This announcement contains
- the Call for Papers and Workshop Proposals, and
- the (detailed) Call for Workshop Proposals
for ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011.

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19th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference
on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
(ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011)

Call for Research Papers, Demos, and PhD Showcases 
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November 1-4, 2011
Chicago, IL, USA
http://acmgis2011.cs.umn.edu/


The ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic
Information Systems 2011 (ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011) is the nineteenth
event in a series of symposia and workshops that began in 1993 with
the aim of bringing together researchers, developers, users, and
practitioners in relation to novel systems based on geo-spatial
data and knowledge, and fostering interdisciplinary discussions and
research in all aspects of geographic information systems. The
conference provides a forum for original research contributions
covering all conceptual, design, and implementation aspects of GIS
ranging from applications, user interfaces, and visualization to
data storage and query processing and indexing. The conference is
the premier annual event of the ACM Special Interest Group on Spatial
Information (ACM SIGSPATIAL). Researchers, students, and practitioners
are invited to submit their contributions to ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011.

*Topics of Interest *

Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

. Cartography and Geodesy
. Computational Geometry
. Computer Graphics Applications in GIS
. Computer Vision Applications in GIS
. Distributed and Parallel algorithms for GIS
. Earth Observation
. Geographic Information Retrieval
. GPU and Novel Hardware Solutions for GIS
. Human Computer Interaction and Visualization
. Image and Video Understanding
. Location-based Services
. Location Privacy, Data Sharing and Security
. GIS Performance Evaluation
. Photogrammetry
. Similarity Searching
. Spatial Analysis and Integration
. Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Data Acquisition
. Spatio-Temporal Data Analysis
. Spatial Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
. Spatial Data Quality and Uncertainty
. Spatial Data Structures and Algorithms
. Spatial Data Warehousing, OLAP, and Decision Support
. Spatial Information and Society
. Spatial Modeling and Reasoning
. Spatial Query Processing and Optimization
. Spatio-Temporal Data Management
. Spatio-Temporal Sensor Networks
. Spatio-Temporal Stream Processing
. Spatio-Textual Searching
. Standardization and Interoperability for GIS
. Storage and Indexing
. GIS Architectures and Middleware
. Traffic Telematics
. Transportation
. Urban and Environmental Planning
. Visual Languages and Querying
. Web and Real-Time Applications


*Paper Format*

Authors are invited to submit full, original, unpublished research
papers that are not being considered for publication in any other
forum. Manuscripts should be submitted in PDF format and formatted
using the ACM camera-ready templates available at 

http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html.

Submissions are limited to 10 pages. In addition to the regular
full-length papers, the Program Committee may accept some as poster
or demo papers which will be requested to be shortened. All submissions
will be refereed for quality, originality, and relevance by the Program
Committee. Accepted papers will be considered for "Best Paper Award." 


*Ph.D. Dissertation Showcase Papers*

Ph.D. students are encouraged to submit their Ph.D. research contributions
and work-in-progress. Submissions are limited to 6 pages---append "(Ph.D. Showcase)"
to the title. Student authors of accepted papers will be given an opportunity
to present a summary of their research at the conference. Successful Ph.D. showcase
papers will appear in the ACM SIGSPATIAL Newsletter. 


*Industrial Papers*

Industrial and experience papers are invited that describe original
industrial experiences, challenges, and applications to be presented
during the conference. Industrial paper submissions are limited to
10 pages---append "(Industrial Paper)" to the title. Accepted industrial
experience papers will appear in the conference proceedings. 


*Demonstration Papers*

Authors are invited to submit demo papers describing original demonstrations
to be presented at the conference. Submissions are limited to
2 pages---append "(Demo Paper)" to the title. Accepted demo papers will
appear in the conference proceedings. 


*Submission*

Submissions should be uploaded through the submission site at:

https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/SIGSPATIAL2011.

One author per accepted paper, poster, Ph.D. Dissertation showcase,
industrial paper, or demo is required to register and attend the
conference and to present the accepted submission. Otherwise, the
accepted submission will not appear in the published conference
proceedings or in the ACM Digital Library version of the conference
proceedings. All questions should be addressed to the PC Chairs. 


IMPORTANT DATES (Research, Ph.D., Industrial, and Demo papers)

Abstract Submission: June 17, 2011
Full Paper Submission: June 24, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: Sep. 2, 2011
Camera Ready Copy: Sep. 9, 2011
Conference Date: Nov. 1-4, 2011


*WORKSHOP PROPOSALS*

Workshop Proposals: One-day workshops will be held on November 1, 2011. Workshop proposals
are to be submitted in PDF format to the Workshop Chair. The proceedings of the workshops
will appear in the ACM Digital Library. All proposers and organizers of accepted workshops
must register for the workshop or the workshop will be canceled. For details on how to
prepare a workshop proposal and what workshops entail, see http://acmgis2011.cs.umn.edu/workshops.


