Dear Colleague,

Deadline for Abstract Submission EXTENDED to May 31, 2018!

This is to inform you that due to the continuous requests for an extension, the Abstract Submission deadline (Academic Track) has been extended to��May��1, 2018.

Authors who have not yet submitted the abstracts via online are kindly advised to refer to the submission guideline at��http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2018/academic-track /��and submit their abstracts no later than��May��1, 2018.

If there are any problems with the submission, please feel free to contact the secretariat via email at��foss4g.asian@gmail.com.

We look forward to your participation in the��FOSS4G Asia - 2018��on "Open Source for Sustainable Development"��and have the oppportunity to meet you in��Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

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 ;

��01 May 2018

(Extended Deadline��-��31 May 2018)
General Track�� 

�� 15 July 2018

�� Academic Track

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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 (Extended Deadline�� 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

****** PLEASE��APOLOGIZE��ANY��CROSS-POSTING��******

Sincerely Yours,��

Conference��Chair��
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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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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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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http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2018/

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