Workshops/Tutorials

Call for Workshops and Tutorials

Established in 1993, the Conference on SpatialInformation Theory (COSIT) is a biennial international conference series concerned with theoretical aspects of space and spatial information. COSIT was started to establish a counterpoint to several concurrent applied GIS conferences at which reports on applications and development in GIS technology were made but often without a contribution to scientific theory and literature. The focus at COSIT from the beginning has been on theories of space and time relevant to the establishment and the advancement of Geographical Information Science.

WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS

The COSIT 2019 organizing committee is devoting the first day of the conference to a number of workshops and tutorials. Workshops and tutorials should be focused either on specialized topics or on emergent research fields and can be organized either as half- or full-day events. Proposals are welcome on all topics of interest to COSIT attendees.

GUIDELINES FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

The goal of workshops is to provide the opportunity for discussion of specialized research questions or challenges in spatial information theory. They should provide an opportunity for researchers to present work-in-progress and obtain detailed feedback, and should reserve ample time for discussion and participation by all attendees.

Chairs of accepted workshops are encouraged to make their own plans regarding the publication of workshop papers (i.e. make arrangements with journals, or publish the papers on a webpage).

Workshop proposals should be based on this template:

COSIT2019_template_proposal_WS.doc.

The proposal must not exceed 1500 words, and must include:

  • title of the workshop;
  • name(s), email(s) and homepage(s) of the workshop organizer(s) (if more than one, indicate primary contact);
  • format of workshop (half- or full-day);
  • brief description of the scientific issues to be discussed;
  • statement of scientific significance and relevance to COSIT;
  • provisional plan for the workshop indicating the types of activities to be included (e.g., invited talks, submitted papers, panel sessions, general discussion sessions, demonstrations, etc.);
  • estimate, with justification, of the number of expected participants. If the workshop is one of a series, please indicate in what way the proposed workshop brings genuine novelty.

 

GUIDELINES FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSALS

The goal of tutorials is to deliver authoritative and stimulating graduate- and postgraduate-level training in a range of important topical themes. A tutorial should cover a single topic in detail and, differently than workshops, should have a more practical-oriented aim. Tutorial proposals should be based on the following template:

COSIT2019_template_proposal_TUT.doc.

The proposal must not exceed 1500 words, and must include:

  • title of the tutorial;
  • name(s), email(s) and homepage(s) of the workshop organizer(s) (if more than one, indicate the primary contact);
  • format of tutorial (half- or full-day);
  • description of topics and relevance to COSIT community;
  • tutorial outline, indicating overall learning objectives and individual course elements;
  • intended audience (introductory, advanced) and any background knowledge/skills required;
  • required materials (e.g. internet access, lab access, specific software packages);
  • estimate and justify the number of expected participants;

 

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

All workshop and tutorial proposals should be submitted via email as PDF to:

by January 15, 2019, 23:59 CET.
January 29th, 2019 (AoE, i.e. UTC -12)

 

IMPORTANT NOTE

The Workshop Chairs together with the workshop organizers may decide to cancel workshops and tutorials that receive too few registrations by August 5, 2019.

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Workshop and Tutorial proposals due January 15, 2019  on January 29th, 2019 (AoE, i.e. UTC-12)
  • Notification of acceptance February 15, 2019
  • Workshop and Tutorial day September 10, 2019

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