[GSDI Legal Econ] 11th EC GI & GIS Workshop, deadline extended to 25 April 05

[Kate Lance]

apologies for cross posting....

--- karen.fullerton at jrc.it wrote:
> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:09:47 +0200
> From: karen.fullerton at jrc.it
> Subject: 11th EC GI & GIS Workshop, Extension of
> Deadline
> To: egip at jrc.it
> 
> Dear GI Community, 
> 
> The deadline for the submission of abstracts for the
> 
> 11th EC GI & GIS Workshop,  ESDI: Setting the
> Framework
> Alghero, Sardinia, 29th June - 1st July 2005
> http://www.ec-gis.org/Workshops/11ec-gis/index.html
> 
> has been extended until the 25 April 2005 
> 
> The objective of the Workshop are:
> 
>     * Review the current state of progress of the
> draft legislation (INSPIRE),
>     * Offer an opportunity to the Spatial Data
> Interest Communities to express their needs and
> improve their understanding of how best to
> participate in the drafting of the INSPIRE
> implementing Rules,
>     * Further our understanding of the
> implementation challenges, costs, and benefits of
> SDIs at national, regional, and local level
>     * Identify key research issues that need
> addressing by the GI community to support the
> implementation of ESDIs.
> 
> The Workshop will be organised through a series of
> plenary sessions addressing common policy issues,
> and parallel sessions focusing in particular on
> applications / implementations of SDIs, and research
> issues.
> With this in mind this call for papers envisages two
> types of submissions:
> 
> Short papers or posters addressing SDI applications
> and implementation experiences at national, regional
> or local level. We are particularly interested in
> candid accounts of what works, and what does not
> work, what are perceived benefits for policy, public
> administration, citizens, and the private sector.
> Proposed submissions must clearly indicate whether
> they are for a poster or a short presentation (15
> min. max) and be no longer 500 words, with emphasis
> on the results achieved. Proposals will be evaluated
> by the programme committee and those accepted will
> be include in the Conference proceedings (in CD-ROM
> and online)
> 
> Longer papers and presentations (20 min max)
> addressing in particular SDI research issues
> relating to data, technology, interoperability,
> people, organisational implementation, and
> socio-economic impacts of SDIs. These submission
> will have a strong research orientation, and
> proposals will be of 1500 words with references.
> Proposals will be evaluated by an International
> Scientific Committee and for those accepted, full
> paper submissions (5000-7000 words) will be
> considered for a full peer reviewed special issue of
> the Journal of Geographic Systems.
> 
> Best regards, 
> 
> Karen Fullerton 
> EGIP Archive:  http://www.ec-gis.org/egip/
> 

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