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Geomorphometry 2015: Conference and Workshops

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June 22-26, 2015 (Monday to Friday)

Geomorphometry for natural hazards geomodelling

HONORARY PATRONAGE

JM Prof. Dr Hab. Bronisław Marciniak,
Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Dr Inż. Kazimierz Bujakowski,
Surveyor General of Poland

AIMS AND SCOPE

The interdisciplinary nature of geomorphometry makes it a key science for natural hazards: from land observations which can serve as ground truth to mathematical models and development of new computer software. Monitoring of Earth surface provides a growing amount of high resolution DEMs or LIDAR data which require a new kind of geomorphometric tools capable of handling, analyzing, and visualizing large quantities of data in real time. Contributions that address these issues are especially welcome, including methods for continuous monitoring at times and places where hazards occur, and the presentations on fast computational methods for near real time analysis of big elevation data. See the programme.

THEMES

Themes include but not limited:

• Acquisition of high resolution elevation data
• New algorithms and software for automated interpretation of digital elevation data
• Modeling extreme processes on the Earth surface
• Multi-scale automated mapping Earth surface changes
• Working with continental-scale high resolution data
• Simulating changes of the Earth surface relief
• 3D and 4D dynamics of Earth surface in selected areas

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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (OUTLINE)

Monday 22.06	Tuesday 23.06	Wednesday 24.06	Thursday 25.06	Friday 26.06
+Opening ceremony +Conference+Welcome banquet	+Conference +Official dinner	+Conference +Closing ceremony	+Workshops +Short field trip	+Full-day field trip

Conference proceedings will include up to 4 pages camera-ready-copy papers. Proceeding acceptance depends on reviews made by conference scientific committee. Conference will include keynote lectures, twenty-minutes oral presentations, posters, and 4-hour workshops.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

1. Zbigniew Zwoliński, Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Poland
2. Jarosław Jasiewicz, Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Poland
3. Helena Mitasova, North Carolina State University, NC, USA
4. Tomislav Hengl, ISRIC / Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands

Conference secretariat (closed):

Director: Zbigniew Zwoliński
Head of GIS Lab, Chair of the International Association of Geomorphologists
Working Group on Landform Assessment for Geodiversity
Dzięgielowa 27#214 60-680 Poznań, Poland
phone: +48618296176

Vice-director: Jarosław Jasiewicz
Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation
Dzięgielowa 27#221 60-680 Poznań, Poland
phone: +48618296196

Conference Treasurer: Magdalena Ratajczak-Szczerba,

Secretariat: Joanna Gudowicz, Alicja Najwer, Jakub Nowosad

Field trip organizers: Małgorzata Mazurek, Miroslaw Makohonienko

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

	Marco Giardino, School of Natural Sciences, University of Torino, Italy: “Multidimensional approach to natural instabilities in mountain areas: how geomorphometry can improve both hazard modelling and risk perception”
	Markus Metz, GRASS Development Team, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Trento, Italy: “Searching for water: hydrological modelling concepts in GRASS GIS”
	Lucian Drăguţ, West University of Timisoara, Romania: “Object-oriented geomorphometry”

INVITED LECTURES

	Tomasz Stepinski, Space Informatics Lab, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States: “Doing Geomorphometry with Pattern Analysis”
	Piotr Wężyk, Laboratory of Geomatics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland: “Making the invisible visible – the DTM modelling in complex environment”
	Manfred Zink, Microwaves and Radar Institute, German Aerospace Center, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany: “TanDEM-X: A Challenging Radar Mission for Generating a New Earth’s Topography”
	Christopher Crosby, Open Topography Group, United States: “OpenTopography: Enabling Online and On-Demand Access to High-Resolution Topography Data for Natural Hazards”
	Tomasz Niedzielski, Institue of Geography and Regional Development, University of Wrocław, Poland: “Hydrological forecasting in real time: an experimental integrated approach”
	Steve Kopp, Environmental System Research Institute, Redlands, CA, United States: “Expanding the reach of Geomorphometry through Web GIS”

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WORKSHOPS (to be updated)

The Geomorphometry.org/2015 workshops will be held on Thursday 25th June 2015. To register for these workshops you shall register for the whole conference i.e. conference participants have priority to participate. Conference participants may choose up to two workshops (one in the morning and one in the afternoon session). Participaton depends on order of the registration to the workshops.

