In November 2011, New Zealand hosts one of the largest and most important spatial events in Australasia. The Surveying and Spatial Sciences Conference 2011 (SSSC2011) is jointly run by the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors and the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute and will bring together the disciplines, sectors and user groups in an unprecedented all-of-industry event.

The theme of the conference - "Innovation in Action - Working Smarter" - represents the optimism we have for the future of the spatial industry and the tools and technologies it provides society.

We invite submissions for presentations, workshops or posters that relate to the disciplines of

- Land Surveying,

- Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry,

- Engineering & Mining,

- Hydrographic Surveying,

- Spatial Information & Cartography

Make your contribution informative, thought-provoking and memorable. Remember, many Surveying and GIS User Groups within New Zealand will incorporate their annual events within this conference. This is a rare opportunity to present your knowledge and experience to a multi-disciplinary audience in 2011.

SSSC2011 will be a landmark event - your contribution will make it a success.

Submission Details:

• Abstract details All submissions require an abstract. The abstract should be approximately 250 words including up to five keywords or ‘tags' to be received by 1 April 2011. A list of potential themes and ‘tags' will be provided on the conference web site: http://www.sssc2011.org
• Submissions Please indicate whether you intend the paper to be a peer reviewed or professional paper. Please include full names (first name and surname, not initials), postal addresses and email addresses of all authors and a telephone number for at least one contact author.
  Abstract submissions are to be made via the conference organiser
  email: convenor@sssc2011.org
• Process All abstracts will be assessed for relevance to the conference. The authors will receive a notification as to whether (or not) their proposed paper has been selected for inclusion in the conference programme.

Upon acceptance, full papers of not more than 5,000 words will be required by 29 July 2011. Requirement details will be on http://www.sssc2011.org

The reviewed papers will require final edits to be completed by 9 September 2011.

Posters will not be peer reviewed.

Papers that are presented at the conference by at least one registered author will be published in the conference proceedings.

From Karl Majorhazi and the SSSC2011 Programme subcommittee