EUROGI imagine CONFERENCE, CONVENTION CENTRE DUBLIN, 7 & 8 MARCH 2013 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

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1 EUROGI imagine CONFERENCE, CONVENTION CENTRE DUBLIN, 7 & 8 MARCH 2013 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS 1. THE CONFERENCE The main aim of the conference is to identify opportunities arising from the application of both existing and emerging geospatial data, geoservices and geotechnologies. Promoting job creation, more efficient and effective public sector policy making and services delivery, and the creation of a more informed public are all areas of focus. The conference will adopt a mainly non-technical approach to the issues. Each of the two days will end with sessions focusing on who needs to do what, when to realise the opportunities identified during the earlier sessions. The EUROGI imagine conference along with a Environment Agency conference (Eye on Earth 4 to 6 March) and a DG Joint Research Center conference (Envirofi 6 March) are Irish Presidency Associated Events. All conferences take place in the same venue. Further information about the conferences can be found at html 2. THE PRESENTATIONS Presentations will take the form of PowerPoint or similar. Each presenter will have a total elapsed time of 30 minutes of which no more than 20 minutes would be for presentations, the remaining 10 minutes would be for discussion in relation to the presentation. Moderators will keep presenters strictly to the 20 minute time allotted. There will be a 2 minute to go warning followed by a 1 minute and then if presenters have not completed their presentation they will be asked to stop. Presenters are strongly advised to ensure that their presentations can be completed within the 20 minutes allocated. The conference is orientated towards middle and senior level non-technical decision-makers and thus presentations should not be mainly addressed to technical audiences. Narrowly focused technical presentations are most unlikely to be selected. English will be the conference language. 3. SESSIONS FOR WHICH THIS CALL RELATES MARCH General Guidance The overall focus on this first day is on the innovative use of existing GI, geoservices and geotechnologies to address real world problems/issues. Experience has shown that very substantial advances in many thematic areas at all levels can be made through the application of existing technologies with existing data and services. Picking the low hanging fruit is a term which could well describe these instances.

2 In the case of EUROGI s Sessions 2, 3 and 4 (see Annex) generally, presentations would be expected to cover the following five areas: o What is the problem/issue/challenge; o The policy context for the problem/issue/challenge o How through innovative application of existing data, geoservices or geotechnologies has the problem/ issue/challenge been addressed; o What are the benefits and costs (monetary and/or qualitative) of the innovative application; o Future directions with particular emphasis on: New unexplored opportunities; Any, national or local policy or practice changes which are needed to achieve wider exploitation. Covering each of the above points in a clear and succinct manner is likely to receive favourable consideration by the selection jury Stream Specific Guidance Stream (2A) & (2B) Irish Stream Presentations would need to highlight Irish best practice examples of the innovative use of existing data, geoservices and geotechnologies which have been developed in Ireland or are being applied in Ireland. Whilst examples across all thematic fields will be acceptable, at least some of the examples would ideally focus on economic growth related activities (job creation, saving money, supporting SMEs, etc) or significant governance improvements (doing more with less in government, improved policy preparation or implementation and monitoring, etc), both of which are broad topic areas which are of particular priority for the Irish Presidency. The examples should ideally be at or global best practice levels. Stream (3A) & (3B) Stream 1 The examples should be at or global best practice levels. Set out below are some examples of topic areas which may provide scope for presentations. The list below is not exhaustive but is shown merely for example purposes. o How Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) have contributed towards addressing business or government problems. EUROGI has a particular interest in sub-national SDIs but national examples or examples which exploit the emerging INSPIRE SDIs would also be of particular interest. o The innovative application of geobrowser technologies, particularly where they facilitate easy intuitive citizen interactions or support for SMEs. o Information about open data initiatives touching for example on policies, guiding principles, difficulties, progress, etc. o Creative location based services (LBS) applications. o How new insights have been made which underpin new or evolving policies at any level or in particular thematic areas. o Innovative application of standards or protocols. o New ways of achieving joined-up governance. o Issues arising from business process changes related to the introduction of innovations using geotechnologies or geoservices. o Apps with a strong GI basis. As mentioned above, these are just some examples. Basically the field is wide open; a key provision being the examples should be at a or global best practice level. Stream (4A) & (4B) Stream 2 Guidance as in the case of Sessions (3A) and (3B) MARCH General Guidance The overall focus on this second day is on existing and emerging trends, how they might impact on the future/emerging GI and geotechnology environment(s) in the short to medium term. Of critical importance is what are the opportunities within the emerging environment(s) for economic growth, improved governance, environmental sustainability and social cohesion, and how should we go about exploiting them.