A) Morning Session (c.a. 9-12.30)

GRASS GIS and R as a tool for large-scale geomorphometric mapping (Jarek Jasiewicz)

World-wide DEM (Jonathan de Ferranti)

ESRI ArcGIS Pro – new desktop application from Esri (sponsored)

Hands-on intro to LiDAR processing with LAS tools (Martin Isenburg)

A) Afternoon Session (c.a. 13.30-17.00)

Hydrological modeling in GRASS GIS (Markus Metz)

Automated DEM data analysis using R + SAGA + Google Earth (Tom Hengl)

ESRI ArcGIS Pro – new desktop application from Esri (sponsored)

Radar interferometry for ground motion analysis (Fabio Bovenga, Janusz Wasowski)

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SUBMISSIONS

Submissions are now closed.

KEY DATES

• Extended abstracts due: 1 November 2014 20 December 2014 Closed
• Notification of acceptance (revisions): After March 1 2015
• Workshop proposals due: 1 February 2015
• Final camera-ready digital manuscripts due: 1 May 2015
• Early registration deadline: 1 May 2015
• Conference date: 22-26 June 2015

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

1. Alexander Brenning, University of Waterloo, Canada
2. Lucian Dragut, West University of Timisoara, Romania
3. Yongxin Deng, Western Illinois University, USA
4. Ian Evans, Durham University, UK
5. Igor V. Florinsky, Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology, Russia
6. Carlos H. Grohmann, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
7. Peter Guth, US Naval Academy, USA
8. Michael Hutchinson, Fenner School of Environment and Society Canberra, Australia
9. Steve Kopp, ESRI, USA
10. Robert A. MacMillan, LandMapper Ltd, Canada
11. Li Manchun, Nanjing University, China
12. Jozef Minár, Comenious University, Slovakia
13. Helena Mitasova, North Carolina State University, USA
14. Brian Lees, University of New South Wales, Australia
15. Wu Lun, Peking University, China
16. Takashi Oguchi, University of Tokyo, Japan
17. Scott Peckham, Rivix / University of Colorado, USA
18. Sebastiano Trevisani, University Iuav of Venice, Italy
19. Thomasz Stepinski, University of Cincinnati, USA
20. Lynn Usery, USGS Center for Excellence for GIS, USA
21. John P. Wilson, University of Southern California, USA
22. Liu Xuejun, Nanjing Normal University, China
23. Chenghu Zhou, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources, CAS, China
24. Qiming Zhou, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
25. A-Xing Zhu, Nanjing Normal University, China

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FEES AND ACCOMODATION

Regular	Students	Accompanying persons
€200 (early) €300 (late)	€150 (early) €180 (late)	€100

Conference official dinner (Tuesday): €40 Full-day trip (Friday): €50 (may be reduced later, depends on number of participants)

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REGISTRATION

Registration is closed. The registration fees covered all sessions of the conference, proceedings, lunches, welcome banquet and coffee breaks.

Poznań has more than 250 hotels available at system vendors web pages (Booking.com, Expedia etc.), Direct contact (in English) with hotel is also possible via web pages, e-mail, phones. We do not make direct reservations in commercial hotels due to financial responsibility.

We pre-reserved (till the end of March 2015) more than 50 rooms in hotels and hostels. All hotels have direct connections (30 min) to Conference Hall and our volunteer guides will accompany participants during the passage. No special transport is necessary. We also arranged special discounted rates (at least 10 percent discount of the regular price) for Geomorphometry 2015 attendees. Reservations must be made directly through hostel/hotel email or reservation form. In reservation email, conference name “Geomorphometry 2015” should be included. Here is the list of recommended accommodation with its web pages.

