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Subject:        UCGIS 2008 SUM. ASSEM. STUD. PRESENT.: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 5
Date:   Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:21:45 -0400
From:   Jeremy Mennis <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps-L



*Overview:*

The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) is
a non‑profit organization of over seventy universities and other
research institutions dedicated to expanding and strengthening
geographic information science. The organization will hold its Summer
Assembly from June 23 – 24, 2008 at the Hubert Humphrey Institute in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Graduate students from UCGIS member institutions are invited to submit a
full paper of approximately 6000 words to be considered for presentation
at the 2008 Summer Assembly. Our goal is to attract high quality
presentations from across the U.S. to foster interdisciplinary
discussions among computer science, engineering, geography, natural
resources, physical science, social science and other academic programs
engaged in geographic information science investigations and research.

*Paper Submission:*

*The deadline for submission of full papers to be considered for travel
support is 12:00 midnight EST, April 20, 2008 (***EXTENDED TO MAY 5,
2008***]*. No students will be considered for travel support if
submission is received after the deadline. Please send an email with
full paper submission as an attachment to Prof. Jeremy Mennis
([log in to unmask]). Each paper MUST be reviewed and approved by a
faculty member at the student's home university before submission. An
email from the faculty member to [log in to unmask] verifying review of
the student's paper is required. Any number of full papers may be
submitted by a UCGIS member institution and a review email may come from
any faculty member at the institution. Submissions will be placed on a
password protected web site and assessed by a panel of referees drawn
from across the UCGIS member institutions. * Award notifications will be
made on or before May 20, 2008*.

Three student papers will be selected for presentation in sessions
specially designated for UCGIS student papers. No more than one student
will be selected from any UCGIS institution to receive a travel stipend
to attend the meeting. Student papers will be posted to the UCGIS
website at http://www.ucgis.org/
<https://exchange.temple.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ucgis.org/>)
for review by all members by June 8, 2008.

*Please see the attachment for full submission information.***