18 July 2007, 6:27pm
July 18, 2007 - GSDI 10 invites presentations covering the full range of practice, development and research experiences that advance the practice and theory of spatial data infrastructure development and GIScience. Submissions relating to the GSDI-10 theme of "Small Island Perspectives on Global Challenges: The Role of Spatial Data in Supporting a Sustainable Future" are particularly attractive.
Call for Papers
GSDI 10: Tenth International Conference for Spatial Data Infrastructure
St. Augustine, Trinidad
February 25-29, 2008
http://gsdi.org/gsdi10/
The full call for papers and abstract submission procedures may be found at http://gsdi.org/gsdi10/papers.html
All full papers submitted will be peer reviewed and selected submissions will be considered for further review and inclusion in a special issue of the International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructures Research.
Submission Deadlines
Deadline for submission of Abstracts - September 15, 2007
Notification of Presentation and Poster Acceptances - October 15, 2007
Deadline for submission of full Papers and Posters - December 15, 2007
Opening of GSDI-10 Conference - February 25, 2008

Each month we select a hot topic and a leading figure in the industry to write about it.What message are we sending to senior level decision makers about the importance and value of Spatial Data Infrastructure - SDI - if we keep misrepresenting what SDI is or is all about?
In previous editorials in this magazine I have touched on various SDI issues, especially now that the pan-European SDI has achieved a legally mandated status within the European Union's 27 Member States. Yet I fear that the Geographic Information community - or communities, for there are many - continue to… More…
Roger Longhorn