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Registration can be done by paying the conference fee and submitting this completed form to mihai.niculita@uaic.ro.

The registration fee will be 460 EURO, including conference materials, an icebreaker, coffee breaks, lunches, Thursday dinner, and a field trip.

Payment can be made by card online or by bank transfer.

Online payments are made using the university platform: https://plati-alumni.uaic.ro/, choosing Geomorphometry 2023 as the event and filling in the required fields. Invoices will be provided by email or at the conference (contact mihai.niculita@uaic.ro or aesynero@gmail.com).

Bank transfer details:

Name: Fundația Alumni – Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași

Address: Bulevardul Carol I, nr. 11

Fiscal code: 21591880

1. BRD-GSG (Banca Română pentru Dezvoltare – Groupe Societe Generale)
   • IBAN RON: RO90 BRDE 240S V765 6220 2400
   • IBAN EUR: RO76 BRDE 240S V783 6183 2400
   • SWIFT: BRDEROBUXXX
2. BCR (Banca Comercială Română)
   • IBAN RON: RO83 RNCB 0175 1456 5076 0001

Ph.D. students and retired scientists will benefit from reduced fees (50% of normal registration).

Scientists with a documented permanent affiliation in low- or lower-middle income countries will benefit from reduced fees (50% of normal registration). The list is available on the World Bank website.

Cancellation/refund policy

Written notifications must be emailed to mihai.niculita@uaic.ro. Registration cancellations received by 1 June 2023 will receive a complete refund. Cancellations received between 1 June and 1 July 2023 will have a 100 EUR processing fee deducted from their refund. No refunds will be issued for canceled registrations or ticketed events after 1 July 2023.

Prepared by: Yu-Feng Ho (OpenGeoHub), Tom Hengl (OpenGeoHub) and Leandro Parente (OpenGeoHub)

Digital Terrain Model or Digital Land Surface Model is a digital raster map representing elevations of terrain / bare surface. NASA’s SRTM DEM used to be one of the most famous environmental layers in early 2000’s. In recent years a number of global public topography datasets at high spatial resolutions (30 m) have been released, from which Copernicus GLO-30 and ALOS AW3D30 are the two that can be considered new-generation elevation models. Too many versions of (basically the same) environmental data layer and too many landing pages can often confuse users and decrease the overall usability of such data. To simplify access and usability of such data we are building global Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs that are based on ensembling of multiple data sources, including national/regional datasets. Here is how you can access this data and contribute to the project.

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How to get to Iasi

By plane: https://www.aeroport-iasi.ro/#flights-table

• TAROM: (www.tarom.ro) London, Madrid, Tel Aviv, Bucharest, Bologna, Rome
• AIRFRANCE: (wwws.airfrance.fr) Paris via Bucharest
• BLUE AIR – (www.blueairweb.com) London, Paris (Beauvais), Brussels, Koln, Berlin, Glasgow, Barcelona, Milano, Torino, Venice, Cluj Napoca, - Timisoara, Oradea, Constanta
• AUSTRIAN – (www.austrian.com) via Vienna
• WIZZAIR – (www.wizzair.com) Catania, Larnaca, Tel Aviv, Venetia Marco Polo, Rome, London (Luton)

By train: https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/

Accommodation in Iasi

University Hotels – Booking can be done by contacting the local organizers

“Gaudeamus” Hotel Address: Str. Codrescu No. 1 Located near important academic objectives and student campuses, it offers University students and professors from abroad special accommodation conditions in rooms with 2 and 3 beds. All rooms are equipped with a private bathroom, air conditioning, refrigerator, TV, telephone, etc. VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE “GAUDEAMUS” HOSPITAL/CANTEEN

“Akademos” Hotel Address: Str. Păcurari, no. 6 The location near the “Mihai Eminescu” Central University Library and the House of Student Culture offers guests the possibility to reach the university buildings in less than 10 minutes on foot. The rooms have two beds each and are equipped with air conditioning, own bathroom, and shower cubicles, refrigerator, modern furniture, and internet connection. “Gaudeamus” and “Akademos” restaurants The restaurant “Gaudeamus” is located on the premises of the “Gaudeamus” hotel and has a capacity of 122 seats. The daily average of those who serve the meal is 200-250 people. The “Akademos” restaurant is set up on the ground floor of the “Akademos” hotel and has a capacity of approximately 110 seats. The daily average of those serving the meal is 238 people. The operating schedule of the canteens-restaurant is from Monday to Friday, between 07.00 and 10.30 breakfast is served, and from 12.00 to 15.00 lunch.

