Welcome to SotM - Libya 2020
State of the Map
Conference

Organized by Bright Star University and OpenStreetMap Libya
In cooperation with the Libyan Society for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
University of Lille, France - University of Waterloo, Canada
September 1st & 2nd 2020

About
The Conference

Conference Info for the 6th Conference,
Bright Star University, Libya.

The conference is chaired by
Dr. Abusaif Saleh Abdulalli, Bright Star University And Prof. Zohir YOUNSI - École Hautes Études d’Ingénieur (HEI) - Laboratoire Génie Civil & géo-Environnement (LGCgE),
the scientific committee headed by
Prof. Otman Adam Basir, University of Waterloo, Canada.
And Mr. Abdurahman Musbah Al-Furjani, Coordinator of Libyan Working Group OpenStreetMap Libya,
Ph.D. student at the University of Lille, France.


The conference will be held on the September 1st & 2nd 2020 in El-Brega, Libya.

Organized by Bright Star University, And OpenStreetMap Libya

In cooperation with the Libyan Society for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems and University of Lille, France. - University of Waterloo, Canada.

The Conference brochure:

Conference
Goals

Conference Goals for the 6th Conference,
Bright Star University, Libya.

  1. Activating the role of the Bright Star University in the development and building bridges of local and international cooperation.
  2. Enabling researchers to participate and exchange experiences for a better flow of knowledge.
  3. Study the state of the map of spatial data and geographic information systems in Libya.
  4. Enhance the level of social and technical awareness about the importance of developing the base map of Libya on the OpenStreetMap platform.
  5. Introduce the concept of smart cities and digital transformation as tools for sustainable development.

The Conference committees

The Conference committees of the conference shall be formed in coordination between:

Committee

Scientific Committee

Contact
Committee

Libyan Innovator Competition Committee

Contact
Committee

Preparatory Committee

Contact

Conference
Participation

One or more form of participation could be submitted using SotM@bsu.edu.ly ,
according to the following options:

  1. A complete research paper.
  2. Poster of scientific research or technical project.
  3. A proposal for a workshop.
  4. Participating in the Libyan Innovator Competition for Automation, Intelligent systems, and Robotics and their applications in the development of smart cities.
  5. Keynote speakers and visual presentations (20 min talk).

Participation
fees

Due to the Libyan situation, we do encourage and assist all participants, with no conference registration fees, and all participations are free of charge.





Participation
conditions

  • Present new findings and scientific contribution, respect deadlines for submission, and use custom conference templates.
  • Works must be conducted according to the requirements and methodology of scientific research, academic writing, and respect intellectual property and copyrights.
  • No part or all of the work has never been submitted or published during another conference and was not previously published by any means in any form.

Conference Program

Important
Dates

Conference Dates for the 6th Conference,
Bright Star University, Libya.

Abstract submissions.
Notification of acceptance.
Full paper submission.
Submission of final revised version.

Online Registeration

Conference
Activities

Conference Activities for the 6th Conference,
Bright Star University, Libya.

  • Digital Technology Exhibition of Architecture, Engineering & Construction, and Smart City Development.
  • OSM Annual Award: delivered to the top ten contributors to the development of the OpenStreetMap in Libya and participation in the creation of Digital Spatial Infrastructure and base maps through Volunteered Geo-Spatial Information and participatory mapping activities on the open platforms, for more information, please contact: OSMLibya@bsu.edu.ly
  • Workshop: about the use of the OSM Platform.




Note:

TelePresence is available to facilitate participation.

Contact
Us

To contact the committees follow the information bellow:

Scientific
Committee

The active contact of the scientific committees, Mr. ABDURAHMAN MUSBAH AL FURJANI:
Email: SotM@bsu.edu.ly
Phone(Viber + WhatsApp): +33767764709

Preparatory
Committee

The active contact of the Preparatory committees, Mr. Alzarrog Saleh Abdulalli:
Email: SotMPC@bsu.edu.ly
Phone: +218 92 838 1424

Libyan
Innovator
Competition
Committee

The active contact of the Libyan Innovator Competition committees, Dr. Ali Ganoun:
Email: LICAR2020@bsu.edu.ly
Phone: + 218 92 484 7183

OpenStreetMap
Libya
Team

The active contact of OpenStreetMap Libya Team, Mr. ABDURAHMAN MUSBAH AL FURJANI:
Email: OSMLibya@bsu.edu.ly
Phone(Viber + WhatsApp): +33767764709

Important Notes:

Participants from outside Libya must obtain:

  1. A travel document is valid for 6 months from the time of departure.
  2. Round trip ticket.
  3. Visa.

Sponsors

The Sponsors of the 6th conference of Bright Star University, El-Brega, Libya:

Conference
Publications

Conference Publications for the 6th Conference,
Bright Star University, Libya.

Publications can be found on : https://media.sotm.bsu.edu.ly