From: IRENE@VM.CNUCE.CNR.IT Subject: CONF: Eur. Conf. on Spatial Information Theory, Elba, Italy, Sep 93 Date: Tue, 27 Oct 92 10:06:04 MET European Conference on SPATIAL INFORMATION THEORY September 19-22, 1993 Marciana Marina, Elba Island, Italy CCC OOO SSSS I TTTTT ' 999 333 C O O S I T 9 9 3 C O O S I T 9999 333 C O O S I T 9 3 CCC OOO SSSS I T 9 333 First announcement and C A L L F O R P A P E R S Chairs: Andrew U. Frank (Technical University Vienna) Irene Campari (CNUCE-CNR, Pisa) American Co-Chair: David Mark (NCGIA, New York St. University at Buffalo) Chair of Organizing Committee: Ubaldo Formentini (University of Pisa) The COSIT Symposium will concentrates on theoretical aspects of spatial information and deal with all aspects of 'large scale' or 'geographic' space and description of objects, processes or events in large scale space. Spatial information theory is the basis for the construction of GIS but necessary for other uses of geographic information. The use of the technology reveals a large number of interesting research questions, which require an interdisciplinary approach to their solution. COSIT intends to bring together researchers from different disciplines, e.g., geography engineering geodesy computer science cognitive science environmental psychology artificial intelligence administration history sociology The conference organizers welcome all contributions on spatial information theory. The following list of topics is indicative for the field of interest and does not intend to exclude other research areas. Structure of geographic information Languages of spatial relation Cognitive structure of space Time in geography and geographic information Spatial and temporal reasoning in geographic space Data quality aspects of geographic information Treatment of incomplete or imprecise spatial data Computational geography Spatial analysis and modeling Simulation of processes in geographic space User Interface design Design of generally useful elements for GIS interfaces Metaphors for GIS Virtual Reality Presentation of spatial information Cartographic generalization Spatial data integration Cooperative work with spatial information One day of the conference will be devoted to papers discussing aspects of CULTURAL DIFFERENCES in spatial information treatment, which may be found in many of the above topics. The conference program will be selected by an international, interdisciplinary program committee. Three planned INVITED LECTURES by eminent scientists in the field will start each day of the conference. The conference is the place to present results from recent work and discuss advanced 'work in progress'. The research contributions will be selected through rigorous review of full papers and proceedings will be printed before the conference. PANELS will discuss relevance of research questions and compare possible approaches. Before the conference, TUTORIALS introducing the topics of the conference will be organized. They will last from half a day to two days. One tutorial will discuss the preparation of scientific papers for conferences and their presentation. After the conference, TOPICAL MEETINGS ("birds of a feather sessions") can be organized after the research conference and proposals from 'convenors' are welcome. A ROMANCE LANGUAGE round table will be scheduled. Note for Authors: Deadline for submitting papers: MARCH 15, 1993 For papers received later review, and therefore consideration for the program committee meeting, cannot be guaranteed Program committee meeting: APRIL 25, 1993 Information on acceptance sent out: MAY 1, 1993 Revised paper in camera-ready form due: JUNE 10, 1993 Authors are requested to submit full papers in English, not abstracts, to the program chairs. The title page of the paper should contain the title, author(s), affiliation(s), the submitting author's mailing address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address, and an abstract. Total length of a paper is expected to be less than 18 pages double spaced (less than 6000 words) including figures and bibliography. The Program Committee will evaluate the papers based on scientific significance, relevance to the conference, novelty, relation to previously published literature, and clarity of presentation. Irene Campari Andrew Frank CNUCE-CNR Geoinformation via Santa Maria 36 Technical University Vienna 56126 Pisa (Italy) Gusshausstrasse 27/29 A - 1040 Vienna, Austria Phone: +39-50-593320 Phone: +43 1 588 01 3786 Fax: +39-50-589354 Fax: +43 1 5043535 irene@Icnucevm.cnuce.cnr.it frank@mecan1.maine.edu The Conference will be mostly organized using e-mail. We appreciate if you further distribute this Call for Papers either by e-mail or by conventional means. We are particularly grateful for inclusion of this text in newsletters etc. ------------------------------------------------ REGISTRATION The registration fee is 250.000 L (approx. $200) with a reduction to 230.000 L for registration before April 15, 1993. Registration for students will be 100.000 L. (approx. $100). Registration includes proceedings, symposium attendance, special events (ice breaker and dinner). A Note on the Site The island of Elba is one of the nicest island in the Mediterranean sea, and September is the best month to visit it. The weather should still permit swimming in the clean sea. It is easily reachable by ship from the port of Piombino, which is well connected by train with Pisa and Rome. Marciana Marina is a small town on the western end of the island. It offers a choice of hotels etc. and should provide ample opportunity for serendipitous meetings in many small restaurants. There are a considerable number of hotels but September is still high season and we suggest to plan ahead. ------------------------------------------------------------ REPLY FORM If you intend to participate, present a paper, convene a topical meeting (before or after) propose a tutorial or suggest a panel, then please inform us at the following addresses: afrank@email.tuwien.ac.at irene@icnucevm.cnuce.cnr.it or by fax to Fax: +43 1 504 3535 *Warning We are sending information through a "ad hoc" list. If you reply directly to this e-mail the message will be received by Irene Campari. If you reply to essit@icnucevm.cnuce.cnr.it, the message will be sent out to all the addresses on the list. COSIT'93 European Conference on Spatial Information Theory Marciana Marina, Elba, Italy September 19-22, 1993 I intend to attend the Conference I intend to submit a paper/panel/topical meeting/tutorial Tentative title Name Affiliation Address Country Phone Fax Email