 General Diractorate of Rural Services |
International Conference on GIS for Earth Science Applications 11-14 September 2000 / Menemen, Turkey |
 Anadolu University |
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INTRODUCTION The Second International Conference on GIS for Earth Science Applications will be held in Menemen Turkey by General Directorate of Rural Services (GDRS) and Anadolu University. GIS, being a multidisciplinary subject, has applications in various fieldsranging from geological surveys to environmental problems. The main topics of the conference cover a wide variety of subjects of earth sciences. The conference, therefore will be an opportunity to see and understand the different application of GIS technology, to exchange ideas and experience as well as toput the first brick of the next conferences by the selection of the International Committee. CONFERENCE MAIN TOPICS  Application of GIS in Earth Sciences Application of GIS in Agricultural Sciences Application of GIS in Environmental Problems Application of GIS in Modern Cartography Data Management, Data Base Design, and Data Standards Used By EarthScientists Modeling and Use of Statistical, Geostatistical and Artificial Intelligence Technique in GIS for Earth Scientists Application of Remote Sensing to GIS.DEADLINES FOR SUBMITTING PAPERS February 2, 2000 : Last day for submitting abstracts April 30, 2000 : Sending out of letters of acceptance June 30, 2000 : Last day for submission of camera-ready papers SUBMISSION OF THE ABSTRACTS - Abstracts should be 300 to 500 words, written by MS Word 7.0 with 12 points inTimes New Roman and English, - Scope of the work should be clearly defined and the important results should besummarized, - The scientific committee will evaluate abstracts and the results will be send toyour addresses, - The abstract books will be distributed at the registration desk. Instructions for Mounting Posters: - The poster boards measure 120 cm. high by 80 cm. wide. Each poster must have a top label indicating the title, the names of the authors and their affiliations, - Poster material must be prepared in advance and should be large enough to be viewed from a distance of 1 meter. PROGRAM OUTLINE September 11 Monday : Registration, Openning Ceremony, Openning of Poster Session Presentation, Conference Meetings, Welcome Cocktail September 12 Tuesday : Conference Meetings, Workshop September 13 Wednesday : Conference Meetings, Touristic Tour, Conference Dinner September 14 Thursday : Conference Meetings, Discussion of Conference, Selection of the Next Conference Place WORKSHOP A workshop will be achieved by Dr. Hassan A. Karimi (University of Pittsburgh) in the subject of ‘Integrating GIS, Satellite Digital Imaginery and GPS’. Please check the registration form, if you want to attend this activity. PUBLICATIONS Proceedings of the papers presented at the conference will be published in ahardbound including a CD in which full papers could be found. REGISTRATION Conference registration will take place in the lobby of the InternationalAgro-Hydrology Research and Training Centre (THAEM). Desks will be open from 17:00 to 20:00 on September 10 and from 09:00 to 10:00 on September 11. Registration Fees
Registration fees include all documents and books, lunches and coffee, teaservices during the conference, welcome cocktail and conference dinner. Payments should be made in U.S. Dollars by bank transfer to: AKBANK, Menemen District BU6/0016780/01 - 9 ACCOMODATION The conference will be held on the International Agro-Hydrology Research and Training Centre (THAEM) in Menemen - Izmir. THAEM has been built to international standards providing a very comfortable scientific meeting environment. Menemen town is approximately 35 km. far from Yzmir which is the third largest city of Turkey. There is an easy national and international access to the THAEM at Menemen through Yzmir Menderes International Airport. 1) Hotel Phokaia(****) Phokaia is only 75 km. from the Izmir Airport. A lot of opportunities and facilities such as indoor and outdoor swimming pools, fitness, sauna, jacuzzi, doctor, drugstore, coiffeur, private children club, babysitter service, tennis courts, animations, safety boxes at all rooms are available. Single room, half pension: 60 DM. Double Room, half pension: 80 DM. Address: 2. Mersinaki Koyu - Foca/Izmir/TURKEY Tel: +90 232 8128080 (Pbx) Fax: +90 232 8128090 2) Hanedan Hotel (***) Hanedan Holiday Complex, Hotel and Villas in Foca are family owned and managed, offering a warm friendly service where relaxation and enjoyment is of prime importance. Amenities on site include outdoor restaurant, swimming pools, kid’s pools, market, games room, mini golf, beach volleyball, currency exchange and safety deposit boxes. Double room, half pension: 27$ for per person and 38$ for single person. Tel: +90 232 8123650 (6 lines) Fax: +90 232 8122451 3) Hotel Leon (***) This hotel is located at seaside of Foca (Ionia) and all rooms of it have shower, toilet and direct dial telephone. Indoor and outdoor restaurants, bar, disco, cafeteria, swimming pool with