Important: 
All presenters must register for the workshop and pay to attend.  Please see the Registration link.  Presenters must register for the conference by the close of early registration ( October 8, 2003 ).

Important Dates:
Workshop: November 19 – 21, 2003
Deadline for Submitting Abstracts: * Extended* September 15, 2003 * Extended*

Notification of Acceptance:
You will be notified of the acceptance of your presentation by September 22, 2003 . If accepted, you may provide a full paper for distribution in the Workshop Proceedings. The proceedings will contain the submitted abstracts and papers and will be available for download from the SHRUG website after the Workshop.  Please contact individual presenters to get copies of slideshow presentations.

Presenters will be notified of the date, time and room assignment by October, 19, 2003.

Selection Criteria:
Submissions must address the following for an abstract to be considered: 

Abstracts:  The abstracts must be thorough, informative, and succinct. The abstract should be clear and understandable to the reader without reference to the finished paper. Abstracts should be limited to 150 words or less.

Subject Interest: Selection preference will be given to papers that present original work and/or make a significant contribution to the literature. Presentations should address one or more of the primary conference topics.

Innovation:  Preference will be given to presentations describing cutting-edge technologies or analysis methodologies that have a significant impact on the mapping industry today.

Content: Presentations should not market specific commercial products and services. Vendors are welcome to present but if the forum is intended to be a standard presentation, the content should be specific to research and/or development and should not be a product endorsement. To submit a proposal for a product endorsement presentation, please select the “Vendor Track” option on the submission form.

Presentation Options:
Presenters may organize their presentation according to one of the following three options.  Please indicate on the submission form which option you prefer for your proposal.

Single Presentation: An individual presentation that will be scheduled with two other presentations to form a session 90 minutes in length. Each presenter is allotted 20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions.

Complete Session: A session comprised of three individual presentations, SUBMITTED TOGETHER, with a common theme. A complete session is 90 minutes in length.

Panel Discussion: A 90-minute presentation that encourages interaction and discussion between the panelists and the attendees. A Panel Discussion is comprised of at least three panelists, each speaking on a different aspect of a particular topic.