Subject: 2003 SCGIS Conference: Call for abstracts! Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:57:23 -0800 From: Susan Miller <smiller@esri.com> To: consbio@u.washington.edu SCGIS 2003 Conference: Call for Abstracts Deadline April 10, 2003 The theme of this year's conference is Creating Community. Topics will address the community building efforts of conservation activities, emphasizing the efforts made by government agencies, academics, nonprofits, activists, and commercial groups to work together and communicate. Please address this theme and discuss the benefits and challenges of forging partnerships with local & international communities. We encourage you to communicate the pro's and con's of your networking and collaboration with the various interest groups relevant to your work. Tell us how you "broke down the barriers" and how that effort benefited your project. We are looking for abstracts that highlight one or more of the following: 1. Community building efforts of your conservation activities 2. Technical applications of GIS in conservation 3. Recurring philosophical and ethical issues faced in conservation applications 4. Solutions to the common problems in developing research, data, and solutions for GIS applications in the field of conservation 5. Networking and professional development opportunities for attendees Please consider one or more of the following activities for your participation, and when submitting your abstract, indicate which type of activity you would like to do. Paper Presentations: These will be approximately 15-minute presentations. We will group paper presentations into 1 to 2-hour blocks that will include three or four 15-minute presentations, with ample time for more in-depth discussion. Workshops: These will be 45 to 90 minute presentations that will go into more depth than traditional paper presentations. Previous years topics include International metadata standards, application development, spatial analysis, modeling, etc. Workshop topics are expected to provide an exceptional professional development experience. Hands-on Training Sessions: We are still awaiting confirmation as to the availability of appropriate computer equipment. If we are able to secure equipment, the sessions will be two to four hour blocks of time devoted to hands on GIS, GPS, and/or remote sensing training. If trainers are able to bring any needed equipment, that would insure the training could occur. Posters: These will be hard-copy posters to be displayed throughout the weekend. Authors should be present during the Poster Reception (Thursday or Friday evening) to explain their posters and field questions. Individuals presenting papers are encouraged to bring a poster as well - please indicate on your application if you wish to do both a paper and poster presentation. Additional suggestions regarding conference activities: Please feel free to submit additional suggestions for activities you would like to facilitate at the conference, we would be more then pleased to hear your suggestions and to incorporate as many of them as possible! . . . Application Procedure If you decide you would like to present a paper &/or poster, lead a workshop, or provide a hands-on training session, please send an e-mail (with SCGIS in the subject header of the e-mail) to our abstract coordinator, Laurie Williams, at laurie_williams@naturealum.berkeley.edu by April 10, 2003 with the following information: * Name * E-Mail Address * Physical Address * Phone Number * Website (if applicable) * Activity Type (paper presentation, poster, workshop, training) * Title of Paper/Activity (10 words or less) * Abstract (250 words or less) You will be notified of your acceptance status no later than May 7th. If your activity is accepted, you will receive an e-mail with further details regarding equipment needs. Posters will automatically be accepted if the presenter registers and attends the SCGIS conference, however, you MUST still submit an abstract for your poster. Additional Information All presenters must register for the conference. You will be able to register for the Conference online at http://www.scgis.org/conference.html <http://www.scgis.org/Registration/RegFormPricing.lasso> in April. You may pay online using your MasterCard or Visa, or if you prefer, you can print out the registration form and send it, along with a check, to the address provided on the registration form. Registration at Asilomar, during the Conference, is of course also accepted, however, PLEASE NOTE that late fees will be applied to registration forms received after June 1st, so please pre register. Also note that you will need to make hotel reservations at Asilomar - information on how to do this will be posted to the SCGIS/Conference website shortly. Please also note, rooms at the Asilomar Conference Grounds will ONLY be available by pre-registration. They will not be able to accommodate those who decide to come last minute and local accommodations are expensive so plan ahead. If you have any questions about conference related issues, please contact Susan Miller at conference@scgis.org <mailto:conference@scgis.org>