[OSGeo Africa] Fwd: [Geo4All] VizAfrica Botswana 2019: CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS, DEADLINE 19 August

Tue Jul 23 05:56:49 PDT 2019


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> From: "Simon Hodson, ED CODATA" <simon at codata.org>
> Subject: [Geo4All] VizAfrica Botswana 2019: CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS, DEADLINE 19 August
> Date: 09 July 2019 at 11:49:39 SAST
> To: GeoForAll OsGeo <geoforall at lists.osgeo.org>, OS GEO List <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
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> Please disseminate this information widely: this may be of interest to a number of programmes with an interest in visualisation and that are working in Africa
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> The VizAfrica 2019 Data Visualization Symposium will take place from 18th -19th November 2019 at the University of Botswana Gaborone, Botswana.
> The VizAfrica 2019 Symposium Programme Committee is pleased to invite proposals for presentations and posters that present innovative discussions of visualizations in the sessions listed below.  The deadline for proposals is Monday 19 August: https://vizafrica.codata.org/2019-Botswana/submit/ <https://vizafrica.codata.org/2019-Botswana/submit/>
> Authors that are selected to give their presentation or display their poster at the VizAfrica 2019 Botswana Symposium will also be invited to submit a full paper to a special collection to appear in the CODATA Data Science Journal <https://datascience.codata.org/>.
> The symposium also includes a two weeks Summer School training from 11th -15th November 2019 on Data Science/Visualization.
> Application of Data, Information and Scientific Visualization for Resource Management and Sustainability
> The symposium is part of the University’s mission of improving economic and social conditions for Botswana while advancing itself as a distinctively African University with a regional and international outlook. In fulfilling its mandate in reaching out to and interacting with international community, the general public, entrepreneurs, scientists and policy makers on advances in technological innovations for social economic development and industrialization. 300 participants drawn from government ministries, universities, research organizations, corporate, small and medium scale industries (SMEs), policy makers in key sectors of the economy and from international organizations are expected to attend.
> The theme of the symposium is “Application of Data, Information and Scientific Visualization for Resource Management and Sustainability.”
> Under this theme, the symposium has six session themes:
> Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
> Computer Graphics, Media and Animation
> Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security
> Data Analytics, Visualization and Internet of Things (IoTs)
> Policy Design, Analysis and Strategic Management
> E-health and Universal Health Coverage
> All the six strands/sessions have: Research, industry, keynote speeches and panel discussions tracks.  Please see below for more information on the session themes.
> VizAfrica Summer School, 11-15 November
> To contribute to the wider adoption of visualization, the symposium brings together various actors to engage. In addition, the Summer School scheduled for 11th-15th November 2019, offer training in data analytics and visualization towards capacity building.
> More information and a call for applications will be published soon.
> Call for Presentations and Posters
> The theme of the symposium is “Application of Data, Information and Scientific Visualization for Resource Management and Sustainability.”
> The VizAfrica 2019 Symposium invites papers that present innovative discussions of visualizations in the sessions listed below.  The deadline for proposals is Monday 19 August: https://vizafrica.codata.org/2019-Botswana/submit/ <https://vizafrica.codata.org/2019-Botswana/submit/>
> Session 1: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation 
> This session invites abstracts and papers that address climate change adaptation and mitigation in fields such as smart cities, smart energy, smart transport. Application of open data.
> Session 2: Computer Graphics, Media and Animation
> Computer graphics is a key technology for any kind of computer visualization. This session invite abstracts and papers in the following areas:
> Pre-visualization
> 3D video capture and 3D-TV
> Character Animation
> Computational Photography
> Augmented/Virtual Reality
> Segmentation and matting
> Interactive media and games
> Spatial data visualization
> Visual analytics and visual data science
> High-dynamic range (HDR) imaging
> Interaction for visualization
> Video and camera tracking
> Big data and large-scale visualization
> Image and video synthesis
> Visual asset management
> Image enhancement and restoration
> Visualization systems
> Motion Estimation
> Multiple camera systems
> Omni-directional video
> Post production using Stereo, 3D and motion
> Real-time imaging systems
> Scene modelling
> Real time rendering
> Image/Model/Asset Editing
> Virtual Production
> Visual effects (VFX)
> Video-based animation
> Relighting images and video
> Video-based human motion capture??
> Session 3: Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security
> Agriculture, nutrition and food security is a key concern for sustainable development in Africa and many developing countries. Agriculture, nutrition and food security is a complex condition requiring a holistic approach to all forms of malnutrition, the productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, resilience of food production systems and the sustainable use of biodiversity and genetic resources.
> This session invites abstracts and papers that demonstrate use of data and information visualization in agriculture, nutrition, food security and other related areas.