Virtual tours: https://www.uaic.ro/tur-virtual/caminul-si-cantina-gaudeamus/ https://www.uaic.ro/tur-virtual/camin-studentesc-akademos/

Recommended hotels in the city of Iași:

• Hotel Majestic ** – Str. Petru Rareş, 7, Iaşi, 700126, Tel: +40232-255557
• Hotel Traian ** – Str. Unirii Place, 1, tel. +400232-266666
• Hotel Moldova *** – Str. Anastasia Panu, 29, tel. +400232-260240
• Hotel Astoria *** – Str. Alexadru Lăpuşneanu, 1, tel. +400232-233888
• Hotel Unirea *** – Str. Piața Unirii, 5, tel. +400232-205000
• Hotel Ramada ** – Str. Gregory Ureche, 27, tel. +400232-215037
• Hotel Select ** – Str. Piața 14 December 1989, 2, tel. +400232-415415

Discover Iasi

For a guide to the best places and experiences in the city of Iasi, please consult the https://iasi.travel/en/ website, created by a collective of teachers-researchers and students from the Department of Geography of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi.

Visa

For information about the visa requirements for traveling in Romania, please visit http://evisa.mae.ro/, which is the best way to find information and apply online for visa.

DEMIX: Digital Elevation Model Intercomparison eXercise

Dr.Peter A. Strobl
European Commission Joint Research Center, Italy

April 5th , 2023
7:00 MDT (UTC -6), 9:00 EDT (UTC -4), 10:00 BRT (UTC - 3), 14:00 BST (UTC +1), 15:00 CEST (UTC +2), 16:00 EEST (UTC +3), 21:00 CST (UTC +8)

Recording available in our YouTube channel

Bio: Peter A. Strobl is a Senior Scientist at European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. He graduated with an MSc in Geophysics (1991) from the University of Munich, and holds a Ph.D. (2000) in Remote Sensing from the University of Potsdam. His main working area concerns the overall data architecture of the Copernicus Earth Observation programme, including the definition of standards, quality metrics and references for geospatial data. He is a member of various international working groups and advisory panels, including the NASA/USGS Landsat Science Team and the EC/ESA Sentinel-2 Quality Working Group, the Copernicus CHIME Mission Advisory Group, co-chair of the OGC Domain Working Group on Digital Global Grid Systems and chair of the CEOS-WGCV Terrain Mapping Sub-Group.

Abstract: This talk is about an initiative launched in 2020 under the auspices of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) to undertake an intercomparison of publicly available continental or global Digital Elevation Models (DEM). The aim was to provide harmonised terminology and methods, as well as practical guidelines and results allowing the user communities to make informed choices for their area of application. Coined as ‘Digital Elevation Model Intercomparison eXercise’ (DEMIX) it was from the start planned and performed in close collaboration with the International Society for Geomorphometry. To pursue the DEMIX task, three subgroups were formed. Subgroup 1 was put in charge of ‘terminology and analytical basis’ and looked into reviewing the terminology and proposing a consistent set of terms that also matches the analytical basis of geomorphology. Subgroup 2 had the task of identifying and testing existing algorithms and toolkits to ensure their compatibility with the definitions and methods laid out by Subgroup 1. It also elaborated a robust benchmarking method known as the ‘wine contest’. Finally, Subgroup 3 provided a platform supporting benchmarking tests by providing access to global candidate and local reference DEMS. The presentation will outline the background and set-up of DEMIX, walk through the main results achieved until now and provide an outlook on possible future applications and evolution.

Conference Venue

“Mihai Eminescu” Aula Magna of “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi

Total capacity: 426 seats, of which 258 are on the ground floor and 168 are on the balcony.

Facilities: laptops; video projection; 7 static microphones – desk; 2 portable microphones; Wireless sound amplification system (2x300 W); Reflectors; the possibility of organizing cocktails and coffee breaks, etc.

See the exact location on Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/JnGCZXyoJkCfEWGbA

Workshops

For the workshops, PC rooms from the Department of Geography, Faculty of Geography and Geology will host the attendees.

Posters

For the posters, there is the Hall of the Echoing Footsteps (https://www.uaic.ro/en/about-uaic/hall-echoing-footsteps/ and the virtual tour https://www.uaic.ro/despre-uaic/prezentare-sala-pasilor-pierduti/), adjacent to the Aula Magna: https://goo.gl/maps/T5VEtcmGWUnS7gLt9

Fieldtrip

The one-day field trip will be an enjoyable itinerary through the Moldavian Plateau, the Romanian Subcarpathians, and the Romanian Carpathians. Geosites, wineries, monasteries, and natural parks will be visited, while geomorphometricians will network, make friends and spend a good time.