Hostels

Polo-loco hostel Reservation by: reservation email

Hill Hostel Reservation by: reservation email

Hotels

Hotel Włoski Reservation by:reservation email

Sheraton Poznan Hotel Reservation by:reservation form

Hotel Forza Reservation by: reservation email

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TRAVEL POSSIBILITIES

By airplane

Direct flights to Poznań and Warsaw

‘Poznań-Ławica’ Airport offers a number of regular and low-cost flights. The airport is located in the city, 7 km from the city centre, in the vicinity of the route leading directly to the major city points. There are bus stops right in front of the passenger terminal and in its close vicinity. Currently four bus lines run directly between the airport and city center, one of which – L – is an express line connecting the airport with the main train station. The line 48, 59, L runs every 30 minutes. The night line (11:00 pm-5:00 am) 242 runs also to the city centre. Tickets (~1€ for 15 min) are available to buy at kiosks and ticket machines. Taxi ranks are located next to the arrival terminal. Course to city centre cost less than 12€ during daytime. Rental cars are available at the airport. More information at www.airport-poznan.com.pl

By train and bus

All trains coming to Poznań stop at Poznań Main Railway Station (Poznań Główny) in the city centre, walking distance from several hotels (see below). There are direct Euro-City and Inter-City train connections from Warsaw, Minsk, Kiev, Moscow, and from Berlin, Hannover, Brussels, Amsterdam. Bus Station is located next to the Poznań Main Railway Station . It provides both domestic and international transport services. In most cases participants coming by railway or bus do not need transportation to reach hotels. However in any case they can reach any point in the city using tram or bus - in the vicinity of the main railway hall there are bus and tram stops for several lines. Also night buses approach the stop. Taxi ranks are located next to the Main Hall and the West Railway Station exit. More at http://beta.rozklad-pkp.pl/en

By car

Main roads

Participants driving from East (Warsaw) and West (Berlin) can reach Poznań using A2 highway (via toll) or national route no. 92. From south (Praque) and north (Gdańsk and Szczecin) national route 5 or 3 and national route 11. All national routes except A2 are toll-free. The city centre is covered by the Parking Zone. Fare is collected for each vehicle parked within the zone. Drivers pay the parking fee in parkingmeters located along streets in the city centre. The Parking Zone borders are marked with B-39 road sign. We also offer a free parking at the Conference Veune since Sunday till Saturday.

URBAN TRANSPORTATION

Red dosts mark locations of selected hotels/hostels

Poznań has very good system of public transportation including trams, fast trams and buses. Buses and trams run regularly from 4:30am to 11:00pm (day service) and from 11.00pm to 4.30am (night service). Tickets for the public transport may be purchased in the Central Tickets Sales Points, newspaper kiosks, stores and super-markets, ticket machines, as well as on board in some trams and buses. there is direct fast tram connection from the city center to the Geo-Campus. Estimate time required to reach campus from city center does not exceed 30 minutes during the rush hours. More at http://www.mpk.poznan.pl/?lng=en

SPONSORS

This event is sponsored by:

• Association of Polish Geomorphologists
• International Association of Geomorphologists Working Group on Landform Assessment for Geodiversity
• Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography
• ESRI Polska

This is to inform you that submissions for the Geomorphometry.org/2015 conference are now open! Prospective authors are invited to submit extended abstracts of up to 4 pages (ca 2000 words) by 1st of November 2014. Extended abstracts must be original works by the authors, not be currently under review in the same form by another outlet and not submitted elsewhere prior to the notification date. To submit a 2-4 pages summary papers for the Geomorphometry 2015 use the EasyChair conference system. Do not submit your work by e-mail. Do not submit MS word documents but only PDF versions of your paper.

Important dates:

• Extended abstracts due: 1 November 2014
• Notification of acceptance (revisions): 1 February 2015
• Workshop proposals due: 1 February 2015
• Final camera-ready digital manuscripts due: 1 May 2015
• Early registration deadline: 1 May 2015
• Conference date: 22-26 June 2015

At Geomorphometry.org/2015 We are expecting a number of exciting keynotes, invited lectures and workshops. A complete list is available here.

