COSIT'05
Conference
On Spatial Information Theory
September 14-18, 2005
Ellicottville, New York
Sept 14: Workshops * Sept 15-17: Technical Program * Sept 18: Doctoral Consortium
Key Dates:
March 7 2005: Full
Papers Due
May 16 2005: Notify
authors of decisions
May 31 2005: Doctoral
Consortium Proposals Due
May 31 2005: Poster
Session Proposals Due
June 27 2005: Final
camera-ready electronic manuscripts due
June 27 2005: Author
Registration Deadline
June 27 2005: Early Registration
Deadline
Sep 14-18, 2005: COSIT'05 Conference!
Submit a Manuscript
to COSIT'05
TOPIC AND TARGET GROUP
The seventh international Conference On Spatial Information Theory, COSIT '03,
is concerned with theoretical aspects of space and spatial information. Of
special interest are aspects of "large-scale" space, i.e. spaces too
large to be apprehended at once without technological aid. These include spaces
of geographic and environmental scales in which humans make decisions and carry
out actions. Spatial information theory also deals with the formal and natural
description of processes and events in spatial environments, thus providing a
foundation for the design and construction of geographic information systems
(GIS) and for spatial information systems (SIS) in general. Empirical
investigations, formal models, and the use of spatial information technologies reveal
a large number of interesting research questions which require an
interdisciplinary approach for their solution. The COSIT conference series
brings together researchers from many disciplines, in particular:
- Cognitive,
Perceptual, and Environmental Psychology
- Geography
and Geoinformation Science
- Computer
Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Cognitive Science
- Engineering
and Human Factors
- Cognitive
Anthropology and Psycholinguistics
- Ontology
of the Geospatial Domain
- History,
Sociology, and Philosophy of Mind
- Architecture,
Planning, and Environmental Design
- Social
and Cultural Studies
An idea of the conference's
orientation can be gained from the previous COSIT proceedings published by
Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. The following
(non-exclusive) topics (listed alphabetically) are indicative of the field of
interest:
- activity-based
models of spatial knowledge
- cognitive
structure of spatial knowledge
- cooperative
work with spatial information
- events
and processes in geographic space
- incomplete
or imprecise spatial knowledge
- languages
of spatial relations
- naive
geography/behavioral geography
- navigation
by organisms and robots
- ontology
of space
- presentation/communication
of spatial information
- quality
issues in geographic information
- social
and cultural organization of space
- spatial
and temporal reasoning
- spatial
data integration/interoperability
- spatial
decision-support systems
- structure
of geographic information
- time
in geographic information
- user-interface
design/spatialization of interfaces
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
At the conference, results from recent research are presented and discussions
about advanced work in progress take place. The conference program is
established by an international and multidisciplinary program committee. Papers
are selected through a rigorous review of full paper contributions by
internationally renowned reviewers, based on relevance to the conference,
intellectual quality, scientific significance, novelty, relation to previously
published literature, and clarity of presentation. The proceedings are
published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series
before the conference. Before the conference, half-day Tutorials on topics
relevant to the conference are offered. Topical meetings
("birds-of-a-feather sessions") can be organized, and proposals from
conveners are welcome at any time before or during the conference. A
"Doctoral Colloquium", facilitated by a small panel of experienced
researchers, will conclude the conference. It is intended as a forum where
Ph.D. students can meet, present their research, and hold discussions with
others at a similar stage in their careers.
SUBMISSIONS
Prospective authors must submit full papers, not abstracts, in pdf format by the deadline below.
Papers must be in English. Papers submitted for review should be formatted
using the Springer "Lecture Notes in Computer Science" style. For
formatting instructions, please refer to the information for authors
of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html)
by Springer. The total length of the paper should not exceeed 18 pages,
including figures and bibliography; this is approximately 6000 words. 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.
Submit a Manuscript
to COSIT'05
SCHEDULE
|
Deadline for receiving full
papers |
|
March 7, 2005 |
|
Information on acceptance
sent out |
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May 16, 2005 |
|
Doctoral Consortium
Proposals Due |
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May 31, 2005 |
|
Poster Session Proposals
Due |
|
May 31, 2005 |
|
Revised papers
(camera-ready) due |
|
June 27, 2005 |
|
Author Registration
Deadline |
|
June 27, 2005 |
|
Early Registration Fee
Deadline |
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June 27, 2005 |
|
Conference |
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September 14-18, 2005 |
A NOTE ON THE SITE
The conference will be held at The Inn at Holiday Valley, near Ellicottville, NY, which is located
at 42° 16' 02"N, 78° 40' 00"W, about one hour's drive south
of Buffalo, NY. Shuttle
transportation is available from Buffalo airport to the site by advance booking
(details to follow). More information on the site, including room booking
procedures, will be available on this site soon. Sleeping Rooms: $92.00 per night flat rate (for one or
two persons) plus taxes (currently at 13.25%). Rooms have one King-Size bed
(limited number) or two Queen-Size beds, a very few do have two twin beds.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please address all correspondence about the conference to:
David M. Mark
Department of Geography
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14261
USA.
dmark@buffalo.edu
Fax: +1 716 645 5957
Phone: +1 716 645 2545 ext 48