21st ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2013)

Call for Workshop Proposals

November 5, 2013
Orlando, Florida, USA

http://sigspatial2013.sigspatial.org/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 2013 aims to continue this practice and invites proposals for
workshops to be submitted in PDF format to the Workshop Co-Chairs, Mohamed Mokbel (mokbel@cs.umn.edu)
and Egemen Tanin (etanin@unimelb.edu.au) by May 1, 2013.

The duration of a workshop is one day. Workshops will take place on November 5, 2013, at the conference venue.

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 2013. 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 2013
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
A written confirmation from ALL organizers that they will register and attend the workshop, upon acceptance
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 Chairs in consultation with the SIGSPATIAL Executive Committee and the General Chairs, taking into account the venue capacity as well as viability.

Evaluation criteria include overall quality and the fit with respect to the expected ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2013 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, 2013.

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 cancelled at the discretion of the
conference organizers. All proposers and organizers of accepted workshops must also register for
the workshop or the workshop will be cancelled.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Proposal Submission Deadline: May 1, 2013

Send PDF proposal to Workshop Co-Chairs:

Mohamed Mokbel (mokbel@cs.umn.edu)
Egemen Tanin (etanin@unimelb.edu.au)
Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2013