The Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Systems (CPGIS) Annual Award Committee of CPGIS A-Xing Zhu Second Call for Papers BEST PAPER AWARD 1999 To encourage and award the contributions made by CPGIS members to the development of geographic information science and technology, CPGIS holds its annual best paper award. We, the award committee, encourage all CPGIS members to participate in this important annual CPGIS event. The first author of the best paper will receive a special plaque as the award certificate in addition to a monetary prize of ($500.00US). The coauthors will receive paper certificates for the award. Should a tie for first place occur, the monetary prize will be shared by the first authors of the best papers. The participating papers may be selected for publication in JGIS if they have not been published in journals. 1) Eligibility: - The author or the first author of the paper must be a CPGIS member, with annual dues paid - The paper has not been used to apply for other awards 2) Procedure: - The applicant shall send six copies of the paper to the chair of Annual Award Committee of CPGIS at the following address: Prof. A-Xing Zhu Department of Geography University of Wisconsin 550 North Park Street Madison, Wisconsin 53706 U.S.A. - Five referees organized by the Annual Award Committee will review and evaluate the papers. - The award committee will select the best paper based on the evaluation from the five referees. - The award will be presented at the Annual CPGIS conference (June 19-21, 1999, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) 3) Deadline: APRIL 30, 1999 is the deadline for receiving papers to be considered for best paper award. 4) Criteria for best paper: - The paper meets contemporary international standard of appropriateness, excellence and innovation - The paper introduces new theories and methods of Geographic Information Science and Technology. - The paper introduces new applications of Geographic Information Science and Technology. - In addition, the quality of presentation will also be considered in the evaluation process. 5) For more information and/or questions on this best paper award competition, please contact the members of the annual award committee, who are: Prof. Qiuming Cheng Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science York University 4700 Keele Street North York, Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada Tel: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22842 Fax: (416) 736-5817 Email: qiuming@yorku.ca Prof. Fahui Wang Department of Geography Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 U.S.A. Tel: (815) 753-6842 Fax: (815) 753-6872 Email: wang@geog.niu.edu Prof. A-Xing Zhu Department of Geography University of Wisconsin 550 North Park Street Madison, Wisconsin 53706 U.S.A. Tel: (608) 262-0272 Fax: (608) 265-3991 Email: axing@geography.wisc.edu