[GRASS5] Second announcement GRASS conference 9/2002 Trento, Italy

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  Open source GIS - GRASS users conference 2002

       Trento, Italy, 11-13 September 2002 

                                                            
             Second Announcement 
                    and 
               Call for Paper



The Open source GIS - GRASS users conference will take place in Trento,
Italy, 11-13 September 2002. 

This conference is the result of the joint effort of many GRASS developers
and users all over the world to foster closer relations and provide
opportunities for greater interactions among the open GIS and GRASS
communities.
The aim of the conference is twofold: the exchange of experiences between
Open GIS and GRASS users and developers and the possibility for the
potential users to access first-hand information and GRASS capability
demonstration, especially for users from developing countries.

The conference is organized by the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering of the University of Trento with the help of an Organizing
Committee including some of the most prominent GIS/GRASS experts around
the world.

People from all over the world have already expressed their intention
to participate. The conference has received the sponsorship from UNIDO
(United Nation Industrial Development Organization) and Local branch of
ISF (Ingegneria Senza Frontiere - Ingénieurs sans Frontières - Engineers
Without Borders).

Conference location is the city of Trento, Italy.
Trento is a city of art, of history and represents a crossroads for the
contrasting cultures of Italy and northern Europe. Originally a Roman
city, Trento became famous for the Council (1545-1563) which gave rise
to the counter - Reformation. Among the many faces of Trento, one of the
most striking is that of the alpine Renaissance city, which has been
restored to its original splendor by recent restorations. On nearby
Monte Bondone you can comune with nature against the panorama of the
Dolomites, all of which make Trento, capital of the Trentino region,
a symbol of international alpine culture.

The conference will be held for three days with oral sessions, poster
sessions and workshops. The meeting will cover all the aspects of open
source GISs, with special focus on GRASS. 
Authors are encouraged to submit papers covering the following topics
before 15 April 2002: 

     Applications 
     Development 
     Education 
     Technology transfer 
     Spatial Data Base 

Papers outside these areas are welcome too, special attention will be
paid to papers involving authors or projects from developing countries.
The registration at the conference, the paper submission and the
accommodation booking must be done via Internet at the web site
http://www.ing.unitn.it/~grass

Deadlines
Paper Submission 15 April 2002
Early registration (until 30 June 2002): 70 euros 
Late registration (after 30 June 2002): 200 euros


B.Benciolini, M.Ciolli, P.Zatelli
Local Organizing Committee
Open source GIS - GRASS users conference 2002

E-mail: grass2002 at ing.unitn.it
Web: http://www.ing.unitn.it/~grass

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Trento
via Mesiano, 77
38100 Trento
ITALY