[OSM-Science] Science Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1

[Victor Sunday]

Dear Colleagues,
I write to express my interest in joining the academic track lead team

Name and Surname*
*Victor N.Sunday.*

*Affiliation*
*Lecturer,Geography and Environmental Management,University of Port
Harcourt,Nigeria.*
 UniqueMappersTeam,Nigeria

*Academic experience, in particular on OpenStreetMap*
*Currently,a PhD researcher in Crowd sourced Mapping for Rapid Disaster
Response using OpenStreetMap in parts of Nigeria'
Conducts research  and training on the application and usage of
OpenStreetMap

. A full list of
OpenStreetMap-related publications (or a link to it) is appreciated.*
Mapping Accuracy in OpenStreetMap: Dealing with the Volunteer Mapper’s
Motivation and Quality Data Contribution
https://2018.stateofthemap.us/program/mapping-accuracy-in-openstreetmap.html

I also presented about 4 papers at the FOSS4G/HOT Summit 2018 in Tanzania
by proxy  https://2018.foss4g.org/programme/list-of-presentations/

I presented three papers and a training workshop at the Geoinformation
Society of Nigeria Conference in Abuja,Nigeria ,November,2018.About to be
published locally in the Society's Journal

*Editorial experience*
*Please enter a short description of your editorial experience,
I am currently a PhD researcher and had only one opportunity to review a
journal paper not related to OpenStreetMap. My interest is to gain
experience by participation .*

*Participation in State of the Map 2019*
*I look forward to attending State of The Map 2019 for the first time and
to present paper as well if travel funding is granted and (if selected as a
member of the
Academic Track Leading Team).*


Best Regards
Victor N.Sunday
Lecturer(Geoinformatics/Environmental Management)
Team Coordinator-UniqueMappersTeam
Coordinator-OSMNigeria
OSMF-Member and HOT-Voting Menber

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>    1. Academic Track at State of the Map 2019 - Call for
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> Dear colleagues,
>
> Following the successful initiation of the *Academic Track* at State of the
> Map 2018 in Milan [1], this Track will be included again in the program of
> State of the Map 2019, to be held in Heidelberg on September 21-23, 2019.
> The main purpose of the Academic Track is to bring together and foster
> interactions between the OpenStreetMap community at large (contributors,
> developers, users, etc.) and the academic/scientific community of
> researchers from all over the world.
>
> A designated Leading Team would be in charge on the organization of the
> Academic Track, co-chaired by Marco Minghini (on behalf of the OSMF State
> of the Map Working Group) and Yair Grinberger (on behalf of the Heidelberg
> local team). We hereby issue a call for applications, inviting all
> interested individuals to apply to join the Leading Team. This team will be
> in charge of:
>
>    - writing and publishing the call for abstracts/papers for State of the
>    Map 2019
>    - designing and managing the review process of the submitted abstracts,
>    deciding which ones to accept for oral presentation or poster
> presentation
>    - defining the Academic Track schedule at State of the Map 2019, by
>    working in close contact with the Programme Selection Committee
>    - planning and managing possible publication outputs, e.g. conference
>    proceedings or a Special Issue in a scientific journal
>
> In agreement with the OSMF State of the Map Working Group and the local
> team, it was decided that the Academic Track Leading Team will be composed
> by Marco and Yair plus 3 additional people that would be selected through
> this open call.
>
> Thus, we invite applications for *researchers or academics* to be part of
> the Academic Track Leading Team. The call is open to everyone
> interested. *Applications
> shall be made exclusively by sending an e-mail to this mailing list
> (science at openstreetmap.org <science at openstreetmap.org>)*, and filling the
> following template:
>
> *Name and Surname*
> *Please enter your name and surname.*
>
> *Affiliation*
> *Please enter your (current) full affiliation.*
>
> *Academic experience, in particular on OpenStreetMap*
> *Please enter a short description of your main academic interests and
> contributions, especially related to OpenStreetMap. A full list of
> OpenStreetMap-related publications (or a link to it) is appreciated.*
>
> *Editorial experience*
> *Please enter a short description of your editorial experience, e.g. as a
> Member of the Editorial Board of scientific journals, Guest-Editors of
> Special Issues, reviewer for scientific journals. Place the focus on
> OpenStreetMap, when relevant.*
>
> *Participation in State of the Map 2019*
> *Despite it is not required that you are attending State of the Map 2019,
> please inform us whether you plan to attend (if selected as a member of the
> Academic Track Leading Team).*
>
> Only applications submitted according to this procedure and only
> self-nominations will be considered.
>
> The deadline for applications is *January 3, 2019*.
>
> Applications will be assessed by the OSMF State of the Map Working Group
> and the Heidelberg local team. The three available seats of the Academic
> Track Leading Team will be assigned based on the candidate’s personal merit
> and according to the overall goal of forming a diverse and
> interdisciplinary Team. In absence of candidates who are meeting the
> expectations, the OSMF State of the Map Working Group and the Heidelberg
> local team reserve the right to select less than three people, or nominate
> additional persons by invitation.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Yair and Marco - on behalf of the OSMF State of the Map Working Group and
> the State of the Map 2019 Heidelberg local team
>
>
> [1] See the call for abstracts for 2018 (
> https://2018.stateofthemap.org/academictrack) and the program of the
> Academic Track on Sunday, 29 July, room S1.3 (
> https://2018.stateofthemap.org/program)
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