CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - GRADUATE STUDENT PRESENTATIONS ($400-$600 Travel Awards) The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) is a non-profit organization of over fifty universities and other research institutions dedicated to expanding and strengthening geographic information science. The organization will hold its Annual Assembly and Summer Retreat from June 21-24 at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York. See http://www.geog.buffalo.edu/ucgis/UCGIS2001.html for continually updated information on the conference. Graduate students from UCGIS member institutions are invited to submit an abstract for participation in the Annual Assembly. Our goal is to attract high quality presentations from across the U.S. to foster interdisciplinary discussions among computer science, engineering, geography, natural resources, physical science, social science and other academic programs engaged in geographic information science investigations and research. One student will be selected from each UCGIS institution to receive a travel stipend to attend the meeting. Selected students will present a poster on their research and will be required to prepare an article for the electronic proceedings. From those accepted, nine students will be selected to present their papers orally in a plenary session. Additional students from each UCGIS institution are invited to attend, present posters, and fully participate even if not receiving a travel award. Deadline for all abstracts, regardless of funding source, is February 1, 2001. Funding Details: Stipends will be $400 east of the Mississippi River and $600 west of the Mississippi, plus a complimentary registration to the Assembly. Each selected student will be awarded a check in the full amount of the stipend at the Assembly. Students are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements. The complimentary student registration covers continental breakfast and lunch Thursday through Saturday, dinner on Thursday, and a social reception Wednesday evening. If needed, students are encouraged to apply for additional funds from their home universities. In order to receive the award, the student must attend the assembly and present a poster or paper and provide a written paper for the electronic proceedings.. Abstract Details: The submission should take the following form, and the information should be numbered as follows with no other formatting: 1.Full name 2.Name of department and university 3.Mailing address 4.Phone, fax, e-mail 5.Title of poster/paper presentation 6.Abstract - The abstract should not exceed 500 words and should describe an ongoing or completed research investigation or project. The abstract should include a statement of objectives, methods employed, potential impact of the project on advancing knowledge, science, education, or resource development, and should report any findings to date. Please send your submission as part of the text of an e-mail message (not an attachment) to usery@uga.edu on or before February 1, 2001. Your abstract will be placed on a password protected web site and assessed by a panel of referees drawn from across the nation. Award notifications will be made on or before March 1, 2001.