• Marco Giardino, School of Natural Sciences, University of Torino, Italy: “Multidimensional approach to natural instabilities in mountain areas: how geomorphometry can improve both hazard modelling and risk perception”
• Markus Metz, GRASS Development Team, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Trento, Italy: “Searching for water: hydrological modelling concepts in GRASS GIS”
• Lucian Drăguţ, West University of Timisoara, Romania: “Object-oriented geomorphometry”
• Tomasz Stepinski, Space Informatics Lab, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States: “Doing Geomorphometry with Pattern Analysis”
• Piotr Wężyk, Laboratory of Geomatics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland: “Making the invisible visible – the DTM modelling in complex environment”
• Alberto Moreira, Microwaves and Radar Institute, German Aerospace Center, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany: “TanDEM-X: A Challenging Radar Mission for Generating a New Earth’s Topography”
• Christopher Crosby, Open Topography Group, United States: “OpenTopography: Enabling Online and On-Demand Access to High-Resolution Topography Data for Natural Hazards”
• Tomasz Niedzielski, Institue of Geography and Regional Development, University of Wrocław, Poland: “Hydrological forecasting in real time: an experimental integrated approach”
• Steve Kopp, Environmental System Research Institute, Redlands, CA, United States: “Expanding the reach of Geomorphometry through Web GIS”

WorldDEM, the new global elevation data set with resolution of 12 m and amazing vertical accuracy of <±2 m (http://www.astrium-geo.com/worlddem/) is now available for pre-order. See availability of the finished tiles at http://worlddem-database.infoterra.de/

Geomorphometry community is now also on G+. Join this community and post opinions, announcements and short stories and follow up the work of your colleagues…

Geomorphometry 2013 conference is behind us. We are now slowly looking toward the next big conference that looks like is predestined to happen in Europe. We have received three nominations for hosting the Geomorphometry 2015 event: (1) Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Madrid, Spain, (2) ISRIC — World Soil Information / Wageningen University, the Netherlands, and (3) Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Poznañ, Poland. Which one is you favourite? (all three are excellent choices!)
If you are society member, visit www.geomorphometry.org, login in, and select your favourite from the front page poll. If you have any problems with voting, please contact the system administrator via mail@geomorphometry.org. The deadline to receive your vote is 1st of February 2014 (the winner will be announced / approved by the scientific committee in mid February).May the best candidate win!…

Submission for the special issue of Earth Surface Dynamics journal (this is an interactive Open Access journal) based on the Geomorphometry.org/2013 conference are still open, so please visit the journal pages and submit your article following the journal requirements. Note that the submission might close in early March 2014, hence do not miss to submit your work before the deadline expires

German Aerospace Center (Microwaves and Radar Institute) have recently released an open call for TanDEM-X Intermediate DEM products available for selected regions. Fill in the forms and request a sample TanDEM-X (12 m and 30 m resolution) - a pre-release of the new generation global high resolution / high accuracy DEM - which is possibly available also for your study area.

Geomorphometry community is now also on G+. Join this community and post opinions, announcements and short stories and follow up the work of your colleagues.

The nominations to host the Geomorphometry 2015 international conference are (sorted based on the time of received nomination):

1. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Madrid, Spain
2. ISRIC — World Soil Information / Wageningen University, the Netherlands
3. Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Poznañ, Poland

To vote for your favorite candidate simply select one of the options from the front page. Let the best candidate win! And do not forget to read what each of the nominees has to offer!

Who is eligable to vote? Only permenant society members i.e. anyone that have visited at least one of the last three conferences (because the society is covered from the conference registration fees). If you have problems voting, please write to mail@gemorphometry.org. If you wish to publicly comment on this post, please write on the Geomorphometry G+ community page:

Deadline to receive your vote: February 1th 2014.

