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TUgis Concurrent Session

Presentation Format


Concurrent Sessions consist of three, individual presentations on a related topic. Each presenter is allotted 30 minutes for his/her presentation with 20-25 minutes to speak, plus 5-10 minutes for questions from the audience.


Mini-Workshops and Panel Sessions focus on a specific application or topic and may be organized as an individual 90-minute presentation, two 45-minute presentations, or three 30-minute presentations. The primary presenter is responsible for organizing and arranging the presentations.


Poster Sessions present visual material in a casual setting that offers presenters an opportunity to answer questions about their posters. Certain live software demonstrations may also be considered for a Poster Session.


Preference will be given to presentations related to the 2012 conference theme, Celebrating 25 Years of Service to the Mid-Atlantic Geospatial Community.” However, presentations on all topics related to GIS will be considered. Please refer to the list below of suggested topics as a guide and be sure to indicate the type of session format that best suits the nature of your proposed presentation. Please note that "sales presentations" are not appropriate for TUgis concurrent sessions, mini-workshops, and panel sessions. We invite vendors of GIS products to consider exhibiting at TUgis 2012.


Suggested session topics for TUgis 2012 include:


Crowdsourcing
Data Policy Issues and Standards
Digital Image Processing
Emergency Management Applications
Enterprise Integration
Environmental Applications
GIS Certification
GPS/GIS Integration
GIS Education and Training
Homeland Security Applications
Human Services Applications
Internet Mapping Applications
Interoperability/OGC Compliance
Lidar Data Applications
Non-Traditional Data Integration
Open Source GIS Applications
Overcoming Obstacles to Data Sharing
Public Health Applications
Public Safety Applications
Remote Sensing-GIS Linkage
Social Networks and GIS
Spatial Analysis and Modeling
State and Local Government Applications
Transportation Applications
Visualization Techniques
Web Map Applications Using JavaScript and Adobe Flex
Web Map Services


How to Submit a Presentation Proposal


Applicants must submit the following information by Friday, January 27, 2012:

  1. Names, titles, company names or academic institutions, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses for the presenter and all co-presenters.
  2. A brief (20 word maximum) descriptive title.
  3. Format of the presentation (Individual, Mini Workshop, Panel, or Poster session), or Student Paper competition.
  4. An abstract (200 word maximum).
  5. A brief (100 word maximum) biography of presenters that establishes credentials and can be used by Session Moderators to introduce the presenter(s).
  6. Audio/Visual Equipment Requirements. We will provide laptops with the Microsoft Office 2007 suite, Internet access, LCD Projector with a minimum of 1024 x 768 resolution, and screen in each presentation room. We prefer that presenters not use their own laptops so as to limit the amount of time required for swapping laptops between presentations. We recommend that you save your presentation to optical media such as CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R. We can also accept USB drives that have native Windows XP drivers. If the USB drive does not contain a native driver, we cannot guarantee its functionality.
  7. Please specify the need for any specific AV equipment including software, flip charts, markers, and easels. For poster presenters we will provide standard sized wooden easels for displaying posters. As such, you should mount your poster on foam core board before coming to the conference.

To submit an abstract, download the abstract submission form, enter the information indicated above, and email the completed .doc or .docx file to Jay Morgan at jmorgan@towson.edu. If you have any questions about submitting a proposal for presentation, please contact Jay Morgan at 410-704-2964.


Please note:

  1. A written paper is not required for a presentation (except for the Student Paper Award).
  2. Abstracts will be published in the final conference program, and presenters are expected to develop a high-quality PowerPoint presentation that will be posted on SlideShare.
  3. The primary presenter and co-presenters must register for the conference!
  4. Presenters who register on or before Friday, March 2, 2012 are entitled to a discounted attendee full conference rate ($150). Presenters who have not registered by Friday, March 2, 2012 will have their name removed from the final conference program.

Review Procedures


Dr. Jay Morgan and the TUgis Advisory Committee members will choose the presentations for TUgis 2012. Proposals will be judged on value and relevance. Notification of acceptance will be sent by e-mail by Friday, February 3, 2012.


Post-Conference Workshop Proposals


Proposals are also being solicited for post-conference workshops. New workshops related to the conference theme or the suggested topics listed above are of particular interest. Instructors are expected to develop a “workbook” and to conduct either a half-day workshop (3 hours of instruction) or a full-day workshop (6 hours of instruction). Lecture and/or laboratory (“hands-on”) workshops will be considered. Geography Department faculty and staff are responsible for all workshop logistics including registration, photocopying of the workbook and other materials, and all other “local arrangements” such as food services, loading software or data in a computer laboratory, and parking for attendees. Instructors are paid on a per participant basis, with a guaranteed payment based on an agreed upon minimum number of participants.


GIS professionals who are interested in sharing their knowledge and experience with others via a workshop are encouraged to contact Dr. Jay Morgan at 410-704-2964 or to discuss their proposal.


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