[Geo4All] Academic Track at State of the Map 2020 - Call for applications for the Scientific Committee

[Marco Minghini]

 Dear colleagues,

Following the first two successful editions of the *Academic Track* at
State of the Map 2018 in Milan [1] and State of the Map 2019 in Heidelberg
[2], this Track will be included again in the program of State of the Map
2020, to be held in Cape Town on July 3-5, 2020. 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.

A designated Scientific Committee will be responsible for the organization
of the Academic Track, co-chaired by Marco Minghini (on behalf of the OSMF
State of the Map Working Group) and Serena Coetzee (on behalf of the South
Africa local team). We hereby issue a call for applications, inviting all
interested individuals to apply to join the Scientific Committee. This team
will be in charge of:

   - writing and publishing the call for abstracts/papers for the Academic
   Track at State of the Map 2020
   - designing and managing the review process of the submitted abstracts,
   deciding which ones to accept for oral presentation or poster presentation
   - defining the Academic Track schedule at State of the Map 2020, by
   working in close contact with the Programme Committee
   <https://2020.stateofthemap.org/cfp/#committee>
   - planning and managing possible publication outputs, e.g. conference
   proceedings and/or or a Special Issue in a scientific journal

The Academic Track Scientific Committee will be composed by Marco and
Serena plus additional people that would be selected through this open
call. The number of additional people is not defined a priori and will
depend on the number and quality of applications received.

Thus, we invite applications for *researchers or academics* to be part of
the Academic Track Scientific Committee. The call is open to everyone
interested. *Applications shall be made exclusively by sending an e-mail to
the OSM science mailing list science at openstreetmap.org
<science at openstreetmap.org> *(this requires registering for the list at
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/science
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/science&sa=D&ust=1544522705516000&usg=AFQjCNGQpKzLHAff40jmaxWAbSw_j5gQrg>),
and filling the following template:

*Name and Surname*
*Please enter your name and surname.*

*Affiliation*
*Please enter your (current) full affiliation.*

*Academic experience, in particular on OpenStreetMap*
*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. Also,
please list your previous experience as a member of scientific or academic
committees. Place the focus on OpenStreetMap, when relevant.*

*Editorial experience*
*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.*

*Participation in State of the Map 2020*
*Although it is not strictly required that all members of the Academic
Track Scientific Committee participate in the State of the Map 2020
conference, a sufficient presence is required. Therefore, please inform us
whether you plan to attend (if selected as a member of the Academic Track
Scientific Committee).*

Only applications submitted according to this procedure and only
self-nominations will be considered.

The deadline for applications is *January 8, 2020*.

Applications will be assessed by the OSMF State of the Map Working Group
and the Cape Town local team. The Academic Track Scientific Committee will
be formed based on the candidates' personal merit and their chance to
participate in State of the Map 2020 (assessed from the answers to the
questions above) 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 Cape Town
local team reserve the right to nominate additional persons by invitation.

Best regards,

Serena and Marco - on behalf of the OSMF State of the Map Working Group and
the State of the Map 2020 local team


[1] See the call for abstracts for 2018 (
https://2018.stateofthemap.org/academictrack) and the program of the
Academic Track on Sunday, 29 July, room S1.3 (
https://2018.stateofthemap.org/program)
[2] See the call for abstracts for 2019 (
https://2019.stateofthemap.org/calls/academic) and the program of the
Academic Track on Sunday, 22 September (
https://2019.stateofthemap.org/academic_programme)
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