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Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

From human history to the future with spatial information

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VISA INVITATION LETTERS

If you are visiting Czech Republic on a conference trip and are a citizen of a non-EU country, you may need a visa. You need an Invitation letter from the company for your visa to be issued. Some requirements may differ from country to country. Please check what applies in your case.

Delegates have to apply for the Schengen visa, which means a short stay for all Schengen countries. The application for a Schengen visa is submitted in person at a relevant consulate of the Czech Republic. 

The VISA invitation letter is available only for registered participants who have paid for the registration fee. The delegates that need an official Invitation letter can not pay the registration fee on site. The payment must be received in advance. After June, 1st we will not send the hardcopies of Invitation letters by post as it would not be delivered on time. The only option of sending the original letters remains the DHL delivery.

An Invitation letter for Accompanying person will only be provided if this person has completed the congress registration and this registration has been fully paid.

Please present your application at least 2 months before the intended travel to have enough time to get your visa.

Do not forget to upload your passport number, your date of birth and date of arrival in ConfTool (Edit User Account Details)

If you need an Invitation letter, please send as a request by email to invitation@isprs2016-prague.com.

Please note that a letter of invitation does not guarantee that your visa will be issued.

For more information about Visa Invitation letters please contact us invitation@isprs2016-prague.com .

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LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE

A letter of acceptance is available for download for all authors and co-authors who have account in Congress System ConfTool.

Congress program

The Congress is divided into multiple sessions of various types. To actively participate (as a presenter) you must submit a contribution to the one of the following sessions:

TECHNICAL & THEME SESSIONS

The Scientific Program of the Congress will offer a wide range of topics, which are incorporated in the present orientations of the ISPRS Technical Commissions and all their Working Groups.

Theme Sessions will present bridging themes between/among WGs.

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SPECIAL SESSIONS

ISPRS cooperates with other organizations and they organize together so called Special Sessions (SpS). These sessions will enhance a range of potential applications of our knowledge and will spread our achievements to the member of our sister organizations.

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YOUTH FORUM

On Sunday 17 July, there will be oral and interactive sessions organized by ISPRS Student Consortium. The students who are currently working on their graduate, master and PhD. studies are welcome to attend.

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CATCON

All registrants at the ISPRS Congress may nominate a software system or a data set for the contest. In principle, all tutorials, software or data sets nominated for CATCON contest should be non-commercial and should be provided to users without license charges for not-for-profit use.

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MAPPING AND CADASTRAL AGENCY FORUM

ISPRS together with United Nations Initiation on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) will organize the first ISPRS — UN-GGIM National Mapping and Cadastral Agency Forum. One of the strategy goals of ISPRS is to provide a better forum for National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies to discuss their scientific and technical issues in mapping.

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SPACE AGENCY FORUM

ISPRS together with the International Academy of Astronautics will organize the first ISPRS-IAA Space Agency Forum. The Forum provides an ideal platform for Space Agencies for mutual discussions with one of the main community of users of space imagery and scientific community that supports it.

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COMMERCIAL SESSIONS

ISPRS encourages companies to organize Exhibitor’s Showcase Sessions and Commercial Sessions to present the latest development of their societies to the ISPRS Congress participants.

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TUTORIALS

Half-day or one-day tutorials will take place before the Congress (11 and 12 July). These tutorials are prepared for Congress participants to bring their knowledge up to date or to be introduced to new developments.

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SUMMER SCHOOL

Summer school before the Congress will focus among other topics mainly on: LIDAR Measurements and Free softrware for GIS and remote sensing. All Summer school participants must have an accepted paper at the Congress.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SOCIAL PROGRAM

The Congress offers social activities every evening such as Welcome Reception, Exhibitors’ Reception, Congress Dinner and more.

For young scientist special social program will be prepared like Young Scientists Ice-Breaker Party, Soccer match and more.

Various optional and technical tours will be offered.

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General Information Final program

YOUTH SECTION

The main purpose of the Student Consortium is to link students, young researches and professionals in different countries and provide a platform for exchange of information, to organize student specific events and other actions that integrate youth effectively into ISPRS.

Youth activities will start with Summer school before the Congress, followed by Youth Forum during the Congress. “Youth Forum” Best posters and papers will be awarded during the General Assembly. To strengthen the interaction among young scientists special social program for young scientists will be organized.

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Awards

ISPRS recognizes individual accomplishments through the sponsorship of awards and honors which are granted at each quadrennial Congress. Nominations for deserving candidates for awards are welcome and may be made by individuals or organizations in due time.

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