#1	IGME, Madrid, Spain
Local organizers:	Eulogio Pardo-Iguzquiza Geological Survey of Spain Juan José Durán Director of the Research Department of the Geological Survey of Spain
Hosting institution(s):	Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME)
Venue:	The conference will take place at the Conference Room of the Gómez-Pardo Foundation (up to 120 people). There are other rooms at the School of Mining Engineering that could be used for the Conference. This venue is located in the Centre of Madrid just 50 m far from the Ríos Rosas underground station.; it is 50 m far from the School of Mining Engineering and 100 m far from the Geological Survey of Spain.
Town and surrounding:	Madrid is the city of Art. Apart the big three museums, the Padro Museum, the Thyssen Bornemisza and the Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art, in Madrid there are tens of other Art Museums. Even at the same building of the Conference venue there is a very nice museum: the Felix Cañada Museum. Of course, Madrid is also Spanish food like "tapas" and "paella". The historical towns of Toledo and Salamanca are at 1 hour by train from Madrid.
Preferred dates:	1-4 September 2015 7-10 September 2015 14-17 September 2015
Arrival / local transport :	Madrid has virtually several hundred of hotels with an ample range of prices. The organizers will negotiate special conference rates with nearby hotels. The two most popular options for the 15th Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences were: a budget Hotel with breakfast included by 58 € for a double room. The "hostales" and "pensiones" have economic prices, from 30 euros per night.
Conference theme (leitmotief):	Water, Environment and Digital Terrain Modelling
Logistical information:	The coffee will be provided at the Hall of the Conference Venue. Lunch will be provided at the bar of the School of Mines and dinner (cocktail) will be provided at the Hall of the School of Mines. All the coffees (8 coffee breaks), lunch (4 days) and cocktails (3 nights) will be included in the registration fee.
Sponsorship and support:	The organizers will look for a sponsorship but, in any case, the conference registration will not be higher than 300 euros. The registration prize will include the material and documentation, coffee and meals.
Any special reason we should come to...	A special issue of the Boletín Geológico y Minero (an Earth Sciences Journal published by the Geological Survey of Spain since 1874) will be printed with selected papers. The proceedings of the Conference will be provided on a CD with ISBN, the first day of the Conference. Geomorphometry workshop has never before been organised in Spain.
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#2	Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Local organizers:	Tomislav Hengl ISRIC — World Soil Information Niels Anders Environmental Sciences Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Hosting institution(s):	ISRIC — World Soil Information / Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Venue:	Forum building. The conference hall can accommodate >150 people and is equipped with top multimedia facilities. There are facilities for parallel and poster sessions. Wageningen University is located on the WUR campus that consists of a number of modern buildings built in the last 2-10 years.
Town and surrounding:	Wageningen (ca. 45,000 habitants) is an university town in the centre of the Netherlands with over 10,000 students and some 5000 research and education staff. It is the
Preferred dates:	13-17 July 2015 24-28 August 2015
Arrival / local transport :	Wageningen is about 1 hour away from the Schiphol International airport. Schiphol is the third biggest European airport with direct flights to all major cities in the world. Buses from Ede-Wageningen station to Wageningen drive frequently and take about 20 minutes. We would also organize free bikes for each workshop participant that wants one  :)
Conference theme (leitmotief):	High-resolution and multiscale DEMs for environmental modelling
Logistical information:	Forum building has a student restaurant and a cafeteria (the building daily hosts 3000-4000 students!). Organized meals can be provided through an university hired company at subsidized price. A barbeque on campus is planned at the beginning of the conference (night before). Considering the accommodation, Wageningen offers various possibilities, ranging from budget to four-stars hotels. In particular, the organizers can book rooms at special rates (70-80 euro) in hotel Hof van Wageningen, which in fact can also host the workshop if this is preferred (no commuting between hotel and workshop site, closer to town centre). The conference dinner will most likely be held at Castle Doorwerth (dates back to the 13th century, authentic interior and not far — cycling distance! — from Wageningen).
Sponsorship and support:	ISRIC will offer it's New multimedia World Soil Museum to host the geomorphometry workshops. Students will get a 50% reduction on the registration fees.
