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Invitation to IGARSS 2015 in Milan

Hosted by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2015 (IGARSS 2015) will be held from Sunday July 26th through Friday July 31th, 2015 at the Convention Center in Milan, Italy. This is the same town of the EXPO 2015 exhibition, whose topic is "Feeding the planet: energy for life". The conference main theme highlights the role of remote sensing for assessing, monitoring, and managing risks related to natural disasters. On behalf of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society and the IGARSS Organising Committee we invite you to participate to IGARSS 2015, the world's premier symposium on the subject of remote sensing. We look forward to meeting you and talking to you in Milan during IGARSS 2015.

Dr. Sebastiano Bruno Serpico, University of Genoa
Dr. Vito Pascazio, University of Naples "Parthenope"
IGARSS 2015 General Co-chairs

Dr. Lorenzo Bruzzone, University of Trento
Dr. Paolo Gamba, University of Pavia
IGARSS 2015 Technical Co-Chairs

Technical programme

IGARSS is a premier event in remote sensing and provides an ideal forum for obtaining up-to-date information about the latest developments, exchanging ideas, identifying future trends, and making networking with the international geoscience and remote sensing community.

Data Analysis Methods;
Atmosphere;
Cryosphere;
Oceans;
Land;
Missions, Sensors and Calibration;
Data Management and Education.

Monitoring natural disasters (subsidence, landslides, floods, fires, etc.);
Exposure and hazard mapping;
Emergency response;
Damage mapping;
Food security;
Global crop monitoring.

Student prize competition

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing student members are invited to submit a paper to the IGARSS Student Prize Paper Competition. The selection of the finalist papers will be done by a committee of experts and the selected students will present their papers during a special session at the symposium.

Publication of proceedings

Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings on IEEE Xplore only if presented at the Symposium by one of the listed authors duly registered.

Abstract Submission

Authors who wish to give a presentation are requested to submit an abstract (minimum of two pages; maximum of four pages) following the instructions and template available at Paper/Abstract Submission

Important Dates

Invited Session Proposal deadline	October 3rd, 2014
Invited Session Notification	November 17th, 2014
Abstract Submission System On-Line	November 17th, 2014
Tutorial Proposal deadline	November 21st, 2014
Tutorial Notification	December 19th, 2014
Abstract deadline	January 9th, 2015
Travel Support Application deadline	January 9th, 2015
Student Paper Competition deadline	January 9th, 2015
Review Results Available On-Line	April 3rd, 2015
Registration Opens	April 8th, 2015
GR4S Summer school application deadline	Apr. 30, 2015
	Later applications will be considered if seats are still available
Early Registration Deadline	May 29th, 2015
On-line Registration deadline	July 10th, 2015
Full Paper Submission deadline	May 29th, 2015
IGARSS 2015	26 - 31 July 2015

About Milan

Milan is a dynamic, proactive and progressive city, with a strong competitive edge. Fashion, design, finance, and publishing are the driving forces behind the Milanese economy, along with chemicals, mechanical engineering, and advanced research.
Among the places to visit in Milan, notable are the Duomo, one of the world’s largest churches; the original Sforza castle, built in 1368 and hosting 10 museum (works on display include Michelangelo’s Pietà Rondanini); Pinacoteca di Brera, one of the most important Italian art galleries; Teatro alla Scala, the famous opera house, designed by Piermarini, inaugurated in 1778; the “Last Supper”, one of the most famous paintings by Leonardo, is situated in the ex refectory near the Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie.