Call for Abstracts

Abstract submission for ISRSE 2011 has now closed. We have received over 800 abstracts from 57 countries. We would like to take the opportunity to express our warm gratitude to the many authors who have contributed to ISRSE 2011.

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline	Now Closed
Acceptance Notification	December 2010
Final Paper Deadline	28 January 2011
Author Registration Deadline	28 January 2011

Themes for Submission

Authors are requested to submit their abstract according to one of the Symposium themes below:

• Climate change and atmosphere
• Agriculture: food crisis and reducing poverty and hunger
• Forests, Ecosystems and Biodiversity
• Disaster reduction and response
• Coastal and Marine resources 
• Water: a limited and degraded resource
• Urban environments and Cultural heritage, – monitoring and mitigation
• Health and wellbeing
• Regional, international programs and applications
• Airborne remote sensing applications and technologies
• Data and Information systems: spatial data infrastructures emerging technologies
• Societal benefits of earth observations: applications and assessment methodologies

Keywords

Authors are requested to select 3-5 keywords from the list below:

Agriculture	Archaeology	Architecture	Atmosphere	Bathymetry
Biometrics	Cartography	Climate	Coast	Crop
Cultural Heritage	Cyclones	Databases	Developing Countries	Digital
Earthquakes	Ecology	Economy	Ecosystem	Engineering
Environment	Extra-terrestrial	Exploration	Facilities	Floods
Forestry	Forest fire	Geodesy	Geography	GIS
Geology	Geometry	Geomorphology	Geophysics	Glaciology
Hazards	History	Human Settlement	Hydrology	Hyper spectral
Industry	Internet/Web	Land	Land Cover	Landslides
Land Use	LIDAR	Marine	Mapping	Mathematics
Medicine	Metrology	Meteorology	Oceans	Oceanography
Photogrammetry	Pollution	Radiometry	Resources	Robotics
Sea	Services	Space	Soil	Snow Ice
Statistics	Surveying	Technology	Terminology	Urban
Vegetation	Vision	Volcanoes	Weather

Program Structure

The program will consist of three main session types:

• Plenary sessions, which are by invitation only
• Oral presentations
• Electronic presentations

General Policies and Requirements for the Submission of Abstracts

• All abstracts must be written in English and contain original work that has not previously been reported.
• 3-5 keywords must be included in the abstract, selected from the menu list
• Abstracts may be submitted for oral or electronic presentations.
• The presenting author must be identified in the abstract by an underline, as per abstract template.
• All fields must be completed on the online Abstract submission form.
• Each presenting author will be required to register and pay for the Symposium by the author registration deadline to ensure their abstract(s) are included in the final program.
• Incomplete or incorrect submissions will be returned to the author and must be resubmitted immediately in the correct format to be considered for inclusion in the program.
• Abstracts will be published exactly as they are submitted.
• The Symposium Managers will not be held responsible for abstract submissions not received via the website or for submission errors caused by Internet service outages, hardware or software delays, power outages or unforeseen events.

Closing Date for Abstract Submission: 1 October 2010

Review Process

Abstracts submitted for oral or electronic presentations at the Symposium will be reviewed and authors will be advised of their acceptance and presentation type in November 2010. Successful authors will then be asked to submit a full paper by 28 January 2011, in accordance with full paper guidelines to be distributed.

Abstract Format

Abstracts must be submitted using the Microsoft Word templates supplied on this website. The abstract must be submitted as a Word document.
The Abstract should be limited to 250 words. Abstracts exceeding the word limit will be returned for resubmission.

Title

The abstract title should be in CAPITALS, Times New Roman, bold, 12pt size and left aligned.

Authors

Abstract Title should be followed by authors’ surname followed by first name in full (with the presenting author underlined). Superscript numbers must be used to indicate the author’s institution.
Do not include degrees or professional titles (e.g. Dr, Prof., etc).

Affiliations

Affiliations should include city and country details. Following affiliations, email addresses of all authors should be included.

Keywords

Please select 3-5 keywords from the menu list provided above.

Abstract

The abstract should be restricted to no more than 250 words.  Use standard abbreviations only. Within the body of the abstract, when using abbreviations spell out the name in full at the first mention and follow with the abbreviation in parenthesis. Abbreviations may be used in the title, provided the name in full is outlined in the body of the abstract.

Capitalise the first letter of trade names.

Compliance to the specifications is imperative - any abstract that does not comply with these specifications will not be accepted for review.

Download Abstract Template – Oral or Electronic Presentation Submissions

Abstracts will not be accepted via fax, mail, email or on disk/CD.

Oral Presentations: Audiovisual Equipment

Please note that for all oral presentations the following equipment will be available in each session room for use by speakers - Data Projection (PowerPoint), laptop (PC compatible), lectern and microphone.

Electronic Presenters

For those selected to present their abstract in poster format, it is expected that one of the presenting authors be present at their electronic presentation during break times to discuss their research with fellow delegates. More information on the required format of electronic presentations will be provided to the submitting author should the abstract be accepted for a electronic presentation.

 

Key Dates

Call for Abstracts: Now Closed
Registration Open: August 2010
Standard Registration Ends: 6 April 2011
Abstract Submission Deadline: Now Closed
Workshop Submission Deadline: Now Closed
Acceptance Notification: December 2010
Author Registration Deadline: 28 January 2011
Final Paper Deadline: 11 April 2011
Symposium Opens: 10 April 2011
Symposium Closes: 15 April 2011

Hosts

Sponsors

Conference Managers

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Address for Communications

Please contact the Symposium Managers at the address below for further information.

ISRSE 2011 Symposium Managers
arinex pty limited
GPO Box 128
SYDNEY NSW 2001 AUSTRALIA
Telephone (61) 2 9265 0700
Fax: (61) 2 9267 5443
Email: isrse34@arinex.com.au