898
December 2015
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
ASPRS
NEWS
Publisher
Dr. Michael Hauck,
Editor
Russell G. Congalton,
Technical Editor
Michael S. Renslow,
Assistant Editor
Jie Shan,
Assistant Director — Publications
Rae Kelley,
Electronic Publications Manager/
Graphic Artist
Matthew Austin,
Manuscript Coordinator
Jeanie Congalton,
Circulation Manager
Priscilla Weeks,
Advertising Sales Representative
Sheldon Piepenburg,
Contributing Editors
Grids & Datums Column
Clifford J. Mugnier,
Book Reviews
Melissa Rura,
Mapping Matters Column
Qassim Abdullah,
Behind the Scenes
Jim Peters,
Website
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ASPRS IGTF 2016 ANNOUNCES CALL FOR
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
T
he
American
Society
for
PhotogrammetryandRemoteSensing
(ASPRS) requests abstracts for its IGTF
2016 conference program, which will be
held in Fort Worth, TX, USA, April 11-15,
2016.
The ASPRS Imaging and Geospatial Technology Forum (IGTF) is the
premier scientific
and engineering forum
in the United States (and one of the top internationally) for
geospatial professionals from industry, government, and academia. ASPRS invites your
participation.
In its 81st year
, the annual meeting of ASPRS covers Lidar, Remote Sensing, Professional
Practice, Photogrammetry, Unmanned-Autonomous Systems (UAS), Geographic Information
Systems (GIS), geospatial analytics, and emerging themes, e.g. pervasive sensors, geospatial
big data, and the internet of things, among others.
S
ubmissions
are
requested
by
J
anuary
8, 2016
for
:
•
Abstracts for
oral (slide-based and poster-based) presentation
proposals are
requested that address policy, business, technology, and/or geospatial applications
related to food, water, energy, natural resources, transportation, shelter, and security.
While many of the presenters will be well-known and respected scientists, engineers,
and business people, student-submitted abstracts will be an integral part of the
program.
•
Also sought are
proposals for professional development workshops
(lecture or
hands-on), which are intended to be educational, not promotional for vendor specific
software or hardware. We encourage proposals to repeat popular workshops, as well as
to develop new workshops that address new capabilities and problem sets.
•
New this year, proposals are sought for
Frontier Day Business and Frontier Day
STEM /STEAM Workshops
– a special day devoted to business development and
youth development. Workshops will cover themes of local and regional interest, such
as: oil and gas; Public Safety; 3D Intelligent Cities; and STEM/STEAM Education.
For the complete Call for Presentation, Poster, and Workshop Abstracts, and
to submit an
abstract
, visit
To be included in the
hands-on technical exhibitions
, please contact Sheldon Piepenburg
at
IGTF 2016
