URISA's 2012 Caribbean GIS Conference - Call for Presentations

The 2012 event is themed "Spatial Technologies - Critical Thinking for Critical Times".

The Conference Program is developed through a Call for Presentations. The committee welcomes the submission of individual papers, complete sessions, and lightning talks and has proposed a list of suggested topics for consideration (note that all abstracts received will be reviewed and considered for the conference program regardless of the list below):

• Mobile technology in action
• Raising public Awareness – New ways of showing the public what we do and how we do it
• Best practices and lessons learned
• GIS in Emergency Management
• GIS for Disaster Management
• Land Information Management
• The best idea we had this year was…
• Going viral – using YouTube and other social media
• Web interfaces –  from querying to editing
• Utilizing GIS for Landuse Planning
• GIS in the ‘Cloud’
• Innovative Health GIS Applications
• The Use of Enterprise GIS Applications
• Open Source GIS – A viable alternative
• Demographic Analysis – GIS makes the task easier
• PPGIS- let’s get everyone involved
• Spatial Planning – a new understanding
• Future Role of the GIS Professional
• The use of GIS in Energy Conservation Initiatives
• GIS and Climate Change Adaptation in Small Island Developing States
• Addressing Woes
• Database and Data Management Challenges
• Standards & Standards Implementation Issues and Experiences
• Data Sharing, Open Data or Data Warehousing
• Solving Funding Issues
• Collaboration, Coordination and Cooperation tips and tricks
• Environmental Monitoring, Modeling or Analysis
• GIS-The Currency of Modern Businesses

Abstract submissions will be accepted until Monday, April 30, 2012. Abstract submissions should include a presentation title and descriptive abstract text not to exceed 250 words.

You will be asked to indicate the presentation format that is best suited for your proposal:

• Single presentation—individual presentation that will be scheduled with one or two other presentations to form a cohesive session of 60-90 minutes in length. Each presenter is allotted 20-30 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions from the attendees.
• Complete session—Comprised of one subject covered by one or more presenters. The expectation is that the depth and complexity of the issue merits the longer time. A complete session is 60-90 minutes in length.
• Lightning Talks—Short (5 minute) talks on a single subject. Concise and focused with few slides. Typically limited to 5 minutes (20 slides auto-advanced at 15 seconds each).
  Check out the Ignite sessions at GIS-Pro 2011 for some inspiration and examples.
• Panel & Roundtable—A panel or roundtable is a 90 minute presentation which encourages interaction and discussion between the panelists and the audience. Panel presentations should include at least three panelists all speaking on aspects of a particular topic.

Schedule - The conference committee will review abstracts and organize the program in May and you will receive notification of your acceptance status in June.

Proceedings and Speaker Registration

Presenters whose proposals are accepted are expected to submit written papers for publication in the Conference Proceedings. If PowerPoint or slide presentations are submitted for inclusion in the Proceedings, a narrative description must accompany them. The final version of your presentation is due on the day it is presented to attendees at the conference. It can be provided on CD Rom or by thumb drive transfer on site at the conference. All accepted presenters must register and pay the standard conference registration fee.

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