17 July 2008, 1:34pm
Location Summit 2.0
1st Global Summit on Positioning and Navigation
11-13 February, 2009
Hyderabad, India
ABSTRACT submission at papers@location.net.in
GIS Development is making its own effort to promote and build LBS community in India and its neighborhood. This effort is aimed at providing a platform to various stakeholders of LBS community to meet, network, learn, share and collaborate with each other and help facilitate the growth of this LBS industry. As part of this initiative, we are organizing Location Summit 2.0 on 11-13 February 2009 at Hyderabad Convention Centre, India in conjunction to Map World Forum (www.mapworldforum.org). Location Summit 2.0 is likely to be attended by about 300 delegates representing different segments of LBS community and end users.
We would like to invite you to participate actively in this event and submit relevant paper for presentation in the tracks mentioned below. Please provide a brief outline (abstract of no more than 200 words) of your work and the perspectives that you wish to share in this forum. You will have an opportunity to showcase your work, share your experiences and learn from others. Presentations, case study papers and exhibitions are different formats in which sharing will take place.
The tracks of the conference sessions include:
* Fleet Management
* Logistics Management
* Data Input
* Vehicle Navigation
* Mobile LBS
* Mobile Resource Management
* Social Networking
* Geotagging
* Tracking
* Location Enabled Devices
* Emerging Technologies
Important dates to remember:
Abstract Submission: August 20, 2008
Abstract Acceptance: September 20, 2008
Full Paper Submission: November 15, 2008
Author Registration: December 10, 2008
We welcome papers from practitioners and experts, in the various sessions of the conference.
Anamika Das
Sr. Practice Manager - Location
GIS Development
A-145, Sector 63, Noida 201301, India
Tel: +91-120-4260800-808 (Ext-239)
Mobile: +91-9811257675
Fax: +91-120-4260823-824
Email: anamika.das@GISdevelopment.net
http://location.net.in
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