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Call for Participation

Santa Barbara, California May 14-16, 1998

Project Varenius of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) is seeking interested researchers to participate in a 3-day workshop to be held May 14-16, 1998, in Santa Barbara California on "Scale and Detail in the Cognition of Geographic Information". The workshop is being organized by Reginald G. Golledge and Daniel R. Montello of the Department of Geography, University of California at Santa Barbara. It is part of NCGIA's Project Varenius Research Area on "Cognitive Models of Geographic Space", overseen by a panel including David Mark (University at Buffalo, Chair), Christian Freksa (University of Hamburg), Stephen Hirtle (University of Pittsburgh), Robert Lloyd (University of South Carolina), and Barbara Tversky (Stanford University).

The purpose of the workshop is to identify and prioritize a research agenda for the topic. The structure of the meeting will be a combination of plenary sessions to identify and debate major issues and directions, and small-group discussions about more specific topics. Partial or full support for lodging and travel to the meeting may be available to participants.

Instructions for submitting proposals

Participation in the workshop will be limited to 25-35 people, and will be by invitation only.  Proposals to participate in the workshop should consist of three parts:

1. a brief indication of why you want to participate in the meeting, why you are interested, and/or what you would contribute (1 page);
2. a position statement or research abstract, describing a particular element of or perspective on the topic (3 pages); and
3. a brief curriculum vitae with up to five (5) selected publications most relevant to the topic (1 page).

Proposals must be received by 26 January 1998 to ensure consideration.