GEOCROWD – Creating a Geospatial Knowledge World
Summer School II (St Andrews) – D4.6 – 14th-17th July
Centre for GeoInformatics at University of St Andrews is pleased to announce it will run a GEOCROWD supported “Creating a Geospatial Knowledge World” summer school in July 2014. This summer school is concerned with any aspect of geospatial information science and is focused on any aspect of user-contributed geospatial data.
Monday 14th July
9:00 Welcome
9:30 Keynote Lecture: Mike Goodchild
10:30 Coffee
11:00 ESR Presentations*
13:00 Lunch
14:00 ESR Presentations*
16:00 Coffee
16:30 Mentoring Session: Publications and Presentations
17:30 Finish
Tuesday 15th July
9:30 Keynote Lecture: Fritz Steffen
10:30 Coffee
11:00 ESR Presentations*
13:00 Lunch
14:00 ESR Presentations*
16:00 Coffee
16:30 Mentoring Session: Grant Applications
17:30 Finish
Wednesday 16th July
9:30 Field Excursion
17:00 Return
19:30 Workshop Dinner
Thursday 17th July
9:30 Keynote Lecture: Carson Farmer
10:30 Coffee
11:00 ESR Presentations*
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Mentoring Session: Career Development
14:00 Geocrowd PI Meeting
15:00 Round Table – Any Questions
17:00 Close
*Students’ presentations. Expected 20 slots: 5 sessions of 2 hours each. 4 Speakers per session, 30 minutes for each speaker.
The venue of the summer school is the Parliament Hall: (http://www.discoverstandrews.com/view_Parliament-Hall.aspx)
Accommodation has been booked for all the participants at Agnes Blackadder Hall (http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/ug/residences/agnesblackadder/ ). Cost £46/ per night (including Breakfast)
Note: Registration fee for External Participant’s is £150.
Please note that the external places are limited, therefore please register asap. Remaining Places 20.
For more information or for booking a place, please contact Mrs Giota Spanou at ps56@st-andrews.ac.uk
Registration here
Source: Centre for GeoInformatics at University of St Andrews
