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The Forum is a great opportunity to share your knowledge with a respected community of GIS Professionals and network with your peers in the geospatial industry.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Please review the suggested topics of interest and the selection criteria prior to submitting an abstract.<o:p></o:p></p><h2>Topics of Interest<o:p></o:p></h2><p>Individuals are welcome to submit on any theme related to GIS. However, special consideration will be given to abstracts relating to the following topics:<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Emerging GIS Technologies<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Cloud-based Solutions<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Mobile or Web GIS Advancements<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>GIS in Social Media or Crowdsourcing <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Integrating Open Source tools into GIS Workflows<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>New Techniques for Emergency Management <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Innovative Remote Sensing Techniques<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Working with Map Services<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Advancing access to Open Data<o:p></o:p></li></ul><h2>Selection Criteria<o:p></o:p></h2><p>The originality and the scope of the presentation should be of interest to a significant number of conference attendees. All abstracts must be non-commercial in nature - presentations that are heavily product specific or include sales references will not be considered.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Abstract selection is very competitive; please follow the format instructions outlined on the website to ensure that your abstract is considered. All abstracts will be reviewed for content relevance, originality and innovation.<o:p></o:p></p><h2>Submission<o:p></o:p></h2><p>The deadline for abstracts is July 25th, 2014.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TjtaUdQBmPv7OiVM3am1mevCGXQzaTAzeX9RRz7kK1hG55Oi55ePT-7I1hqbJTFnMxoG8UvfF27A0HJ7jGcmoqUZ0uBABRFn-aaWBO6XgymDPGoFEzJ-BZoPxiKA7JiIOrOEykJjHkcj6QtVJpeDs_0_SCtvvdjHVhTidtacCQ-17y3zqdTTZHoMOvO24svGjZNipVbV0gpblcwTXa9rkz8BV6cjoXbjUE0Fmfxp660=&c=3i9xx2FZ45f_UrDCDLEGVxrDHQ81N10SGtPAtP9jBOGewI8f_OnDxA==&ch=jV8Qjqlh9DRGOgGsYL1I0dfwLX03-FJad-JQBS4wB0LyBcwow9a-VA==" target="_blank" title="Online Call For Papers Submission"><span style='color:white;background:#FF3333'>Click Here to complete the Online Application</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><h2>Acceptance<o:p></o:p></h2><p>Applicants will be notified of abstract acceptance and will receive additional instructions by email no later than August 15th, 2014. 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