Any special reason we should come to...	ISRIC has the largest world soil database and library and is actively involved in digital terrain modeling through projects like SOTER or WorldGrids.org. Wageningen University and Research Centre is one of the leading European research centres in the field of Environmental Sciences. The Alterra Soil Geography team has developed and applied DEM processing methods for many years. In 2013, ISRIC will open its New World Soil Museum that can be used to host some of the Geomorphometry 2015 workshops. Geomorphometry workshop has never before been organised in the Netherlands.
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#3	Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Poznan, Poland
Local organizers:	Grzegorz Rachlewicz Head of Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, vice-chair of the Association of Polish Geomorphologists Zbigniew Zwoliñski Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Chair of the IAG/AIG WG on Landform Assessment for Geodiversity Jaroslaw Jasiewicz Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation
Hosting institution(s):	Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Poznañ, Poland / Association of Polish Geomorphologists, International Association of Geomorphologists Working Group on Landform Assessment for Geodiversity
Venue:	Modern building of Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences. The Faculty offers rooms fully equiped with audio-video facilities: one assembly hall for 300 persons, two halls for 150 persons, four rooms for 50-80 persons. Six computer labs with 20 workstations each and wireless eduroam network on the entire building. There is also a place for exhibition and firm stands.
Town and surrounding:	Poznañ (ca. 600,000 habitants) is one of the most recognized tourist cities in Poland. Some known attractions: Old Market Square with Town Hall, Citadel Park, Old Brevery, Cathedral, Malta Park and many more.
Preferred dates:	15-19 June 2015 1-5 September 2015 14-18 September 2015
Arrival / local transport :	Daily connections from Munich, Frankfurt, Copenhagen and Warsaw (1 hour flight) are available. The airport is located near the city center: direct bus connection to hotels in the city center are also available. Taxi from the airport starts at 7 Euro to the city center and at 12 Euro directly to Geo-Campus.
Conference theme (leitmotief):	Geomorphometry as a key for natural hazard geomodeling
Logistical information:	Conference coffee brakes and lunches will be organized in the Geo-Campus where the conference will take place. There are two restaurants for more than 150 persons. There is an in-place catering company with long term experience in domestic and international conference events. Average meal price in a regular restaurant typically does not exceed 7-10 Euro per person.
Sponsorship and support:	Access to conference halls, computer labs and the entire infrastructure at no cost to all participants. Rector of the Adam Mickiewicz University and the President of the City of Poznañ will be invited for official patronage which might bring additional benefits and possibilities. The Association of Polish Geomorphologists will provide organizational help. There will be also help from geoinformation student volunteers.
Any special reason we should come to...	Poznañ offers quality accommodation services at relatively low cost. As Poznañ is the seat of International Fair Trade and former organizer of UN Climatic Change Conference (2008) it has one of the best hotel network in Europe. Geomorphometry workshop has never before been organised in Poland. On the other hand, Poznañ has already hosted a number of international geomorphological conferences e.g. in 1963 and 1976 (INQUA).
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Our conference in Nanjing has closed 2 weeks ago. It was on the end a very smooth event with many excellent discussions and workshops (see the photo gallery). During the conference, the participants, and our international members, were asked to rate extended abstracts submitted to the programme. The current stand of papers is available via our society website. Please help us filter out the best papers by rating the papers in the programme via the geomorphometry.org website.

The submission for full-length research papers for the special issue of Earth Surface Dynamics journal is now open! We are looking for about 12-18 original research papers on topics from the Geomorphometry.org/2013 conference, but we also welcome any other contribution by the wider scientific community.ESurf is an open-access interactive journal (interactive comments are published alongside the discussion paper and will remain permanently archived, publicly accessible and fully citable) with no publication charges. It had ca 40 papers submitted in the past 6 months making it one of the most successful launches of the Copernicus journals

Geomorphometry community is now also on G+. Join this community and post opinions, announcements and short stories and follow up the work of your colleagues.