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Dear colleagues,<br><br>Following the successful initiation of the <b>Academic Track</b>
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.<br><br><div>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:</div><ul><li>writing and publishing the call for abstracts/papers for State of the Map 2019</li><li>designing
and managing the review process of the submitted abstracts, deciding
which ones to accept for oral presentation or poster presentation</li><li>defining the Academic Track schedule at State of the Map 2019, by working in close contact with the
Programme Selection Committee
</li><li>planning and managing possible publication outputs, e.g. conference proceedings or a Special Issue in a scientific journal</li></ul>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.<br><br>Thus, we invite applications for <b>researchers or academics</b> to be part of the Academic Track Leading Team. The call is open to everyone interested. <b>Applications shall be made exclusively by sending an e-mail to the OSM science mailing list <a href="mailto:science@openstreetmap.org">science@openstreetmap.org</a></b>
(this requires registering for the list at <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/science&sa=D&ust=1544522705516000&usg=AFQjCNGQpKzLHAff40jmaxWAbSw_j5gQrg" target="_blank">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/science</a>), and filling the following template:<br><br><b>Name and Surname</b><br><i>Please enter your name and surname.</i><br><br><b>Affiliation</b><br><i>Please enter your (current) full affiliation.</i><br><br><b>Academic experience, in particular on OpenStreetMap</b><br><i>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.</i><br><br><b>Editorial experience</b><br><i>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.</i><br><br><b>Participation in State of the Map 2019</b><br><i>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).</i><br><br>Only applications submitted according to this procedure and only self-nominations will be considered.<br><br>The deadline for applications is <b>January 3, 2019</b>.<br><br>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.<br><br>Best regards,<br><br><div>Yair and Marco - on behalf of the OSMF State of the Map Working Group and the State of the Map 2019 Heidelberg local team</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>[1]<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;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"> </span>See
the call for abstracts for 2018
(<a href="https://2018.stateofthemap.org/academictrack">https://2018.stateofthemap.org/academictrack</a>) and the program of the
Academic Track on Sunday, 29 July, room S1.3
(<a href="https://2018.stateofthemap.org/program">https://2018.stateofthemap.org/program</a>)
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