Workshop on ICT for Natural Resource Management

                             

The Workshop...

Natural resource management, energy efficiency, pollution, disasters and related themes are important issues in Jordan and its neighbouring countries. This workshop addresses recent developments in Enviromatics and Geomatics in the field of environmental management and planning, and is particularly targeted at applications in the region. The workshop aims at bringing together relevant stakeholders, practitioners as well as academia, and will serve as a platform to discuss with researchers and practitioners from the region and from Europe. The workshop is jointly organized by the GJU School of Informatics and Computing and Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes, within the framework of the GJU IT Network. It is co-sponsorship by the Jordanian Ministry of ICT, Jordanian Ministry of Environment, and the EU- Tempus.

Goals...

- To foster international R&D in the field of enviromatics and geomatics in the region. 
- To raise awareness of ICT potentials for the field. 
- To create new collaboration with partners in Europe. 
- To enhance scientific collaboration of GJU with German and European partners. 
- To incubate R&D as a genuine part of the GJU IT Network. 
- To explore innovative models for international R&D collaboration of GJU.

Important Dates...

September 1, 2009, Submission deadline – Extended abstract
September 15, 2009, Notification of acceptance
November 10, 2009, Full paper - Camera ready due
November 18-19, 2009, Workshop

 


CONTACTS

Paper submission – send email to:
Chair: ralf.denzer@enviromatics.org
Co-chaor: salem.alagtash@gju.edu.jo
Registration: rasha.homoud@gju.edu.jo
Tel: +962 6 5300666 ext. 808
URL: http://www.gju.edu.jo/workshops/INRM2009

Call for papers...