Welcome to the GISRUK 2001 pages. These pages contain all the information you need to know about GISRUK 2001, and will be updated as the conference draws near. We look forward to seeing you in Wales in April 2001!
The GISRUK series builds on an interdisciplinary foundation, and regularly draws participants from most of the disciplines which make up the field of GIS, including Archaeology, Computer Science, Geography, Surveying, Environmental Science, Engineering and Geomatics. The conference programme will reflect this diversity.
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GISRUK 2001 will be held on the Main Campus of the University of Glamorgan in Treforest, situated just south of Pontypridd, and 10 miles north of Cardiff. The Conference is organised by the GIS Research Centre in the School of Computing and hosted by the Glamorgan Business Centre. Accommodation will be in Glamorgan Court, only two minutes' walk from the conference venue. |
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The conference will include invited plenary sessions involving international speakers, including Nick Chrisman (AGI Keynote, University of Washington), Martien Molenaar (Taylor & Francis Keynote, ITC, Netherlands), David Maguire (ESRI) and Vanessa Lawrence (O.S.); parallel sessions of research papers, panel discussions, poster papers and a publishers' exhibition. Even though GISRUK started life as focus for UK GIS research, it has evolved into a truly intenational conference. This year, the conference programme is made up of contributions from 34 countries.
The scheduled sessions include GIS in Planning; Socio-Economic Applications; Transport & GPS; Health; Crime; Hydrology; Digital Terrain Modelling & Geomorphology; Coastal Zone; Environment; Remote Sensing; Cartographic Generalisation; Visualisation; Spatial Modelling & Interpolation; Database Design; and GeoComputation. The full programme of papers and speakers will be available shortly.
The evening sessions (wine receptions, panel discussion and entertainment) are to be held in Cardiff, with Wednesday's hot buffet dinner in the Glamorgan building of Cardiff University and Thursday's Conference Dinner hosted at City Hall.
Note that the principal means of communication used by the conference organisers will be email. Revised abstracts should be sent as email attachments, quoting the assigned abstract reference number.
Enquiries concerning abstracts should be addressed to the chair of the local organizing committee:
| Full Registration includes two nights bed and breakfast accommodation
in Glamorgan Court (18th & 19th April), hot buffet dinner on the 18th;
lunch and conference dinner on the 19th April, teas and coffees throughout
the meeting. All delegates will also receive the book of extended abstracts.
Non-Residental Registration includes all of the above EXCEPT bed and breakfast accommodation. The full registration fees have been set at £160 for post-graduate students; £200 for academics; and £250 for other professionals. A discount of £50 is available for Non-Residential delegates. Day rates start at £75. A surcharge of £50 is levied on all delegates who register after April 2nd, subject to any places still being available. Presenters are recommended to register before this time, as we cannot guarantee places after April 2nd. Student and academic discounts have been made possible by our sponsors. Post-graduate and undergraduate students should provide evidence of status (such as a covering letter from your supervisor) with payment. As additional benefits, students who are presenting papers or posters are eligible to apply for a bursary to cover 50% of the Full Registration costs. These are limited, and will be decided by Open Competition. Applications for bursaries must be received by February 28th 2001. Registration can only be made by downloading and completing the Registration Form (in
Word or
PDF formats).
(Right Click on these links and "Save Target as" or Left Click to open in your web browser).If you have trouble downloading or viewing the registration form, e-mail gisruk@glam.ac.uk requesting a form. We will e-mail or post one out to you straight away.Payments by cheque should be in UK pounds, and made payable to 'University of Glamorgan'. Print the Registration Form from your web browser, and send it together with your payment, and evidence of student status if appropriate, to:
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| Deadline for Submission of Extended Abstracts | 8 January 2001 |
| Notification of Acceptance | 26 January 2001 |
| Deadline for Camera Ready Extended Abstracts | 19 February 2001 |
| Deadline for Registration to Avoid Late Booking Fees | 2 April 2001 |
| Deadline for Receipt of Full Papers for "Innovations in GIS" and Journal Special Issues | 18-20 April 2001 |
| Young Researchers Forum - Pre-Conference Workshop | 17-18 April 2001 |
| GISRUK 2001 | 18-20 April 2001 |
GISRUK 2001 is being held on the Main Campus of the University of Glamorgan at the Glamorgan Business Centre. Registration will open at 11.00 on Wednesday 18th April with the conference beginning at 13:30. The conference will close at 14.00 on Friday 20th April 2001.
By Road
Wales is served by the M4 which is easily accessed from the North and South
of England and Scotland. Travelling on the M4, head for Cardiff and leave at
Junction 32. Follow the A470 in the direction of Merthyr Tydfil and then follow
A473 ( signposted Llantrisant and University of Glamorgan). Follow the road
left until you reach the University.
