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Dear students, This is a great opportunity to present your GIS-related work in AAG and potentially win a prize. I'm also in the committee of the GISS specialty group this year, so please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions. Best, Yingjie -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [GI Science & Systems] : 2nd CFP: 2017 AAG GISS-SG Student Competition Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 19:55:42 +0000 From: Thomas Crawford via AAG Knowledge Communities <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] 2nd Call for Abstracts AAG Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group: Annual Student Paper Competition AAG Meeting: Boston,... -posted to the "Geographic Information Science and Systems" community Association of American Geographers <http://community.aag.org/aag> Geographic Information Science and Systems <http://community.aag.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/?GroupId=19> Post New Message <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 2nd CFP: 2017 AAG GISS-SG Student Competition <http://community.aag.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread/?GroupId=19&MID=17981&tab=digestViewer> Reply to Group <mailto:[log in to unmask]:%202nd%20CFP:%202017%20AAG%20GISS-SG%20Student%20Competition> Reply to Sender <http://community.aag.org/communities/all-discussions/postreply/?GroupId=19&SenderKey=2a133784-06dc-4290-86cc-528da2fd2649&MID=17981> Thomas Crawford <http://community.aag.org/people/thomas-crawford> Oct 9, 2016 3:56 PM | attachment view attached <http://community.aag.org/viewdocument/2nd-cfp-2017-aag-giss-sg-student?CommunityKey=7d5b5ab9-8c7b-4b70-8c48-9510e3c9e4ad&tab=librarydocuments&MessageKey=1ec730ad-8fae-4a8f-831a-cbe2a87b986f> Thomas Crawford <http://community.aag.org/people/thomas-crawford> 2nd Call for Abstracts *AAG Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group: Annual Student Paper Competition* *AAG Meeting: Boston, MA – April 5-9, 2017* The *Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group (GISS-SG)* of the Association of American Geographers is pleased to announce the *2017 Honors Competition for Student Papers on Geographic Information Science (GIS)* topics to be presented at the annual meeting. The purpose of this competition is to promote scholarship and written and oral presentation by students in the field of GIS. Papers are invited from current graduate and undergraduate students on any topic in geographical information systems and geographic information science. Any paper that advances any aspect of GIS is welcome. We encourage papers on theoretical, conceptual, and methodological developments in GIS as well as on particular innovative GIS applications. Papers must be* based upon original work, completed as an undergraduate or graduate student, relevant to the field of GIS and current GIS research*. Papers must be mainly *written by the applicant, but having co-authors is allowed*. Students who are selected as finalists will be placed in a special session at the annual meeting. The only exception is a student who is also selected as a Nystrom Dissertation Award finalist, in which case, he or she may present in the Nystrom paper session instead. *IMPORTANT DATES* October 14, 2016 - Abstract Due February 1, 2017 - Full Paper Due *AWARDS* Up to *five finalists* (one session) will be selected on the basis of the quality of extended abstracts and *provided with $500 each to attend the conference*. The extended abstract of about 1,000 words is used by the GISS-SG Awards Committee to choose the competition finalists. Finalists must submit a paper of a substantive nature that constitutes an expanded discussion of the material to be presented orally at the annual meeting. Subsequent to the oral presentations by the finalists, there will be special awards for the 1st and 2nd-place presenters. The prizes of *$500 for 1st place and $250 for 2nd place* will be determined immediately following the special presentation session. The awards committee reserves the right to not offer such prizes if the papers are not of sufficiently high quality. The 1st and 2nd-place awards are decided on the basis of the written paper and the oral presentation. They will also receive tickets to attend the AAG Awards Luncheon, and results of the competition will be published in the AAG Newsletter and the GISSSG newsletter, as well as on the specialty group's web page. *ELIGIBILITY* The competition is open to students at all academic levels. Any paper first-authored and presented by a student is eligible for the competition, provided the paper has not already been published or presented somewhere. There is no limitation on the number of co-authors, however, the applicant student is required to be the first author. Applicants must be a current member of *the AAG GISS Specialty Group (GISS-SG)*. For instructions on how to become a member of the Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group, simply contact the AAG <http://www.aag.org/>. There are no student dues for the GISS-SG. *JUDGING* Extended abstracts and written papers will be judged by the GISS-SG Awards Committee (Chair, Vice Chair, Academic Counselor, and Student Representative) on several criteria: potential contribution to the field of GIS, originality, appropriate use of methodology, scholarship, organization, and written composition. The oral presentation of papers will be judged on professional delivery, organization, clarity, and appropriate use of graphics. Judging will take into account the academic level of the applicants. *FINALISTS* Up to five competition finalists will be notified no later than October 21, 2016. Each finalist will be asked to submit a written paper of about 7,500 words, expanding on the material in the extended abstract. This paper will be due no later than *February 1, 2017*. Details about the final written paper are provided lower on this page. *GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATIONS* To be considered for participation in the GIS paper competition,* an extended abstract must be submitted (about 1000 words)*. Electronic submission of the extended abstracts is encouraged (in Microsoft Word format, with 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and single-spaced lines). Applicants must clearly indicate that they wish to be considered for the GISS-SG Student Paper Competition. All submissions not accepted for the competition by the awards committee will be incorporated into the AAG meeting program in other sessions. Applicants must also submit an AAG participant number which is issued when successfully registering for the AAG meeting (in other words, *you must register for the AAG meeting and **submit a short abstract using the AAG's registration website* <http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting/call_for_papers/abstract_guidelines>*, before submitting your longer abstract to the GISS-SG competition)*. For detailed instructions on how to acquire a participant number for the annual meeting, see the AAG web page <http://www.aag.org/>. The *extended abstract and participant code* are due to the GISS-SG Academic Councilor by *October 14^nd , 2016*. Please send abstracts via email as an attachment (Microsoft Word or PDF) to Dr. Tom Crawford ([log in to unmask]). *GUIDELINES FOR FULL PAPERS* Papers, including the related bibliography and associated tables and figures, must be submitted in the format used by the International Journal Geographical Information Science www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/... <http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13658816.asp>). A cover page listing the *student authors’ name, academic affiliation, faculty advisor for the paper, mailing address, phone numbers, and email address* should also be included. The second page should include only the title of the paper and the abstract. The content of the paper should begin on the third page. The final written paper should be submitted electronically via email to Dr. Tom Crawford ([log in to unmask] as a Microsoft Word document attachment (12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, double spaced). *The content of the paper is limited to about 20 pages in length (text, references, figures and tables, about 5000-7500 words total)*. *FOR FURTHER INFORMATION* See aag-giss.org/competitions-awards/... <http://aag-giss.org/competitions-awards/student-honors-paper-competition/> Send all submissions and inquiries to: *Dr. Tom Crawford* Academic Councilor, Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group Center for Sustainability Saint Louis University 3694 West Pine Mall Saint Louis, MO 63108 Email: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------ Thomas Crawford Saint Louis University [log in to unmask] ------------------------------ *Reply to Group Online <http://community.aag.org/communities/all-discussions/postreply/?MID=17981&GroupId=19>* *View Thread <http://community.aag.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread/?GroupId=19&MID=17981&tab=digestviewer>* *Recommend <http://community.aag.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread/?GroupId=19&MID=17981&MessageKey=1ec730ad-8fae-4a8f-831a-cbe2a87b986f&cmd=rate&cmdarg=add>* *Forward <http://community.aag.org/communities/all-discussions/forwardmessages/?GroupId=19&MID=17981>* You are subscribed to "Geographic Information Science and Systems" as [log in to unmask] To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions <http://community.aag.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions>. 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