[OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] Call for Papers for FOSS4G 2013 Academic Track

[Massimiliano Cannata]

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Barry Rowlingson <
b.rowlingson at lancaster.ac.uk> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Massimiliano Cannata
> <massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch> wrote:
> > Dear Dr. Beher,
> > apologize me for this question, but it is not clear to me if at this
> stage
> > you are asking to submit an abstract for evaluation or a full paper for
> > evaluation.
> >
> > In last years, generally I submitted an abstract, then if selected for
> > presentation in academic track I where asked for a full paper,
> > and then if selected I had to go trough a review process by the editors.
>
> >From the web page:
>
> """
> We invite academics and researchers to submit full papers in English,
> of maximum 6,000 words, before the deadline of 1 February 2013.
> Templates for submissions in a variety of formats can be found here,
> and detailed requirements, regarding layout, formatting and the
> submission process, can be found on the FOSS4G 2103 Academic Track
> submission pages at http://2013.foss4g.org/ojs/
> """
>

This is clear...

but then my question is:
- Why do I have to submit a paper without knowing if I'm going to be select
for presentation?
- And why 7 months before of the conference?

It looks to me quite strange...

Massimiliano


>
> Barry
>



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