By Rail
There are frequent services from all major British cities to Cardiff. From Cardiff
the Valley Lines service runs approximately every 20 minutes (Trains to Treherbert,
Merthyr, Aberdare, or Abercynon). You should alight at Treforest, not Treforest
Estate, and the University is adjacent to the rail station.
By Air
Cardiff International Airport is just 11 miles from Cardiff city centre. Bus
and Taxi services operate from the Airport.
University of Glamorgan Downloadable and Printable Maps
University of Glamorgan Campus Guides and Virtual Views
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/gisruk/gisruk.html
This page is kept up to date from year to year with the details of GISRUK conferences. Individuals wishing to receive further details about participating in GISRUK 2001 or future GISRUK conferences can add their email address to our mailing list using the above web page.
Local Organizing Committee |
National Steering Committee |
| Jonathan Corcoran (Glamorgan) | Steve Carver (University of Leeds) |
| Gary Higgs (Co-Chair, Glamorgan) | Jane Drummond (University of Glasgow) |
| Chris Jones (Cardiff) | David Fairbairn (University of Newcastle) |
| David Kidner (Co-Chair, Glamorgan) | Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh, Chair) |
| Marc Le Blanc (Glamorgan) | Peter Halls (University of York) |
| Mike Lonergan (Cardiff) | Gary Higgs (University of Glamorgan) |
| Linus Mofor (Glamorgan) | Zarine Kemp (University of Kent) |
| Scott Orford (Cardiff) | David Kidner (University of Glamorgan) |
| George Taylor (Glamorgan) | Andrew Lovett (University of East Anglia) |
| Malcolm Thomas (Glamorgan) | David Miller (MLURI) |
| Andrew Ware (Glamorgan) | George Taylor (University of Glamorgan) |
| Mark Ware (Glamorgan) | Steve Wise (University of Sheffield) |
| Chris Webster (Cardiff) | Jo Wood (City University) |
| Sean White (Cardiff) | |
As in previous years, the GISRUK Steering Committee are pleased to announce the Young Researchers Forum (Pre-Conference Workshop) will run from lunchtime on Tuesday, 17th April, through to lunchtime on Wednesday, 18th April. The event is sponsored by RRL.net, QMRG, and GISRUK.
The programme consists of seminars aiming to brief researchers just starting their academic careers about topics such as Publishing, Presenting a Paper, Securing Grants, Continuing Professional Development, as well as Introductory GIS and "Hot Topics" in GIS presentations. Wherever possible, the focus will be on the research interests of the individual particpants. The full programme is now available online at Young Researchers Forum 2001 Programme
Attendance at the Young Researchers Forum is FREE to post-graduates and post-doctorates from RRL.net institutions, subject to a maximum of 2 people per Regional Research Laboratory. These bursaries also cover the first £50 of your travel costs to the event. In exceptional circumstances, we may consider more than two RRL delegates per institution, if other RRLs do not use up their quota. In order to qualify for these bursaries, please liaise with your RRL.net Director.
For all other Researchers wishing to attend the YRF, the registration fee is £60. This includes attendance at all sessions, tea and coffee refreshments, evening meal on the 17th April, en-suite bed and breakfast accommodation (17th April) and lunch on the 18th April.
Places are limited to a maximum of 50 delegates. The RRL.net places are reserved.
Interested researchers must download and complete the YRF Registration Form
(in Word
or PDF
formats).
If you have trouble downloading or viewing the registration form, e-mail gisruk@glam.ac.uk requesting a form. We will e-mail or post one out to you straight away.
More details are included in the YRF Registration document. A programme will be posted here in due course.
The GISRUK Steering Committee are pleased to announce the availability of bursaries to cover 50% of the cost of Post-Graduate Full Registrations (i.e. £80 per person). These are limited to post-graduates who have been accepted to present a paper or poster at GISRUK 2001. A selection panel will be convened with our sponsors to decide the awards.
In the first instance, applicants are invited to submit a one-page (A4) proposal in a Word or ASCII text file attachment, giving the title of their PhD or Masters study, details of their supervisors and source of project funding, and an overview of their research. These should be e-mailed to gisruk@glam.ac.uk quoting your GISRUK abstract reference. These must be received by the 28th of February 2001.
Sponsors of the post-graduate bursaries include:
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Proceedings of the GIS Research UK: GISRUK 2001 Editors: David B. Kidner and Gary Higgs (Right Click on these links and "Save Target as" or Left Click to open in your web browser).If you have trouble downloading or viewing the order form, e-mail gisruk@glam.ac.uk requesting a form. |
