Geotech Rwanda 2015: International Conference on Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development
The International Conference on “Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development” is jointly organised by the College of Science and Technology of the University of Rwanda, through its research Centre for Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (CGIS) and the Department of Geography, in collaboration with the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente (UT/ITC), The Netherlands. The main objective of this conference is to share knowledge and experiences on cutting-edge research and innovations using geospatial information technologies to address critical issues on sustainable urban and rural development at local and national levels. The conference targets professionals, technologists, planners and managers from institutions of higher education, governmental institutions, NGOs and the private sector who are using or have an interest in geospatial technologies and their use in spatial development issues.
Sessions will be organized around the following sub-themes:
Land administration
- Land policy
- Land management
- Land registration and cadaster
- Land Information Systems
- Surveying and mapping techniques for land administration
- Environmental sustainability
Climate change impact, mitigation and adaptation
- Environmental changes and resilience
- Forest management
- Wetland management
Food security and sustainable agriculture
- Agricultural monitoring and crop mapping
- Water resources management for agriculture
- Crop insurance, Innovation, techniques
Spatial planning and development
- Strategic urban and regional development strategies
- Geospatial support systems for spatial planning and management
- Smart cities
- Engaging stakeholders through geospatial technologies
- Modelling spatial development and environmental risks
- Planning sustainable urban and rural transport systems
- Building on the one-stop approach
Cross-cutting
- Spatial data infrastructure and geospatial data management
- Acquisition and processing of remotely sensed data (satellite sensors, airborne sensors, unmanned autonomous vehicles, …)
- Disaster risk reduction and management
- Health Geographics
- Environmental health
Conference fee:
The conference is free of costs for pre-registered participants. Organisers are pleased to announce that participants who submit full papers can apply for financial support (travel and accommodation grant). To apply for financial support send an email to [email protected]. Important dates First call of application: 1 June 2015 Conference duration: 2.5 days Conference dates: 18 to 20 November 2015
Important dates:
- Abstract submission: 31 July 2015
- Abstract submission is extended to 15 August 2015
- Acceptance notification: 31 August 2015
- Registration: 31 September 2015
- Short paper / Full paper submission: 15 October 2015
- Paper Submission Deadline extended to 23 October 2015
- Poster submission: 1 November 2015