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Playlist and tips for the plane

Matt August 19, 2018

As many of you are preparing for your upcoming travels to Australia, you might be interested to explore some Australian music for your trip. The Spotify GIScience2018 playlist contains a range of my favourite Australia musicians, some well-known, most less so, and at least some of whom I’m certain you won’t have come across before.

And here’s a few tips for those of you on long-haul flights:

  • Drink lots of water: Most people find planes dehydrating, so I recommend taking a drinking bottle with you. Some airports require you to carry no liquids on to the plane. However, you can always ask a flight attendant to fill your bottle once on-board.
  • Get some sleep: Some people find it hard to sleep on planes, but it is definitely worth trying. Most regular long-haul travellers make a point of getting some good sleep, it makes jet lag much less severe.
  • Stay warm: Planes can get chilly during the night, so take something warm in your hand luggage to put on when you need it. You can also ask flight attendant for an extra blanket.

Looking forward to seeing you in Melbourne.

 

GIScience 2018: Call for Workshops, Tutorials, and Symposia

Martin Tomko October 25, 2017

[get as pdf for dissemination – GIScience2018CallforWorkshops]

10th International Conference on Geographic Information Science
http://www.giscience.org
Melbourne, Australia, 28-31 August 2018

August 28, 2018 is dedicated to Workshops, tutorials and symposia. We are seeking submissions for full- or half-day Workshops, Tutorials, and Symposia on either specialized topics or on emergent research fields that will be of interest to GIScience attendees.

Workshops on a selected a topic of interest provide an opportunity for researchers to present work in progress and obtain detailed feedback, with time allocated for discussion and participation by all attendees, while tutorials and symposia interactively address a single topic in depth.

WORKSHOPS

To submit a workshop proposal, please prepare:

  1. A 1-page (max) PDF document that includes:
    • Title of the workshop
    • Workshop organizer(s) and their qualifications;
    • Format of workshop (full or half day);
    • Previous related workshops (if any);
    • Description of topic, rationale, and reason why this is relevant to GIScience 2018 attendees;
    • Scope and novelty of the workshop;
    • Highlights (e.g., keynotes, panels, and other modes of discussion and participation);
  3. An Appendix with: the intended program committed, brief timeline of planned workshop activities, expected number of participants, technical equipment and supplies required
  4. A draft Call for Participation to be used to advertise the workshop on the GIScience 2018 conference website.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have identified an interesting topic and would like to suggest a workshop, but have not been able to find collaborators, contact the Workshops Chair, Dr Maria Vasardani (mvasardani@unimelb.edu.au) for a discussion and potentially matching suggestions.

TUTORIALS AND SYMPOSIA

To submit a tutorial proposal, please prepare:

  1. A 1-page (max) pdf document that includes:
    • Title of the tutorial/symposium
    • Organizer(s) and their qualifications
    • Format of tutorial/symposium (half or full day)
    • Description of topic and relevance to GIScience community
    • Tutorial/symposium outline, indicating overall learning objectives and individual course elements
    • Description of timeline and activities
    • Intended audience (e.g., novice or advanced) and background knowledge/skills required
    • Required materials (e.g., Internet access, specific software installed, facilitated discussion material, etc.)
    • Expected number of participants
  2. A Tutorial/Symposium Description to be used to advertise the tutorial on the GIScience 2018 conference website.

EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR WORKSHOPS, TUTORIALS, AND SYMPOSIA

  • Is it on an appropriate topic for GIScience?
  • Is the activity particularly timely or important?
  • Is it likely to attract sufficient participants?
  • Is it well-designed and likely to achieve the stated goal(s)?
  • Are the organizers appropriate for the proposed topic?
  • Have similar workshops/tutorials/symposia been held in the recent past, and if so how does the proposal relate to those previous activities?

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

All workshops and tutorial proposals (as a single PDF document), as well as related questions, should be submitted via e-mail to the Workshops Chair Dr Maria Vasardani (mvasardani@unimelb.edu.au). The chair, along with at least two other members of the Organising Committee will review all proposals.

  • Workshops and Tutorials/Symposia proposals due January 14, 2018
  • Workshops and Tutorials/Symposia notification February 2, 2018

**Accepted workshops and tutorials/symposia whose organizers wish to have the proceedings included in the GIScience digital conference proceedings must submit a single volume PDF of their proceedings to the Workshop Chair by August 1, 2018.

GIScience 2018: Call for Papers

Martin Tomko August 24, 2017

[get as pdf for dissemination – GIScience2018CfPapers]

10th International Conference on Geographic Information Science
http://www.giscience.org
Melbourne, Australia, 28-31 August 2018

The Tenth International Conference on Geographic Information Science will be held in Melbourne, Australia, 28-31 August 2018. Hosted at RMIT University in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, GIScience 2018, the flagship conference in the field of geographic information science continues the highly successful conference series which started in 2000.

The conference regularly brings together more than 300 international participants from academia, industry, and government to discuss and advance the state-of-the-art in geographic information science. August 28, 2018 is dedicated to Workshops and Tutorials. The main conference takes place from August 29 to 31, 2018, and consists of two refereed paper tracks: Full papers and short papers/extended abstracts. This second track allows authors to choose between published short papers and unpublished extended abstracts.

