Call for Participation: The 1st Youth Innovation Forum on Digital Earth

Theme

Digital Earth in Support of Global Sustainable Development

Date

August 21-23, 2023

Location

Beijing Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China

Hosted by

International Society for Digital Earth

International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals

Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Organized by

International Society for Digital Earth - Young Scientist Innovation Network

Nanjing Normal University

Background

Digital Earth makes use of various forms of digital technologies to understand and model physical and human spaces, and plays a crucial role in sustainable development. Since launched by the United Nations in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) become a universal call to action to protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone in the world. How to utilize advanced digital technologies to achieve SDGs becomes increasingly important. Under this context, the International Society for Digital Earth and the Aerospace Information Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences will host “The 1st Youth Innovation Forum on Digital Earth” on August 21-23, 2023 in Beijing, China. The theme of the Forum is “Digital Earth in Support of Global Sustainable Development”. The Forum welcomes young researchers, scholar and graduate students in the field of Digital Earth and related disciplines to participate and present their cutting-edge research outcomes.

Forum Topics

We welcome topics in Digital Earth and Sustainable Development and also encourage papers on new and emerging themes including but not limited to:

· Sustainable Development Goals Interaction Study 

· Sustainable Development Process Monitoring

· Climate Change and Health

· Building Green and Resilient Cities (SDG 11)

· Clean Energy: The Transition to Low Carbon Energy

· Building Sustainable Food Systems (SDG 2)

· Sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems

· Sustainable Development and “One Health”

· Integrated Water Resources Management (SDG 6)

· Regional Sustainable Development and Policy Guidance

· Global partnerships for sustainable development

Session Proposals

1. To organize a session, please contact Dr. Jian Lin (jianlin@cuhk.edu.hk).

2. The Session proposal submission deadline:20 June, 2023.

3. Session proposals must include:

· Proposed session title.

· Information of session chair(s): name, professional title (Dr., Prof., …), affiliation, email, other information.

· Information of speakers: name, professional title (Dr., Prof., …), title of speech, affiliation, email, abstract.

Abstract Solicitation

1. To present your research, authors can either submit an ABSTRACT or a full PAPER through the online submission system.

2. The length of an abstract is around 200 words in English. And the length of a full paper should be 5000-8000 words in English

3. The abstract submission deadline: 15 July, 2023

Important Dates

· Session proposal due: 20 June, 2023

· Registration starts on: 20 June, 2023

· Abstract due: 15 July, 2023

· Abstract acceptance notice: 31 July, 2023

· Registration ends on: 21 August, 2023

Registration Fees

Forum Language

English is the presenting language of the forum.

Overall Schedule

Committees

Academic Committee

Chairs

Prof. Huadong Guo, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals

Prof. Alessandro Annoni, International Society for Digital Earth

Members

Prof. Temenoujka Bandrova, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

Prof. Arzu Çöltekin, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Prof. Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior, State University of Mato Grosso

Prof. Cheryl Desha, Griffith University

Prof. Eugene Eremchenko, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Prof. Hiromichi Fukui, Chubu University

Dr. Gregory Giuliani, University of Geneva

Prof. Michael F. Goodchild, University of California

Prof. Changchun Huang, Nanjing Normal University

Prof. Milan Konecny, Masaryk University

Prof. Kamal Labbassi, Chouaib Doukkali University

Prof. Hui Lin, Jiangxi Normal University

Dr. Joan Masó, Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Dr. Paolo Mazzetti, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council of Italy

Prof. Graciela Metternicht, Western Sydney University

Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse, Woolpert, Australia

Dr. Stefano Nativi, National Research Council of Italy

Prof. Luis Perez-Mora, Griffith University

Prof. Faramarz Samavati, University of Calgary

Dr. Sven Schade, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

Dr. Richard Gordon Simpson, Meta Moto, Australia

Prof. Josef Strobl, Paris Lodron University Salzburg

Prof. Mario Hernandez, International Society for Digital Earth

Prof. Cuizhen (Susan) Wang, University of South Carolina

Prof. Linwang Yuan, Nanjing Normal University

Forum Chair

Prof. Changlin Wang, International Society for Digital Earth

Organizing Committee

Chair

Prof. Min Chen, Nanjing Normal University

Members

Dr. Linlin Guan, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ms. Min Li, International Society for Digital Earth

Dr. Jian Lin, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ms. Jingna Liu, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Dr. Zhen Liu, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ms. Ya Tian, Jiangxi Normal University

Contact

ISDE-YSIN Secretariat: ISDE_YSIN@163.com

About ISDE Young Scientist Innovation Network

The International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE) is a non-governmental international academic organization to disseminate the vision of Digital Earth and the mission of benefiting society by promoting the development and realization of Digital Earth. Established on 26 May, 2023, the International Society for Digital Earth - Young Scientist Innovation Network (ISDE-YSIN) aims to empower young scientists in the field of Digital Earth, promote the development of crucial concepts and innovative technologies of Digital Earth, and contribute to the global sustainable development by using digital technologies.