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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> ogrs-community@googlegroups.com <ogrs-community@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Gwendall <gwendall.petit@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 26 February 2018 10:27<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> OGRS 2018 - Lugano</font>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The OGRS Community
steering committee is pleased to announce the next edition of <b>OGRS</b>. It will be held from
<b>October 9 - 11, 2018 in Lugano, Switzerland</b>. The symposium will be hosted and organized by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI).</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">This
year conference theme is “Open Science in Practice”. </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">This new
approach, endorsed by several research funding agencies, aims at improving the impact of scientific activities by opening and sharing knowledge, tools and materials. Nevertheless, to fully exploits the advantages of this new paradigma and put in practice Open
Science scientists needs to deeply understand the open principles and solve practical issues. OGRS hope to contribute to bring Open Science closer to its full implementation facilitating discussion, mutual learning and information exchange.</span></span></font></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The
main goals of OGRS 2018 are:</span></span></font></p>
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<li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">to foster
the adoption and application of Open Science principles in the geospatial domain;</span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">to build
a panel of new scientific research and education practices using and contributing to open source initiatives in the geospatial fields;</span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">to discuss
a framework and highlight a rationale about geospatial open source technology usage in research and education activities;</span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">to provide
an innovation platform to network and develop ideas for future collaborative work between academia – from research to education – and other actors of the field (associations, foundations, local authorities, industry etc.).</span></span></font></li></ul>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The symposium
will integrate several opportunities for presenting : oral presentations, workshops and posters. To participate in any of these opportunities, authors are invited to submit an extended abstract (1000 to 1500 words, references and keywords excluded) through
the conference website. The official language is English. The international scientific advisory board will review and select abstracts for inclusion in the symposium and publication in the symposium proceedings.</span></span></font></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Call
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Submission
deadline for abstracts is May 28, 2018</span></span></font></p>
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will be notified by June 29, 2018 on program inclusion</span></span></font></p>
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visit the OGRS’18 website : </span><a href="http://2018.ogrs-community.org" id="LPlnk536921" style="text-decoration:none" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">2018.ogrs-community.org</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">
or follow our Twitter account : </span><a href="https://twitter.com/OGRSCommunity" id="LPlnk79346" style="text-decoration:none" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://twitter.com/OGRSCommunity</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">
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