The GIScience conference series has always had a focus on fundamental research themes and questions. Papers advancing the field methodologically or theoretically are encouraged; papers strictly dealing with applications are discouraged. GIScience 2018 welcomes papers and proposals covering emerging topics and fundamental research findings across all sectors of geographic information science, including (but not limited to) the role of geographic information in geography, computer science, engineering, information science, linguistics, mathematics, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, social science, and geostatistics.

From 2018 onwards, GIScience proceedings will be published in LIPIcs, the Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics series (https://www.dagstuhl.de/en/publications/lipics). LIPIcs volumes are peer-reviewed and published according to the principle of open access, i.e., they are available online and free of charge. Each article is published under a Creative Commons CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), where the authors retain their copyright. Also, each article is assigned a DOI and a URN. The digital archiving of each volume is done in cooperation with the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek/German National Library. A number of high-standing international conferences have already made the move to LIPIcs.

ORGANIZATION

General Chair:                          Prof Matt Duckham, RMIT University

Program Co-Chairs:             

  • Prof Stephan Winter, University of Melbourne
  • Dr Amy Griffin, UNSW
  • Prof Monika Sester, Leibniz Universität Hannover

Local Organization Chair:    Prof Allison Kealy, RMIT University

Publicity Chair:                      Dr Martin Tomko, University of Melbourne

Workshops Chair:                  Dr Maria Vasardani, University of Melbourne

CONFERENCE TOPICS

Contributions are invited from a wide range of disciplines related to Geographic Information Science, including:

  • Geography
  • Cognitive science
  • Computer science
  • Engineering
  • Information science
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Social science
  • (Geo)Statistics
  • Data science

We welcome topics covered in previous GIScience proceedings, but we also encourage papers on new and emerging or under-represented topics, such as:

  • GIScience of the Internet of Things
  • GeoSemantic Web
  • GIScience in mobility, including autonomous vehicles
  • Advances in geosimulation
  • GIScience and location privacy
  • Spatial Big Data
  • (Deep) Machine Learning

KEY DATES

All dates to be understood as in AOE (Anywhere on Earth), i.e. UTC−12:00.

FULL PAPER TRACK

Full paper submissions: 16 February 2018

Full paper notification: 20 April 2018

Full paper revisions: 03 June 2018

Full paper author registration deadline: 03 June 2018

SHORT PAPERS/EXTENDED ABSTRACTS TRACK

Short paper/extended abstract submission: 30 April 2018

Short paper/extended abstract notification: 25 May 2018

Short paper/extended abstract revisions: 03 June 2018

Short paper and extended abstract author registration: 03 June 2018

CONFERENCE

GIScience 2018 Workshops: 28 August 2018

GIScience 2018 Conference: 29-31 August 2018

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

Full Paper Track

Full papers will be thoroughly reviewed by at least three members of the international program committee. High-quality submissions will be accepted for presentation at the conference and published in LIPIcs, the Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics series. Manuscripts must describe original work that has neither been published before, nor is currently under review elsewhere. Papers must be written in English and should not exceed fifteen pages (including title, figures, and references) in the required layout (see below).

Short Paper and Extended Abstract Track

Short papers and extended abstracts on work in progress are both of the same format, undergo the same reviewing process, and are both presented at the conference. Accepted papers in this track will be selected for either oral or poster presentation.

The authors choose their category: If a submission to this track is accepted, then a short paper will be published in the LIPIcs conference proceedings, while an extended abstract will not be formally published in the proceedings. Short papers and extended abstracts must be written in English and should not exceed six pages (including title, figures, and references) in the requested LIPIcs layout. In addition, each submission must have a subtitle, which is either Short Paper or Extended Abstract. Both short papers and extended abstracts will be reviewed by at least three members of the international program committee. 

Formatting instructions (all tracks)

The layout of any submission to GIScience, whether full paper, short paper or extended abstract, should follow the sample article provided by LIPIcs (http://drops.dagstuhl.de/styles/lipics-v2016/lipics-v2016-authors.tgz). LIPIcs also provides a LaTeX class and template for papers. Authors unfamiliar with LaTeX, but keen to try, are highly encouraged to use Overleaf (http://www.overleaf.com), an online LaTeX editor that is easy to use and does not require any local installation. Overleaf comes with the LIPIcs class and template pre-loaded (https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/article-for-the-lipics-series/qmwncxspzfst), so you can immediately start typing. Overleaf is also a collaborative writing tool, allowing multiple authors to work on their paper concurrently. Authors who want to use other text editors should stay close to the sample article’s layout for their paper submitted for review. Should their papers be accepted for publication, they have to be converted to LaTeX using the LIPIcs LaTeX class and template. Authors are responsible for the conversion of their papers to LaTeX. We are currently making an arrangement with a commercial conversion service to provide you a one-stop solution if you do not want to do the conversion yourself (http://wordtolatex.com/upload). This company is informed about the conference’s needs and the required LIPIcs class, and offers an academic discount.

Submission instructions and publication details (all tracks)

Submission for review. First submissions (for review) should be provided in PDF format through the conference website on Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giscience18).

 Final submission. The accepted and revised papers must also be submitted through the Easychair website (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giscience18), but now as a zipped, complete LaTeX project, including all tex source files, figures in jpg or png, a bib file (alternatively, a bibliography section included in the tex file), and a pdf, all camera-ready.

Publication. In order for an accepted paper to be published in the conference proceedings (full papers, short papers) or included in the conference program (extended abstracts), at least one of the paper authors has to register by the author registration deadline above.