Last Call for Technical Presentation Proposals

July 19, 2012

USGIF and ATIA are now accepting proposals for the USGIF/ATIA Technical Workshop as outlined below.

All submissions must be emailed to technical@usgif.org on or before 11:59 PM ET on July 19.

Submission Requirements:
Submissions are open only to USGIF or ATIA Members, and we particularly encourage proposals from personnel who work in the Colorado Front Range Intermountain West region. While presentations selected will not be limited to submissions from this region, we will give strong consideration to these submissions.

Topic Themes:
Presentation proposals do not need to fall into a specific thematic category. Topics such as LiDAR, Airborne, Satellite Imagery, Geospatial Analytics, GIS, ISR, Data Management, and others will be considered. Proposals are not limited to these topic areas but must be relevant to the interoperable NSG.

Proposal Guidelines:
• Presentations will be limited to 15 minutes in length. Each presentation will be followed by a 5 minute Questions and Answer period which will be moderated by a USGIF representative
• Technical Workshop Presentations are not corporate marketing pitches. This is an opportunity to recognize individual or organizational efforts in technical interoperability, implementation and innovation for the NSG. USGIF and ATIA are membership organizations representing the Geospatial and Measurement and Signatures Intelligence Communities and as such presenters must keep in mind their responsibility to represent community needs and interests.
• Presenters should keep in mind the USGIF and ATIA Missions and the focus on technology aspects of the NSG.
• Submissions should include the following information on the first page: label of “Submission for USGIF/ATIA Technical Workshop,” title of the proposed presentation, name of the presenting organization, name of the presenter and his or her title, and finally an abstract no more than a single-page, single-spaced in Arial 12 pt font with 1-inch margins.
• Proposals are to be in English.

Selection:
Up to 12 proposals may be selected by a USGIF/ATIA Review Committee. Presenters will be notified of selection on or about July 27. Any slides required for selected presentations are due to USGIF no later than August 15. All presenters will be required to register and pay the appropriate registration fee.

Questions:
All questions about this call for presentations should be directed to John Moeller, USGIF Technical Committee Co-Chair, at john.moeller@usgif.org.