Dear college,��

Greeting from FOSS4G Asia - 2018!

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As you have already aware FOSS4G Asia - 2018 will take place in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and call for abstracts in progress.��

We have shared the conference flyer among several open source GIS communities.

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On behalf of organizing committee, we would like to invite you to submite your abstracts to general track and��submit proposals for workshops

Deadline��for��abstract��- general track��is on 15 July 2018
Submit the abstract to��http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2018/general-track/
For abstact submission following the guidelines given in the FOSS4G Asia 2018��website and��the instruction of the standard template which attached in the email.

Deadline��for��proposal��- workshop��is on�� 30 July 2018
Submit the proposal to http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2018/workshops/

We wish to see you in FOSS4G Asia - 2018.

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Sincerely Yours,��

Conference��Secretariat
Dr.��Amila��Jayasinghe
Department��of��Town��and��Country��Planning
University��of��Moratuwa,��Sri��Lanka
Email��:��amilabjayasinghe@gmail.com��/��amilabj@uom.lk
Phone��:��+94-755361399/��+94-772777236

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Conference��Chair��
Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan
Professor, Graduate School for Creative Cities,
Osaka City University, Japan
Tel��+81 6-6605-3381
Email:��raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp;��venka.osgeo@gmail.com
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Dr. Rangajeewa Ratnayake
Head, Department of Town and Country Planning,
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Tel��+94 112 650921
Email:��rangajeewar@gmail.com;��rangajeewar@uom.lk
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http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2018/

foss4g.asian@gmail.com��

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FOSS4G Asia 2018

Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

"Open Source for Sustainable Development"

December 2^nd�� 5^th��2018
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Abstract Submission is Open

Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are delighted to invite you to submit abstracts for the��FOSS4G-Asia 2018 conference��to be held in��Moratuwa, Sri Lanka��during the period of��02nd - 05th��December , 2018��at the��Department of Town & Country Planning, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

Submit your Abstract

Please submit abstracts by ;

Academic Track -��01 May 2018��(Closed)

General Track��-��15 July 2018

Workshop�� -��30 July 2018

Important Dates
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��	Academic Track (Full papers and presentation)	General Track (Abstracts and presentation)	Workshop�� (Call for proposals)
Call for abstracts��	25 February 2018	25 February 2018	25 February 2018
Abstract submission deadline	01 May 2018 (Closed�� 31 May 2018)��	15 July 2018	30 July 2018
Acceptance notification of abstract	15 June 2018	01 August 2018	15 August 2018
Deadline of submission of full papers	15 July 2018	N/A	N/A
Notification of review results of full papers	01 September 2018	N/A	N/A
Deadline of registration for conference	15 September 2018	15 September 2018	15 September 2018
Deadline of final submission	01 October 2018�� (Camera ready paper)	01 November 2018�� (Final presentation)	15 October 2018�� (Workshop brief and schedule)

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�� The theme of the Conference is

�� Open Source for Sustainable Development"

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Papers and presentations are invited in areas covering,
but not limited to, the following sub themes
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1.Development of Geospatial Applications using Free and Open Source Software
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2.FOSS4G in Business Innovation
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3.Geo spatial��information Services for Urban Management/Urban and Regional Planning/Urban Design and Good Governance
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4.Open and Proprietary Software: Building Bridges
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5.Open Data, Data Collection and Visualization for Societal GIS

6.Open Hardware, Geo-IoT, Geo-BIM/CIM
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7.Geo-data Analytics and machine/deep learning
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8.FOSS4G in Education and Research
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9.FOSS4G Philosophy, Goals, Complexities and Challenges
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10.Other topics related to Free and Open Source Software, Data and Standards
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Awards & Scholarships��

1.��FOSS4G-Asia 2018 best paper awards (each sub theme)

2. FOSS4G-Asia 2018 best presentation award

3. FOSS4G-Asia 2018 best poster award

4. FOSS4G-Asia 2018 student (Undergraduates or Postgraduate) / young (35 years or less) presentation award

5. FOSS4G-Asia 2018 student (Undergraduates or Postgraduate) / young (35 years or less) poster award

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6. OSGeo-Sri Lanka best presentation award (Only for Participants from host country)

7. OSGeo-Sri Lanka best poster award (Only for Participants from host country)

8. OSGeo-Sri Lanka best student presentation award (Only for Undergraduates from host country)

9. OSGeo-Sri Lanka best student poster award (Only for Undergraduates from host country)
More Information��

All accepted full papers will be published in the��FOSS4G-Asia 2018 conference proceedings��USB and��selected peer-review full papers in the acadmic��track��will be invited to��publish��in the following journals��

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Main Organizers��
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We are looking forward to receiving your submission and welcoming you in
Moratuwa,��Sri Lanka.

We kindly request from you to disseminate this mail among your colleagues and networks.

Please visit the website for further information

Thank You !

Contact Us

Conference Secretariat��
Dr.Amila Jayasinghe�� Dr. Chethika Abeynayake
Dept. Town & Country Planning�� Phone :+94-772777236
University of Moratuwa��
Email :��amilabjayasinghe@gmail.com��/��amilabj@uom.lk�� Nirmanie Weerasinghe�� Phone :��+94-755361399/��+94-715902911�� Phone :��+94-712398485