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51st Congress and Transportation Exhibit (AQTr) – April 11th to April 13th 2016

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The Congress and Transportation Exhibit PROCHAIN ARRÊT! of the AQTr will be held April 11th to April 13th 2016. It is one of the great mobilizing events in the transportation field in Quebec. It stands out among the transportation events with its diversity of conferences, its relevance, its transportation exhibit and the various activities proposed. It is a must for those working in the transportation field. The Director of the Convergence Network is part of the organizing committee and will also present one of the Network projects.

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Spatial Accuracy 2016

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The Convergence Network invites you to participate in the International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, that will be held in Montpellier, from July 5th to July 8th, 2016. Deadlines for submitting extended abstracts is February 15th. For more information: Spatial Accuracy 2016.

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Geo-Plus LiDAR event

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La compagnie Geo-Plus, membre du Réseau Convergence, vous invite à son colloque de formation sur la technologie LiDAR. Ce colloque aura lieu à Montréal le 10 février prochain, et à Québec, le 17 février. Durant ce colloque, 5 spécialistes du LiDAR et de la gestion des données présenteront leurs recherches. De plus, ce sera l’occasion de découvrir les plus récentes technologies de relevé, ainsi que les plus récents systèmes de visualisation, de structuration et de gestion de données LiDAR. Cette formation est accréditée par l’Ordre des arpenteurs-géomètres du Québec et est admissible à l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec. Une collaboration du Réseau Convergence. Pour plus d’information : Colloque LiDAR Geo-Plus

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Mitacs-JSPS Internship (Japan)

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Mitacs has partnered with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to support student mobility between Canadian universities and Japanese universities and research institutes. The Mitacs-JSPS Internship provides opportunities for graduate students in Canada to pursue collaborative research in Japan, allowing them to advance their own research while promoting scientific progress in both Japan and Canada.

• This initiative is directed at all Master and PhD degree students in all fields of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
• Successful applicants will travel to Japan for a period of 10 weeks, from June 14th to August 24th, 2016.
• JSPS will provide round-trip airfare, insurance, a maintenance allowance, and a research support allowance.

Internal due date for applications (for students of Université Laval): January 22nd, 2016 (please note that the application must be signed by the vice-recteur à la recherche et à la création)
Mitacs due date for applications: January 29th, 2016 at 5pm (PST)

For all the détails, please visit the Mitacs-JSPS website or write to international@mitacs.ca for any question.

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Call for Papers CAMUSS 2016

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The Convergence Network is organizing CAMUSS 2016 (Second International Symposium on Cellular Automata Modeling for Urban and Spatial Systems), in collaboration with the Center for Research in Geomatics and the Centre for Urban Policy Studies of the Université of Manchester. You are invited to submit a paper to this international event that will be held at the Université Laval, September 21st to 23rd, 2016. Due date for full papers is March 15th, 2016. Due date for extended abstracts is May 23rd, 2016.

A Call for Sponsorship has also been launched for organizations interested in supporting the event and gaining an international visibility.

For more information, please visit the CAMUSS 2016 website.

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Congratulations to Daniel Banville, winner of the “My thesis in 360°” contest!

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The “My thesis in 360°” contest, held during the GIS Day event at Université Laval, was the occasion, for graduate students, to present, in 3 minutes, their research project. The presentations were clear, concise, and convincing. The Convergence Network congratulates Daniel Banville, the winner of the contest, as well as all the students who participated in the challenge. More information.

 

 

 

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INTELLI3 partners with the City of Québec to develop an innovative technology for the analysis of vehicle counting data at street intersections

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Today the City of Québec announces 206 250$ of financial support for INTELLI3. The opportunity to develop new, innovative practices, based on a powerful and integrated solution in line with the intelligent transportation systems vision, was made possible by the Technology Showcase Program of the City of Québec’s Economic Development Strategy.

For more information: www.intelli3.com

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GIScience 2016 – Second Call for Papers

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The Convergence Network invites you to submit a paper to the GIScience 2016 conference, which will be held in Montreal, from September 28th to September 30th, 2016. GIScience 2016 is co-organized by McGill University, Université Laval and University of Saskatchewan. For more details, please visit the GIScience 2016 website.

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Next seminar/webinar: Fujitsu!

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The Convergence Network, in collaboration with the geomatics sciences department of Université Laval is pleased to invite you to the next seminar/webinar featuring Mr. James Léveillé, Vice-President Geomatics and iSociety at Fujitsu Canada, Wednesday November 11th, 12h15, room 1516 Louis-Jacques-Casault Building.

Mr. Léveillé will present the company, its geomatics service offering, as well as recent projects.

This seminar will also be available online. Connection details to come soon.

We hope you can join us! Free, welcome to all!

What: Fujitsu Canada seminar/webinar

When: Wednesday, November 11th, 12h15 pm

Where: room 1516, Louis-Jacques-Casault Building, Université Laval

Online: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/193627789
[Download the company profile presentation (.PDF (in French))]

[Download the geomatics services offer presentation (.PDF (in French))]

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Meeting with Geovoxel

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A meeting with Geovoxel was held during the Fall. Geovoxel is a company founded in 2011 in Brazil by Louis-Martin Losier (who holds a master degree in geomatics sciences from Université Laval). Geovoxel is a company operating in the fields of engineering and systems, with emphasis on geomatics. The mission of the company is to develop solutions for the integration and processing of georeferenced data, aiming to organize the information in a structured, centralized and safe way, utilizing geomatics as the main tool, to the benefits of their clients, their team and the society.

Geovoxel will move its Systems Division to Quebec City in 2016 and is looking for partners. For information, please contact Louis-Martin Losier.

 
[Download the Geovoxel presentation (.PDF)]
 
[Download the meeting minutes (in French) (.PDF)]
 

GEOTHINK SUMMER INSTITUTE 2015

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The Geothink Summer Institute will focus on providing knowledge and training in theoretical and practical aspects of crowdsourcing. You will be working together with other students from different disciplines to solve a crowdsourcing problem, with expert instruction from a team of leading academics. You will use the knowledge gained at the workshops as well as leverage expertise from individuals in your team to come up with a solution. Expect a strong problem-solving aspect to your experience.

Geothink has a number of research partners in municipal government. This year, we have had the pleasure of working with the City of Ottawa in creating the problem scenario which you will be solving. Your solutions at this workshop will be submitted to representatives from the City of Ottawa.

Only a handful of places are  available to students from undergraduate to graduate level studies.

Students with and without technical backgrounds are welcome.

Dates: 15-17 June

Location: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Registration deadline: 30 May

For more details and registration, please visit:

http://summerinstitute.geothink.ca/

Celebrate the partnership 2015

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You have participated in a research partnership project that has achieved concrete results in the last 5 years? Apply on the “Celebrate the Partnership 2015″ competition.

This tribute evening is presented by ADRIQ in collaboration with NSERC, and will be held on May 14th , in Quebec City.  More than 300 people are expected to attend. A great start for your work!

 

See the promotional brochure for all details:  http://www.adriq.com/sites/default/files/brochure_promo_celebrons_2015_aj110215.pdf

or visit the website: http://adriq.com/fr/celebrons-partenariat-2015