GSDI 12 World Conference - Call for Papers

02 February 2010, 7:32am

GSDI 12 invites presentations covering the full range of practice, development and research experiences that advance the practice and theory of spatial data infrastructure development and spatial enablement of society. Consult the suggested Conference Topics.

The submissions accepted through this call for papers will be orally presented in the parallel session tracks shown in the Program Overview.

GSDI 12 will support three primary forms of publication:

(1) a normal conference proceedings with abstracts and full articles (non-refereed and refereed), published on a CD,

(2) a pre-conference published book of fully refereed articles, and

(3) a post-conference special edition of the International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructures Research (IJSDIR) with full articles selected from the proceedings and then fully refereed and revised after the conference.

Because of the extensive guidance offered for the three different types of submissions, please visit the link below for instructions on submitting abstracts.

The due dates for the different types of paper are here:

Proceedings Submission Deadlines

(1) Call for Conference Proceedings Submissions

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 April 2010
Deadline for submission of full papers (if author wants consideration as a refereed paper in the proceedings): 1 April 2010
Notification of acceptance or rejection for paper session and poster presentations: 1 June 2010
Notification of acceptance or rejection for refereed proceedings article: 1 June 2010
Deadline for submission of full papers for proceedings (non-refereed but still considered for journal special issue): 1 July 2010
Deadline for full conference registration payment for all oral and poster presenters: 1 August 2010
GSDI-12 conference dates: 19-22 October 2010

(2) Call for Article Submissions for the Fully Refereed Book

Full Article Submission Deadlines for Peer-Reviewed Book

Deadline for Submission of Full Papers for Consideration in the Book: 15 March 2010
Notification of Acceptance or Conditional Acceptance to Authors: 15 May 2010
Deadline for Submission of Revised Papers and All Signed Forms: 15 June 2010
Deadline for Full Conference Registration Payment for All Presenters (at least one co-author): 1 August 2010
GSDI-12 Conference Technical Sessions: 19-22 October 2010

(3) Article Selection for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructure Research (IJSDIR)

A post-conference special edition of the International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructure Research (IJSDIR) will be published. Full articles submitted to the conference proceedings will be reviewed and a limited number will be invited for submission to a full refereeing process after the conference. Articles adhering to the length and topical areas described under (2) above will be of the highest priority for consideration for this post-conference refereed publication. After revisions in accordance with the critiques of reviewers, most of the invited articles are likely to be included in a special issue of IJSDIR. The final document needs to adhere to the Article Formatting Requirements of the International Journal of SDI Research.

GSDI-12 takes place in Singapore between 19 and 22 October 2010. Be there!

GSDI 12 Paper Abstract Submission details

Article Formatting Requirements of the International Journal of SDI Research

GSDI 12 Conference 2010

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