*IMPORTANT DATES (Workshops)*

Proposal Submission Deadline: May 1, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2011



*Organization Committee*

General Chairs:
Isabel Cruz, University of Illinois at Chicago
Divyakant Agrawal, University of California, Santa Barbara

Program Committee Chairs:
Christian S. Jensen, Aarhus University
Eyal Ofek, Microsoft Research
Egemen Tanin, University of Melbourne

Local Arrangements Chairs:
Goce Trajcevski, Northwestern University
Xin Chen, NAVTEQ/Nokia
Shawn Newsam, University of California, Merced

Treasurer:
Yan Huang, University of North Texas

Sponsors Chairs:
Franz Leberl, Graz University of Technology
Cyrus Shahabi, University of Southern California

Workshops Chair:
Markus Schneider, University of Florida

Publicity Chairs:
Dai Jing, IBM Watson Research Center
Wei Ding, University of Massachusetts Boston

Proceedings Chairs:
Gabriel Ghinita, Purdue University
Peer Kröger, University of Munich

Poster Chairs:
Mohamed Ali, Microsoft
Roger Zimmermann, National University of Singapore

Registration Chair:
Chengyang Zhang, University of North Texas

Webmaster:
Justin Levandoski, University of Minnesota

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19th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference
on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
(ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011)

Call for Workshop Proposals
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November 1, 2011
Chicago, IL, USA
http://acmgis2011.cs.umn.edu/workshops

The ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic
Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS) traditionally holds one day
co-located workshops on the day immediately preceding the first day
of the conference. ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011 aims to continue this
practice and invites proposals for workshops to be submitted in pdf
format to the Workshop Chair, Markus Schneider
(mschneid@cise.ufl.edu), by May 1, 2011.

The duration of a workshop is one day. Workshops will take place on
November 1, 2011, at the location of the conference.

The proceedings of the workshops are expected to be published jointly
with the conference proceedings and will appear in the ACM Digital
Library.

Workshops will benefit from the registration process of ACM
SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011. All workshops will have a common continental
breakfast and common morning and afternoon coffee breaks. The
workshops focus on particular aspects of our field and are intended
to enhance the conference experience for those attending the ACM
SIGSPATIAL GIS conference. Thus, all workshop attendees must also
register for the main ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS conference. The ACM
SIGSPATIAL GIS conference sets the registration fees for the
workshops which are the same for each workshop and are set at a
minimum level to recover costs of room rental, refreshments, and AV.
No complimentary registration is provided to workshop organizers. If
workshop organizers wish to have invited speakers, any additional
financial support must come from funds that are raised by the
workshop organizers.

One author per accepted workshop contribution (paper, poster, demo)
is required to register for the workshop and the conference as well
as attend the workshop to present the accepted submission. Otherwise,
the accepted submission will not appear in the ACM Digital Library
version of the workshop proceedings.

Each workshop proposal must contain all pertinent information,
including the following:

* workshop title
* short description of the topic and the format of the workshop
* explanation of why the proposed workshop is a good match with
ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011
* names and contact information of the workshop organizer(s)
* names of the members of the program committee (at least 50% must
be already known and confirmed at the time of the proposal)
* proposal for important dates (paper submission deadline,
notification deadline, etc.)
* expected number of participants
* in case of previous instances of the workshop, the historical
numbers of participants
* in case of previous instances of the workshop, the historical
submission and acceptance counts

The decision about acceptance/rejection of workshop proposals will be
made by the Workshop Chair in consultation with the SIGSPATIAL
Executive Committee and the General Chairs, taking into account venue
capacity as well as viability.

Evaluation criteria include overall quality and the fit with respect
to the expected ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2011 program. Note that proposals
are especially encouraged on emerging topics that are relevant to
spatial information systems and algorithms (including location-based
services and geographic information systems). Notification will be
given by June 1, 2011.

The organizers of successful workshops will be responsible for their
own review process. Publicity will be handled jointly with the
workshop organizers being responsible for the creation of a workshop
website. The local arrangements chairs may require that all workshops
adhere to a specific general timetable to facilitate catering.
Workshop organizers must inform the Workshop Chair of the numbers of
submissions and acceptances as soon as these numbers become
available. Workshops with fewer than 20 expected registrants may be
canceled at the discretion of the conference organizers. All proposers
and organizers of accepted workshops must register for the workshop or
the workshop will be canceled.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Proposal Submission Deadline: May 1, 2011
Send proposal to Workshop Chair: Markus Schneider
(mschneid@cise.ufl.edu)
Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2011