children section, sauna, fitness, sport facilities are available for guests. Double room, half pension: 25$ for per person and 37,5$ for single person. Double room, breakfast: 20$ for per person and 30$ for single person. Address: 1. Mersinaki, Karacina Mevkii Foca/Izmir/TURKEY Tel: +90 232 8122960 (3 lines) Fax: +90 232 8122356 4) Hotel of THAEM This hotel is located in the Conference Center and it has recreational facilities including swimming pool, sport courts, and games room. Health service is also available in the hotel. Double Room, breakfast: 20$ for per person. Single Room, breakfast: 25$ The rate of lunches and dinners: 6$ Address: The Director of Agro - Hydrology Research and Training Centre Menemen, Izmir, TURKEY Tel: +90 232 8310512 (Director), +90 232 8311052 (8 lines)(PBX, Switchboard) Fax: +90 232 8311051 Notes: Since summer is normally a busy tourist time, reservations for hotel accomodation for your stay must be done as soon as possible. The secretariat is not responsible from hotel reservations, please contact the hotels individually. Extras such as telephone, lunch, supper, laundry, minibars, etc. are not included in the above rates. For the convenience of the participants, a free bus will be specially arranged for the participants who will stay in Foca. This will run in the mornings and evenings. TOURISTIC TOUR In order to entertain you and your acommpanying persons during your stay in Yzmir, a touristic tour has been organized to Ephesus, House of Virgin Mary and Wine House of Sirince Village. A visit to Ephesus, once a commercial centre of the ancient world, is one of the highlights of any visit to Turkey. The city whose wealth and patronage supported its splendid architectural program was dedicated to the Goddess Artemis. Her enormoustemple, rebuilt several times, dates in its latest form to the third century B.C. and was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The ruins also include the theatre, Gymnasium, baths, agora as well as the Library of Celsus. It is recorded that St. John brougth the Virgin Mary to Ephesus after the death of Christ and that she spent her last days in a small house built for her on Bulbuldagi (Mt. Nightingale). Now it is a popular place of pilgrimage for Christians and Muslims, the house has received the official sanction of the Vatican. Sirince Village reflects all beauty of the Aegean Region. Wine House of Sirince Village offers different kinds of wines produced with high quality grapes of Aegean by using traditional methods. GENERAL INFORMATION Visa : The secretariat will issue an official invitation letter to those who have returned the final registration form. With this letter, you can go to the nearest Turkish Embassy or Consulate to apply for entry visa. Weather : The region have a typical Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters.September is a good swimming season of Yzmir and its environments.The average temprature in September is approximately 25 oC. Arrival : For the convenience of the participants special arrangement will be made to meet participants at Izmir Menderes International Airport and transport them to the specified hotels. Information desk of ICGESA will be present at the Exit of the airport from 08:00 to 24:00 o’clocks on September 10. Local Time : Turkey’s standard time is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time; 1 hour ahead of mid – European time and 7 hours ahead of Eastern Standard time,U.S.A. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Chairman: Prof. Dr. Can Ayday Vice Chairman : Dr. D. Murat Özden Secretary : Z. Damla Uca Treasurer : Selçuk N. Cetiner Members : Erdogan Ayday, Metin Altan, Goksel Gecgel, Gulnur Gencler, Ferah Ozturk, Naci Sevinc INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE Prof. Dr. Yilmaz Buyukersen, Major of Eskisehir Municipality Prof. Dr. Engin Atac, Rector of Anadolu University M. Guner Saygili, General Directorate of Rural Services Prof. Dr. Andrea Fabbri, Department of Earth Resources Surveys, The Netherlands Prof. Dr. Nuri Munsuz, Ankara University Franc Zepic, Advisor to the Gov. Min. of Trans. and Comm., Slovenia SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Prof. Dr. Ayhan Alkis, Yyldyz Technic University Prof. Dr. Can Ayday, Anadolu University Trajan Dimkovski, Institute for Geology, Geotechnics and Geophysics, Slovenia Prof. Dr. Ural Dinc, Cukurova University Prof. Dr. Andrea Fabbri, Department of Earth Resources Surveys, The Netherlands Prof. Dr. Hassan Karimi, University of Pittsburgh USA Prof. Dr. Siamak Khorram, USA Prof. Dr. Scott Madry, USA Prof. Dr. Derya Maktav, I.T.U. Dr. Mustafa Onder, General Directorate of Mapping Command Dr. Micheal Ribicic, Slovenia Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cemal Saydam, TUBITAK Assoc. Prof . Resat Ulusay, Hacettepe University CONTACT ADDRESSES Anadolu University Satellite & Space Sciences Research Institute Iki Eylul Campus 26470 Eskisehir, TURKIYE Tel: +90 222 3350580 (10 lines) Ext: 6805 - 6806 Fax: +90 222 3239129 E-mail: icgesa@anadolu.edu.tr |
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