Calls

Call for Poster Presentations and Computer Demonstrations

We are inviting abstracts for Poster Presentations and Computer Demonstrations that are organized around the conference theme or session topics.

Author guidelines:

1. Abstracts should not be more than one A4 size page (max. 400 Words) and should include the following:

    a. Title of the abstract (Title of the poster/demo)
    b. Name of the authors
    c. E-mail-address (please mark corresponding author)
    d. Affiliations
    e. Keywords (max. 5)
    f. Abstract

    For computer demonstrations only:
    g. Facilities needed to conduct the demo (table, beamer, screen, chairs, internet, …)
    h. Prospective duration of the demo

2. The conference audience will be international and highly interdisciplinary who might not be familiar with practices, terms, jargons and acronyms from your discipline/domain. Please consider submitting the abstract meant for the general audience by avoiding the use of jargon and elaborating potential unfamiliar abbreviations.

3.a Poster Guidelines

    1. A dedicated space will be provided for authors to stand by their posters.
    2. The poster size should not exceed beyond A0 (Width 841 x Height 1189 mm)
    3. Conference participants should be able to read the poster text from a distance of 2-3 meters. Posters should be self-explanatory.
    4. It will be your responsibility to put and take down the posters during the conference. The local organizers will not be responsible for any damage to the poster during the conference.
    5. Pins for mounting of posters will be available at the registration desk.

3.b Demonstration Guidelines

    1. We will provide space for a limited number of computer demonstrations.
    2. For computer demonstrations only Wi-Fi connection maybe provided. However, we cannot guarantee satisfactory connection. Please be advised that you will need an alternative solution (plan B) in case the internet connection does not work for you.

The scientific program committee will review the abstract and may accept or reject your submission or may send it back requesting changes.

Check the abstract that you may want to submit or is accepted for typos, grammar etc. Abstracts will be published in the online proceedings of the ICEI2018 conference. The organizers will not do proof-reading.

The call for poster presentations and computer demonstrations is closed.

Call for Oral Presentations

We are inviting abstracts for oral presentations that are organized around the conference theme or session topics. More information regarding the sessions can be found here.

Author guidelines:
1. Abstracts should not be more than one A4 size page (max. 400 Words) and should include the following:

    a. Title of the abstract/talk
    b. Name of the authors
    c. e-mail-address (please mark corresponding author)
    d. Affiliations
    e. Keywords (max. 5)
    f. Abstract

2. The conference audience will be international and highly interdisciplinary who might not be familiar with practices, terms, jargons and acronyms from your discipline/domain. Please consider submitting the abstract meant for the general audience by avoiding the use of jargon and elaborating potential unfamiliar abbreviations.

3. Please select the session to which you would like to submit your abstract. Do not submit the same abstract to multiple sessions.

The organizers of the session will review the abstract and may accept or reject your submission or may send it back requesting changes. The session chair may also recommend you to consider re-submitting it to another session.

Check abstract that you may want to submit or is accepted for typos, grammar etc. Abstracts will be published in the online proceedings of the ICEI2018 conference. The organizers will NOT do proof-reading.

Mostly all oral presentations will be of 15 minutes duration (talk + questions), to make it easier for participants to move between session if they wish.

Based on the novelty of topic, abstract and oral presentation, selected authors will be invited to consider manuscript submission to the special issue of Ecological Informatics.

The call for oral presentations is closed.

Call for Special Sessions and Tutorials

We cordially invite special sessions on all aspects of ecoinformatics and computational ecology including but not limited to:
• Novel concepts and tools for the acquisition, management, analysis and synthesis of ecological data, including genomic and paleo-ecological data
• Understanding and modeling ecosystem functioning, phenology and evolution
• Informing decisions on environmental issues like sustainability, ecosystem services, climate change and biodiversity.

Special session proposals should provide a title and details of the session’s organizer(s) as well as a brief scope of the session including information on (1) the objective and intended achievements of the session (2), whether the session will be conducted as a workshop, a series of talks or a discussion, and (3) how much time will be needed for the session.
The sessions are for the general audience. Therefore, jargon should be avoided, acronyms and abbreviations should be spelled out.

As organizer of an accepted special session you should
• Contact potential authors and in general help in advertising the session
• Recommend which of the submitted papers to accept based on the reviews obtained
• Attend the conference and chair the session or nominate a session chair.

The call for special sessions is closed.