> Session 4: Data and IoTs Application for Sustainable Development
> Whereas data visualization has great potential for understanding trends and aid in decision making, its application has not been widely adopted.  Abstracts and papers that demonstrate use of data analytics and visualization for better understanding of trends and patterns of events leading to profound improvement in decision making are invited. Included are abstracts and papers that demonstrate use of visualization tools and theories for optimization of resources and achievement of UN SDGs, including national development goals e.g. Botswana National Development Plan (NDP) II (2017-2023) and the Botswana Vision 2036.
> Session 5: Policy Design, Analysis and Strategic Management
> Policy making is a complex activity that involves striking a balance between legal requirements, intended outcomes, the limits of scientific knowledge at any given time, and the public response to the policy. This session invites abstracts and papers in any of the following areas:
> Data visualization and Decision making in organizations
> Visual-based decision support technologies for policy analysis
> Government transparency, open data, e-government and re-use of public sector information
> Integrity and privacy issues in information gathering for policy analysis
> Legal and regulatory aspects of exploiting public data and public information systems for policy making
> Impact of the General Data Protection Regulation and Directive by the European Union
> Multi-modality of information sources, methods for information aggregation and information fusion for policy making
> Values and motivations underlying the use or non-use of public data and public information systems for policy making
> Use of AI and Data Analysis in prevention of inequalities and injustices in society
> Impact of quantum computing in policy formulation
> Crowd sourcing governance
> Citizen science 
> Session 6: E-Health and Universal Health Coverage
> A holistic approach focused on ensuring healthy lives and promoting the universal well-being is required in order to achieve sustainable development. Healthcare is currently intertwined with computer science, social science, behavioral science and information science. Health innovations are geared towards resources, devices and techniques required to optimize acquisition, storage, retrieval processing and use of information in health and biomedicine.
> This session invites abstracts and papers on research and case studies from the following topics:
> Data Collection and Data Mining in e-Health Applications
> Mobile and e-Health System Innovations
> E-Health services, Internet of Things (IoT) and Fog Computing in Healthcare
> Wearable and Implantable applications
> E-Health Software Design visualization
> Advances in sensor devices for biomedical monitoring
> Health Data Acquisition, Management and Visualization
> Body Area networks (architectures, protocols, scheduling, etc.)
> Clinical Informatics and Health Information Systems
> Healthcare Knowledge Management and Decision Support
> Healthcare telemetry and telemedicine
> Healthcare Modeling and Simulation
> Remote diagnosis and patient management
> All-pervasive and non-invasive health monitoring wireless systems
> Personal Health Train (PHT) application
> Imaging Science
> Patient Diagnosis Methods
> Patient Monitoring Systems
> Regenerative Medicine
> Systems Physiology
> Telemedicine
> Computer-Aided Surgery
> Guidelines on Abstracts
> We recommend that the abstract be 600-1000 words
> Posters
> The theme of the symposium is “Application of Data, Information and Scientific Visualization for Resource Management and Sustainability.”
> Posters should address one of the following six sessions:
> Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
> Computer Graphics, Media and Animation
> Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security
> Data Analytics, Visualization and IoTs for Sustainable Development
> Policy Design Analysis and Strategic Management
> E-Health Universal Health Coverage
> Guidelines on Posters
> Posters will be an important feature of VizAfrica 2019 Bostwana. The Organisers and Programme Committee will endeavour to ensure that all poster presenters have an opportunity to give a lightning talk as well as participating in the poster reception.  Posters can often be a more effective way of communicating key technical features of a paper and providing a visual summary that really engages the viewer.
> Poster proposals must be submitted to a specific session. Poster Proposals should be 600-1000 words. Please describe the subject of the proposed poster in as much detail as possible. Describe the structure of the poster. Above all, let us know:
> Why will this be an interesting feature of the symposium?
> Why is it particularly suited to a poster and/or demo session?
> Why the poster or demo will catch delegates' attention and why will they stop and listen to you?
> Thanks,
> 
> Simon.
> ___________________________
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> ONE WEEK TO GO, DEADLINE 8 JULY! Call for Presentations and Posters: CODATA 2019 Beijing <https://conference.codata.org/CODATA_2019/>
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> REGISTRATION OPEN: CODATA 2019 Beijing <http://codata2019.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1>, Towards next-generation data-driven science: policies, practices and platforms, 19-20 September
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> Call for Applications to Host International Data Week 2021 or 2023 <http://www.codata.org/news/338/62/Call-for-Applications-to-Host-International-Data-Week-2021-or-2023> - Deadline 30 September
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> June 2019 Publications <http://codata.org/blog/2019/07/01/june-2019-publications-in-the-data-science-journal/> in the CODATA Data Science Journal <https://datascience.codata.org/> 
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