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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear CogVis commission,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Welcome to place in your calendars this cozy and friendly CogVis sponsored conference in safe and springly green Finland next May
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">😊
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Abstract submission opening soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Pyry Kettunen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">one of the commission chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Pyry Kettunen<br>
D.Sc. (Tech.), Research Manager <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Department of Geoinformatics and Cartography<br>
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI, National Land Survey of Finland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Vuorimiehentie 5, FI-02150 Espoo, Finland<br>
Mob +358 50 443 2958 Tel +358 29 531 4776<br>
Email <a href="mailto:pyry.kettunen@nls.fi">pyry.kettunen@nls.fi</a><br>
Web </span><a href="https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/research/geospatial-representation-and-interaction"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/research/geospatial-representation-and-interaction</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Lähettäjä:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Nikander Jussi <jussi.nikander@aalto.fi>
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<b>Lähetetty:</b> perjantai 3. marraskuuta 2023 11.49<br>
<b>Aihe:</b> Call for Papers: Geoinformatics Research Days 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Please forward this call for papers to colleagues in your network, who might be interested:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dear Researchers and Scholars,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Geoinformatics Research Days is the annual gathering for geoinformatics experts in Finland, which has been arranged by the member universities of the Finnish University
Network for Geoinformatics (Fiuginet) for over 10 years.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Traditionally, the Research Days have been a relatively small-scale event with mostly invited programme. However, in 2023 Fiuginet made the decision to develop the event
into a scientific conference, and therefore we are proud to announce the call for papers for Geoinformatics Research Days 2024. The event will take place on May 20th and 21st and will be organized by Aalto University together with the Fiuginet network. The
event will be hosted in Espoo, Finland. The event is held together with the ICA Commission on Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualisation with targeted sessions and their members are also warmly welcome.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Geoinformatics continues to play a critical role in harnessing spatial data, information technology, and geographic analysis to address pressing global issues such as
climate change, sustainable development, disaster management, urban planning, natural resource management, and much more. As the significance of geospatial information grows in our dynamically changing world, the Geoinformatics Research Days aims to facilitate
knowledge exchange and foster collaborative research in the domain of Geoinformatics in Finland and Northern Europe.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We invite researchers, practitioners, and experts from academia, industry, and government sectors both in Finland and abroad to submit their research contributions for
presentation during the Geoinformatics Research Days 2024. The conference will cover a broad spectrum of topics related to Geoinformatics, including but not limited to:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Geospatial Data Acquisition and Processing</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Geospatial Algorithms and Modeling</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">User Cognition in Geospatial Applications<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Geoinformatic Human-Computer Interaction<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Location-Based Services and Geographic Information Retrieval</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Big Data Analytics for Geospatial Applications</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Spatial Data Infrastructures and Interoperability</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Geoinformatics for Smart Cities and Urban Planning</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Environmental Monitoring and Geospatial Solutions</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Geoinformatics for Sustainable Development</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Geospatial AI and Machine Learning Applications</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Open Geospatial Science and Open Source Software</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Submission Guidelines</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Presenters are invited to submit an extended abstract of a maximum of 2 pages in English. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed to ensure the quality of the contributions.
All accepted publications will be given a chance to present their work at the Research Days.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Important Dates:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Abstract Submission Opens: December 4, 2023</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: February 15, 2024</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Notification of Acceptance: April 2, 2024</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conference Dates: May 20-21, 2024</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Venue and Registration: Detailed information regarding the conference venue, registration process, and fees will be made available on the official Geoinformatics Research
Days 2024 website </span><a href="https://geoinformaticsdays.geoportti.fi/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC">https://geoinformaticsdays.geoportti.fi/</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For any inquiries or further information, please contact the conference chair Jussi Nikander at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:jussi.nikander@aalto.fi"><span lang="EN-US">jussi.nikander@aalto.fi</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Senior university lecturer Jussi Nikander
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Conference Chair, Geoinformatics Research Days 2024</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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