Respected Sir/Madam,
It gives me great pleasure to inform you about GEOHORIZON’08, a National Level Technical Symposium conducted by the Society of GeoInformatics Engineers (SGE),
Remote Sensing
Geographical Information Systems
Digital Image Processing
Digital Photogrammetry
Mobile Mapping
Sensor Designing
GEOHORIZON’08 will include various events such as
Poster Presentation
Paper Presentation
Quiz-O-Nut
Geocache
Visual Instinct
GEOHORIZON’08 will give an opportunity for the budding engineers to unleash their talents to the maximum and interact with eminent people from the industry. So I request you to encourage students from your institution to take part in the Symposium. The events list and the registration form are enclosed herewith.
Thanking you,
EVENTS LIST
The topics for the Paper presentation are
Natural Resource Management Hydrology and Water Resources
Environmental Engineering Geohazard Engineering
Urban & Regional Planning Transportation Engineering
Utilities Management Location based Services
Web GIS Large Scale Mapping and
Recent Advancements in Geomatics industry
Format for Paper Submission
Papers should not exceed 5000 words. Hard copy of papers should be sent to the President on or before the due date. Soft copy of papers should be mailed to mentioned id.
Maximum number of participants per paper: 4
Time given per presentation: 10 min (presenting) + 5 min (queries)
Infrastructure Available
LCD projectors, over head projectors, with multimedia and GIS software equipped computers.
The President,
Society of GeoInformatics Engineers,
Institute of Remote Sensing,
Department of Civil Engineering,
College of Engineering, Guindy,
Anna University,
Chennai – 600025.
Soft copies to be mailed to geohorizon08@gmail.com
Last date for submission of
hard and soft copies of
abstract/full paper :
Poster Presentation
The topics for the Poster presentation are
Natural Resource Management Hydrology and Water Resources
Environmental Engineering Geohazard Engineering
Urban & Regional Planning Transportation Engineering
Utilities Management Location based Services
Web GIS Large Scale Mapping and
Recent Advancements in Geomatics industry
Format for poster presentation:
The poster should be an engaging and an eye-catching display of the author’s ideas. The poster should convey the results of the research activities as to promote the scientific achievements of the presenter. The poster should be presented for the conference by the participants during the poster session. The author is expected to be near his/her posters to answer the queries of the participants. The size of the poster should be 3 ft x 4 ft (Portrait or Landscape)
Society of GeoInformatics Engineers,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Chennai – 600025.
Hard and soft copies of
Abstract/Full poster : 15th February 2008
This quiz will test your knowledge in subjects such as Remote Sensing, Geographical Information Systems, Digital Image Processing, Photogrammetry and Cartography.
Number of participants: 2 per team
Geocache
This is a debating event where students will have an on-stage debate on latest Geo-Spatial topics. The technical knowledge and debating skills of the students will be put to test. Topics will be extemporaneous and the participants will be given preparation time before the event.
Number of participants: 2 per team
Visual Instinct
The participants will be given an image in which they will have to identify certain features using their interpretation skills.
ALLOWANCES
We are glad to inform you that three day accommodation with food in the Engineering College Hostels will be provided free of cost for the students who will be participating in the symposium.
How to reach
From Chennai Airport:
Bus routes : 21G, G21, PP21
Auto fare* : Rs. 100
From Chennai Central Junction:
Bus routes : 18B, 19G
Auto fare* : Rs. 150
From Chennai Egmore Junction
Bus routes : 23C
Auto fare* : Rs. 130
From Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus:
Bus routes : 23M, PP49, 149
Auto fare* : Rs. 130
* Only approximate fares are given.

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