Call for papers for INSPIRE Conference 2010: Spatial Data Infrastructure as a Framework for Collaboration

The INSPIRE Conference 2010, (http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/events/conferences/inspire_2010) will take place from 23 to 25 June 2010 in Krakow, Poland. On 22 June pre-conference workshops will be organised. The theme of this year's edition is "INSPIRE as a Framework for Cooperation".

The INSPIRE Conference will be organised through a series of plenary sessions addressing common policy issues, and parallel sessions focusing in particular on applications and implementations of SDIs, research issues and new and evolving technologies and applications and poster presentations.

Participation in the INSPIRE Conference is open to all individuals interested in or working in the field of SDI development and implementation. Abstracts must be received by the deadline will be considered for program placement under the standard review process.

Topics for which contributions are sought include, but are not limited to,

INSPIRE Implementation: Legislative measures, coordination and organisational models
INSPIRE and the global context: Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, Global Earth Observation System of Systems, United Nations SDI
Thematic communities
Licensing frameworks
GeoPortals and registries
Social and economic impacts
Education and awareness raising
Trans-national SDI projects (including EU (co-)funded projects)
New policies, new requirements, new stakeholders
New and Evolving tools and technologies

They are particularly interested in accounts of what works, and what does not work, what are perceived benefits for policy, public administration, citizens and the private sector. Proposals will be evaluated by the programme committee and those accepted will be included in the on-line conference proceedings.

Full details on how to submit an abstract can be found at: http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/events/conferences/inspire_2010/callforpapers.cfm

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 1 February 2010

Contact information	Karen Fullerton Phone: Tel.: +39 0332 789101 Fax: + 39 0332 789803
News type	CallForPaper
File link	http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/events/conferences/inspire_2010/callforpapers.cfm
Source of information	European Commsion
Subject(s)	AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY
Geographical coverage	Poland
News date	21/01/2010
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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