Dear Presenters and Participants of GIS-IDEAS 2016,

We would like to give some updates about the GIS-IDEAS 2016.

1) Acceptance of abstracts have been sent out
to the authors and accepted abstracts are available online [1]

2) Authors of papers selected for oral and poster sessions
should have received user id. and password for uploading 
their full papers. Full paper in PDF format can be uploaded from [2]
using the user authentication sent to you be e-mail.

3) The deadline for online submission of full paper is
*30 September 2016*.

4) The author instruction and template for preparing your
full paper is available at [3]. Please follow the author
instructions *strictly* while preparing your full paper.

5) Conference registration page is available at [4]. 
Early bird registration (at discounted price) will close on
30 September 2016. Please register before 30 September and 
avail the early bird discount

6) Four Training workshops will be conducted on 12 November 2016.
Details of the workshops are available at [5]. Please select
workshop of your choice while your register or inform the
conference secretariat (gisideas.secretary@gmail.com) about
your choice of workshop. Seats for workshops are limited and
will be allotted on first-come-first-serve basis. So please 
register early to avoid disappointments.

6) Travel related information is available at [6]. Hotel are 
available at discounted rates. Please reserve your hotel and 
optional tours at an early date.

7) Special Field Visit in and around Hanoi will be organized 
on 16 November 2016. Details available at [6].

The conference fee is kept very low for host country participants
and students. The organizers are not in a position to provide any
assistance/support for travel or stay to attend the conference.

Look forward to seeing you all at GIS-IDEAS 2016 in Hanoi.

[1] http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gisideas16/papers.php?first_letter=all
[2] http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gisideas16/submit.php
[3] http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gisideas16/author_guide.html
[4] http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gisideas16/registration.php
[5] http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gisideas16/training.pdf
[6] http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gisideas16/travel_stay.pdf

Sincerely,
Conference Secretariat
Attn: Secretary GIS-IDEAS 2016
Hanoi University of Mining and Geology
18 Vien Street, Duc Thang Ward, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi, S.R. Vietnam
Phone: +84-4-37520834
Fax: +84-4-38389633 
Email: gisideas.secretary@gmail.com