[Freegis-list] First international SAGA GIS User meeting

[Saga User Group e.V.]

**First international SAGA GIS User meeting.**

On the 6th of July, 2006, the first international SAGA GIS User and 
Developer meeting will be held at the AGIT Symposium in Salzburg.

http:\\www.argit.at

SAGA (System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses) is a 
fast-spreading Open-source GIS software, with a special 
"Application Programming Interface" (API) for geographic data 
processing and a user-friendly Graphical Interface. SAGA GIS
supports raster data (e.g. digital terrain models, satellite images),
vector data, and tables. The global development process yields a vast
amount of application opportunities and an ever-growing number of
sets of geoscientific methods and analysis tools, bundled in 
exchangeable Module Libraries.

The SAGA User Group e.V.                 http://www.saga-gis.org 
invites SAGA GIS users, developers and collaborators, as well as
prospective new users and interested scientists, to attend the
first international SAGA GIS User Meeting.

**Call for speeches**

The SAGA User Group e.V. would like to invite you for participation
and speeches. Appropriate topics are:

    * The role of open source GIS in geosciences.
    * SAGA GIS in education.
    * SAGA GIS in applied research.
    * SAGA GIS in practice.

The deadline for submitting a headline and/or an abstract of your
presentation is February 28th, 2006. Abstracts should be not longer
then 1200 characters.

Submit abstracts to: user_meeting at saga-gis.org

**Call for papers**

In this context, the SAGA User Group e.V. are planning to publish
a collection of scientific articles, dealing with different aspects
of SAGA GIS and its application opportunities. We are thinking of
a collection of 10 to 15 articles, published in the 
'Göttinger Geographische Abhandlungen - GGA'. This GGA special 
issue Volume “SAGA GIS Analysis and Application” will be hand out
to the participants of the AGIT 2006 in July 2006 in Salzburg and to
all relevant geographical libraries in Germany. However, the 
preparation of the GGA volume by the publisher will take about 
8 weeks, so we have to establish a deadline for paper submission not
later than early may.

Considering this, we would be very pleased if you are interested in
submitting a paper. Each publication should be not longer than
12 pages (including all tables and figures). The page size of the
GGA is 12.0 cm x 19.5 cm (Times New Roman, 10 pt). If necessary,
colored artwork can be accepted. The submission of an article can be
independent from the speeches.

Submit abstracts to: user_meeting at saga-gis.org

**Call for Sponsoring**

You can maintain the "First international SAGA GIS User meeting" by
sponsoring or by advertising in the 
"Göttinger Geographische Abhandlungen" (GGA) special issue Volume:
"SAGA GIS Analysis and Application".

For details see:

http://www.saga-gis.org/advertisement_in_the_gga.pdf

or contact the Organizers.

**Conference Fee**

Including coffee, refreshments, dinner, social event and 
conference materials.

AGIT Special: SAGA GIS User meeting
(July 6, 2006) 90,- EUR

AGIT Special: SAGA GIS User meeting for Students
(July 6, 2006) 70,- EUR

AGIT Full Conference Fee
July 5-7, 2006
(Early bird registration before May 18) 220,- EUR

AGIT Full Conference Fee for Students
July 5-7, 2006 150,- EUR

**Organizers and Contact:**

SAGA User Group e.V.

User meeting:
Mr. Andre Ringeler and Mr. Frank (Bunny) Haselein
c/o Geographisches Institut der Georg August Universität Göttingen
Goldschmidtstr. 5, D-37075 Göttingen

Phone.: +42(0)551 398088
Fax.: +42(0)551 398005
E-Mail: user_meeting at saga-gis.org

Mr. Víctor Olaya
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Tel:(+34)657539593
E-Mail: user_meeting at saga-gis.org

GGA “SAGA GIS Analysis and Application”:
Mr. Juergen Boehner
Geographisches Institut der Georg August Universität Göttingen
Goldschmidtstr. 5, D-37075 Göttingen

Phone.: +42(0)551 398073
Fax.: +42(0)551 398005
E-Mail: user_meeting at saga-gis.org

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SAGA Usergroup e.V
www.saga-gis.org

Der Verein ist beim Amtsgericht Göttingen registriert unter der
Vereins-Register-Nr. VR 2032 und unter der StNr.: 20/206/02126
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den SAGA User Group e.V sind im vollen Umfange steuerlich absetzbar.
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