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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Dear Friends</span></p>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">the deadline for submitting abstracts to the Academic Track of FOSS4G 2018 (<a href="http://2018.foss4g.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk44084" previewremoved="true">http://2018.foss4g.org/</a>) is
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">At this first step you have to submit an abstract</span><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;"> written in English
comprising 500</span><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Cambria Math", serif, serif, EmojiFont;">$B!>(B</span><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">800 words and containing sufficient details
for evaluation (including the approach, results, concepts, reasons why it should be considered and why it would be interesting for the audience).</span></p>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">The contributions are accepted on the abstract blind review process. Submitted abstracts will be refereed for quality, originality and relevance by the Scientific Committee. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; background-image: initial;">Authors
will receive feedback and suggestions for improvement to their papers to be submitted in a second step for publication in the International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (listed in the ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) of the
Web of Science, SCOPUS, the E/I Compendex,and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)).</span></p>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">For submitting your abstract go to <a href="http://2018.foss4g.org/call-for-papers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="LPlnk701394" previewremoved="true">http://2018.foss4g.org/call-for-papers.html</a>and
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">We are looking forward to receiving your contribution and see you in Dar!</span></p>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Maria and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Ally
Hassan on behalf of the LOC</span><span></span></span></p>
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<b><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; background-image: initial;">Abstract Submission deadline is </span><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17.6333px; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">15
February 2018</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; background-image: initial;">Abstract acceptance notice is </span><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17.6333px; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">15
March 2018</span></b></p>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;">Early Bird Registration closes <b>15 May 2018</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; background-image: initial;">Camera ready paper for the Proceedings has to be submitted by<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17.6333px; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">30
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