[OSM-Science] Academic Track at State of the Map 2022 - Call for applications for the Scientific Committee

Sun Mar 6 14:54:43 UTC 2022

Dear colleagues,
it is our pleasure to inform you that all the applications were assessed
positively. Hence, the Scientific Committee of the Academic Track at State
of the Map 2022 will be composed by:

   - Levente Juhasz - GIS Center, Florida International University, Miami,
   FL, US
   - Hao Li - GIScience Chair, Institute of Geography, Heidelberg
   University, Germany
   - Pengyuan Liu - Urban Analytics Lab, National University of Singapore,
   Singapore
   - Yair Grinberger - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
   - Marco Minghini - European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC),
   Italy

The call for papers will be published soon on the SotM 2022 website (to be
also launched very soon). A formal communication will follow.

Best regards,
Yair and Marco - on behalf of the OSMF SotM WG

Il giorno mer 16 feb 2022 alle ore 22:26 Marco Minghini <
marco.minghini86 at gmail.com> ha scritto:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> Following the first four successful editions of the *Academic Track* at
> State of the Map 2018 in Milan [1], 2019 in Heidelberg [2] and the 2020 [3]
> and 2021 [4] virtual ones, this Track will be included again in the program
> of State of the Map 2022, to be held in Florence, Italy on August 19-21
> with the possibility to also attend remotely [5]. 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 Scientific Committee will be responsible again for the
> organization of the Academic Track, co-chaired by Marco Minghini and Yair
> Grinberger (on behalf of the OSMF State of the Map Working Group). We
> hereby issue a call for applications, inviting all interested individuals
> to apply to join the Scientific Committee. This team will be in charge of:
>
>    - writing and publishing the call for abstracts/papers for the
>    Academic Track at State of the Map 2022
>    - 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 2022, by
>    working in close contact with the SotM 2022 Programme Committee
>    - planning and managing possible publication outputs, e.g. conference
>    proceedings and/or or a Special Issue in a scientific journal
>
> Thus, we invite applications for *researchers or academics* to be part of
> the Academic Track Scientific Committee. The Academic Track Scientific
> Committee will be led by Marco and Yair and will include additional people
> selected through this open call. The number of additional people is not
> defined a priori and will depend on the number and quality of applications
> received.
>
> The call is open to everyone interested. The selection will be made by the
> OSMF State of the Map Working Group, based on the candidates' personal
> merit and with the main goal to create a diverse Committee in terms of
> gender, age, geographical provenance, and academic experience. We
> especially encourage applications from early-stage academics and
> researchers. Please note that a high effort and commitment is expected
> for all members of the Academic Track Scientific Committee, thus we
> encourage you to apply only if you think you will have enough time to
> dedicate.
>
> In the absence of enough candidates and/or candidates who are meeting the
> expectations, the OSMF State of the Map Working Group reserves the right to
> nominate additional persons by invitation.
>
> *Applications shall be made exclusively by sending an e-mail to the OSM
> science mailing list science at openstreetmap.org <science at openstreetmap.org> *(this
> requires registering for the list at
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/science
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/science&sa=D&ust=1544522705516000&usg=AFQjCNGQpKzLHAff40jmaxWAbSw_j5gQrg>),
> 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. Also,
> please list your previous experience as a member of scientific or academic
> committees. Place the focus on OpenStreetMap, when relevant.*
>
> *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.*
>
> Only applications submitted according to this procedure and only
> self-nominations will be considered.
>
> The deadline for applications is* February 27, 2021*.
>
> Best regards,
> Yair and Marco - on behalf of the OSMF State of the Map Working Group
>
>
> [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)
> [2] See the call for abstracts for 2019 (
> https://2019.stateofthemap.org/calls/academic) and the program of the
> Academic Track on Sunday, 22 September (
> https://2019.stateofthemap.org/academic_programme)
> [3] See the call for abstracts for 2020 (
> https://2020.stateofthemap.org/cfp/academic/) and the program of the
> Academic Track on Sunday, 5 July (https://2020.stateofthemap.org/programme
> )
> [4] See the call for abstracts for 2021 (
> https://2021.stateofthemap.org/calls/academic/) and the program of the
> Academic Track on Sunday, 11 July (
> https://2021.stateofthemap.org/programme)
> [5] See the conference announcement at
> https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2022/02/16/announcing-sotm-2022-firenze-19-21-august-2022
>
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