, relevance, correctness, originality, and clarity. If your abstract is accepted for the academic track, you have to submit a full paper by 18 August 2008 for inclusion in the proceedings. The Programme Committee will compile a short list of high quality papers addressing substantial research questions. Authors of these papers will be invited to submit a revised paper in response to reviewer comments and suggestions for inclusion in the South African Computer Journal.
Presentation Track
The date of submission for abstracts of 500-600 words to the presentation track is the 12 May 2008. The abstracts submitted to this track will be chosen by an open community process. If your abstract is accepted for the presentation track then you will be required to submit your presentation by 18 August 2008 for inclusion in the CD proceedings.
Important Dates
| Presentations | Peer reviewed papers for the academic track | |
|---|---|---|
| Submission of abstracts | 12 May 2008 | 12 May 2008 |
| Notification of acceptance | 17 June 2008 | |
| Submission of presentations / papers | 18 August 2008 | 18 August 2008 |
| FOSS4G2008 Conference | 29 September – 3 October 2008 |
General Information
All FOSS4G 2008 papers/presentations take the form of 25 minute talks, with 5 minute question and answer sessions at the end. Anyone can submit a presentation or paper and take part in the conference as a presenter. Author guidelines for the formatting of the paper or presentation will be made available online on the conference website. Please note that your paper or presentation will only be included in the proceedings once your registration to the conference has been received in full. We are making use of an online submission facility. Please visit the website to submit your paper. Submit early, submit often! For more information, see the FOSS4G 2008 site: http://www.foss4g2008.org
Guidelines for Authors
In order to keep things simple, for both you the Authors and us the Technical Programme Committee, we have decided to keep the Authors Guidelines for both the Presentations and the Academic Papers the same. You can download a pdf version of the Authors Guideline here.
Guidelines for Poster Presentations
The Authors Guidelines for the Poster Presentations will be posted shortly.