3 Generally presentations would be expected to cover the following main areas with a GI slant: o The current situation in the stream subject area - current policy and practice; o The nature of one or more key trends in the subject area; o How trends interrelate; o What can we expect in say 2 5 years time; o What are the opportunities; o What needs to be done to exploit the opportunities - policy changes, research areas of focus, new governance arrangements, improved access to venture capital etc Stream Specific Guidance Stream (10) Internet of Things o Privacy, IPR and security; o Real time; o Implications for 3D / 4D visualization; o Implications of changing RFID technologies; o Implications for inside/outside positioning; o Modeling processes and spatial prediction; o Implications in major thematic areas (eg transport, health, SMEs, entertainment etc); o The establishment of networks of networks to achieve higher order integration; o Union policies/legislation, practices and the research agenda from a GI perspective; Stream (11) Open Data o Open data initiatives in Europe or globally (regional, national, sub-national), with particular emphasis on best practice and the role of GI; o Integration/harmonization of open data from different levels of government, or across thematic areas; o Open private sector GI; o Changing work/business practices and challenges through GI, geoservices and geotechnologies which can be built on open data; o Achieving more joined-up governance; o Reuse of public sector information (PSI Directive) with particular emphasis on GI; o Privacy, IPR and security; o Union policies/legislation, practices and the research agenda from a GI perspective; Stream (12) Linked Data/Big Data o GI based search; o Location (and time) as underlying communalities across all/most data sets; o Open source big data management issues and options; o GI technology role in visualization of data linkages and outputs; o GI role in data integration; o GI and data governance regimes; o Union policies/legislation, practices and the research agenda from a GI perspective;

4 Stream (13) Volunteer GI / Social Media o Quality assurance and authentication issues, difficulties and solution options; o Privacy; o IPR issues; o New or emerging technologies which facilitate volunteer GI input o New or emerging opportunity areas for the application of Volunteer GI; o Social media as a source of volunteer/crowd sourced GI; o Business opportunities; o New emerging social media, any opportunities; Stream (14) Other Issues Impacting on the Future GI Environment o Future of the Internet; o Cloud computing; o Artificial intelligence; o Software as a Service; o Evolving remote sensing technologies, including for example drones; Of particular interest will be presentations which seek to outline how the various trends may interact to shape the emerging GI environment. 5. WEB BASED SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS Abstracts of up to 350 words can be submitted at The deadline for submissions of abstracts is Monday the 14 January Persons submitting abstracts will be informed by 18 January whether or not their submissions have been accepted. Accepted presenters will need to have registered and paid for attendance by 1 February 2013 otherwise they will not be able to present and other presenters will be selected. 6. JUDGING A judging panel will be established to evaluate submissions. The decisions of the panel will be final and no correspondence regarding non-selection will be entered into. 7. QUERIES Queries can be directed to Catharina Bamps, the EUROGI Secretary General at info@eurogi.org.

5 ANNEX: OVERVIEW OF CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Wednesday 06/03/2013 CONFERENCE WEEK EVENING NETWORKING DINNER 30m 19:00-19:30 Pre-dinner drinks Level 3, Convention Centre Dublin 15m 19:30-19:45 Welcome Speeches 1h45 19:45-22:00 Networking Dinner Thursday 07/03/2013 EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF EXISTING GI DATA, GEOSERVICES AND GEOTECHNOLOGIES 1hr45m 09:00-10:45 Plenary Session (1) 30m 10:45-11:15 Tea / Coffee 1hr45m 11:15-13:00 Irish Best Practice Stream (2A) Stream (3A) Stream (4A) 1hr15m 13:00-14:15 Lunch 1hr30m 14:15-15:45 Irish Best Practice Stream (2B) Stream (3B) Stream (4B) 30m 15:45-16:15 Tea / Coffee DG CONNECT's Digital Agenda Stream (5A) DG CONNECT's Digital Agenda Stream (5B) DG Joint Research Centre's EU Location Framework Stream (6A) DG Joint Research Centre's EU Location Framework Stream (6A) 1hr15m 16:15-17:30 Plenary Session - Realising GI Opportunities with Existing Data and Geotechnologies: Who has to do What When (7) 17:30 Closure Opportunity for Face to face discussions with Sponsors 3hr 19:30-22:00 Hooley Night (8) Friday 8 March 2013 THE EMERGING FUTURE: IDENTIFYING & UNLOCKING GI OPPORTUNITIES 1hr45m 09:00-10:45 Plenary Session - Overview of Current and Emerging Trends which will shape the GI Environment (9) 30m 10:45-11:15 Tea / Coffee 1hr45m 11:15-13:00 Internet of Things Stream (10) 1hr15m 13:00-14:15 Lunch Open Data Stream(11) Linked Data/ Big Data Stream (12) Volunteer GI/ Social Media Stream (13) Other Issues Impacting on the Future GI Environment (14) 1hr30m 14:15-15:45 Plenary Session - Realising the Opportunities: Implications for Jobs/Economic Growth, Governance, Environment and Social Cohesion (15) 30m 15:45-16:15 Tea / Coffee 1hr25m 16:15-17:40 Plenary Session - Who has to do What, When (16) 5m 17:40-17:45 Closure