Email: IGU-CMGS

Beijing 2003

International Conference on Geoinformatics and Modeling Geographical Systems
And
Fifth International Workshop on GIS' Beijing

AUGUST 5-7, 2003 BEIJING, CHINA

ORGANIZER:

  • International Geographic Union, Commission on Modeling Geographical Systems (IGU-CMGS)                                             (http://e220r.grm.cuhk.edu.hk/igu-cmgs)

  • Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR) , Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)            (http://www.igsnrr.ac.cn)

  • State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System (LREIS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)      (http://www.lreis.ac.cn/)

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:

Honor Chairman: Shupeng CHEN, CAS Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China

Chairman: Richard THOMAS, Chairman, International Geographical Union, Commission on Modeling Geographical Systems, U.K.

Vice-Chairman: Jiyuan LIU, Director of IGSNRR, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China

Members:

  • Robert BAKER, Vice-Chairman, International Geographical Union, Commission on Modeling Geographical Systems, Australia

  • Barry BOOTS, Full Member, International Geographical Union, Commission on Modeling Geographical Systems, Canada

  • Manfred FISCHER, Full Member, International Geographical Union, Commission on Modeling Geographical Systems, Austria

  • Arthur GETIS, Full Member, International Geographical Union, Commission on Modeling Geographical Systems, U.S.A.

  • Michael GOODCHILD, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.

  • Huadong GUO, Director, Department of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China

  • Robert HAINING, Cambridge University, U.K.

  • Andre JOURNEL, Stanford University, U.S.A.

  • Yee LEUNG, Secretary, International Geographical Union,Commission on Modeling Geographical Systems, HONG KONG S.A.R.

  • Deren LI, CAS Academician, Wuhan University, P.R. China

  • Atsuyuki OKABE, Full Member, International Geographical Union, Commission on Modeling Geographical Systems, Japan

  • Jinfeng WANG, Full Member, International Geographical Union, Commission on Modeling Geographical Systems, P.R. China

  • Guanhua XU, CAS Academician, Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R. China

  • Chenghu ZHOU, Director, LREIS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Chairman: Yee LEUNG, Secretary of IGU-CMGS, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Vice Chairman: Chenghu ZHOU, Director of LREIS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China

Secretary- General: Jinfeng WANG, IGSNRR/LREIS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China

Deputy Secretary- General: Yong GE, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China

Secretariat Member: Jilei WU, Yingju SUN, Lianfa LI, Bing MENG, Ma Zipeng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. R. China

SPONSORS:

  • Ministry of Sciences and Technology, P.R. China

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • National Natural Sciences Foundation of China

  • Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Chinese Academy of Sciences

TOPICS: THEORY, APPLICATION, SOFTWARE

  • Spatial analysis and spatial statistics;

  • Spatial scale transformation: downscaling and upscaling;

  • Modeling Geographical Systems;

  • Predicting geographic events;

  • Coupling and Adjusting Geographical Systems;

  • Spatial-temporal data mining and knowledge discovery;

  • GeoComputational Modeling

  • Graphic analysis of geography (TUPU);

  • Geo-informatics;

  • Geographic virtual reality and digital earth;

FULL PAPER SUBMISSION:

Both hard and electronic copies of your camera-ready paper of not more than 8000 words (in English) should be submitted in MS Word rtf format on or before MARCH 31, 2003 to:

Dr Jinfeng WANG

State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Beijing 100101, P.R. China

Tel: 0086 10 64852303, 64889633

E_mail: wangjf@Lreis.ac.cn

Your paper would be published in the journal of ACTA Geographic Sinica (English version), full or abstract, based on your paying the registration fee and peer review.

IMPORTANT DATES:

  • December 31, 2002, deadline for abstract submission

  • March 31, 2003, deadline for full paper submission

  • April 1, 2003, registration

  • August 5-7, 2003, conference

ACCOMMODATION:

The conference organizer would make guaranteed booking of accommodation for registration made on or before April 1, 2003

  • Beijing Continental Grant Hotel (4 Stars): RMB 400-1000 or USD 50-130 per night (double bed)
    (http://www.cbw.com/hotel/continental-beijing/)

  • Guest hotels of IGSNRR and IRSA: RMB 50-150 per night (double beds)

POST-CONFERENCE TOURS (AUGUST 8, 2003):

You may choose one of the following city and suburban sightseeing tours:

(1) Great Wall, Ming dynasty tomb, RMB 300 or USD 35 (including entrance fee and lunch)

(2) Summer Palace, RMB 300 or USD 35 (including entrance fee and lunch)

(3) Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, RMB 300 or USD 35 (including entrance fee and lunch)