InternationalCooperationforGlobalAwarenessCallforPapersJuly23-28,2017FortWorth,Texas,USAInvitationtoIGARSS2017inFortWorthHostedbytheIEEEGeoscienceandRemoteSensingSociety,theInternationalGeoscienceandRemoteSensingSymposium2017(IGARSS2017)willbeheldfromSundayJuly23rdthroughFridayJuly28th,2017attheConventionCenterinFortWorth,Texas.Theconferencemainthemehighlightstheroleofinternationalcooperationforglobalawareness.OnbehalfoftheIEEEGeoscienceandRemoteSensingSocietyandtheIGARSSOrganizingCommitteeweinviteyoutoparticipatetoIGARSS2017,theworld’spremiersymposiumonthesubjectofremotesensing.WelookforwardtomeetingyouinFortWorthduringIGARSS2017.GeneralCo-ChairsSaibunTjuatja,TheUniversityofTexasatArlingtonDavidKunkee,TheAerospaceCorporationFinanceChairJonathanBredow,TheUniversityofTexasatArlingtonTutorialsChairShannonBrown,JetPropulsionLaboratoryPublicationsChairMingyuLu,WestVirginiaUniversityPublicityandExhibitsChairJeremyAgor,TheUniversityofTexasatArlingtonLocalArrangementsChairIoannisSchizas,TheUniversityofTexasatArlingtonOutreachandEducationChairLoriMannBruce,MississippiStateUniversityTechnicalProgramCommitteeCo-ChairsJoelT.Johnson,TheOhioStateUniversityKun-ShanChen,CASInstituteofRemoteSensingandDigitalEarthIGARSSisapremiereventinremotesensingandprovidesanidealforumforobtainingup-to-dateinformationaboutthelatestdevelopments,exchangingideas,identifyingfuturetrendsandmakingnetworkingwiththeinternationalgeoscienceandremotesensingcommunity.TechnicalProgramTheIGARSS2017technicalprogramwillincludethefollowingthemes:-DataAnalysisMethods-Atmosphere-Cryosphere-Oceans-Land-Missions,SensorsandCalibration-DataManagementandEducationInadditionspecialscientificthemeswillbeaddressed,including:-Missioninvolvinginternationalcooperation-Emergingindustryremotesensingactivities-Remotesensingforenergyapplications-RemotesensingandInternetofThings(IOT)-Geoscienceandremotesensing(GRS)andourlivingenvironmentOrganizingCommitteeStudentpapercompetitionIEEEGeoscienceandRemoteSensingstudentmembersareinvitedtosubmitapapertotheIGARSSStudentPaperCompetition.Theselectionofthefinalistpaperswillbedonebyacommitteeofexpertsandtheselectedstudentswillpresenttheirpapersduringaspecialsessionatthesymposium.PublicationofproceedingsAcceptedpaperswillbepublishedintheproceedingsonIEEEXploreonlyifpresentedattheSymposiumbyoneofthelistedauthorsdulyregistered.AbstractSubmissionAuthorswhowishtogiveapresentationarerequestedtosubmitanabstract(minimumoftwopages;maximumoffourpages).AlinktosubmitanabstractonlinewillbeavailableontheconferencewebsitebeginningNovember7,2016.ImportantDatesInvitedSessionProposalDeadline7October2016InvitedSessionNotification7November2016AbstractSubmissionSystemOpen7November2016TutorialProposalDeadline11November2016TutorialProposalAcceptanceNotification9December2016AbstractSubmissionDeadline9January2017TravelSupportApplicationDeadline9January2017StudentPaperCompetitionFullPaperApplicationDeadline9January2017AbstractStatusAvailableOnline23March2017RegistrationOpen23March2017FullPaper(4pages)SubmissionDeadline26May2017EarlyRegistrationDeadline26May2017OnlineRegistrationDeadline14July2017IGARSS201723-28July2017WelcometoFortWorth,Texas!TheCityofCowboys&Cultureisthe16th-largestcityintheUnitedStatesandpartoftheNo.1touristdestinationinTexas,welcoming6.5millionvisitorsannually.FortWorthiscomprisedofsevenprimaryentertainmentdistrictseachofferingdistinctdining,shopping,entertainmentandculturalamenities.FortWorthpridesitselfonhavingdozensofexperiencestosuitalmostanyageandinterest:World-classmuseumsandlivemusic,sports,shopping,andoptionsforjustaboutanycuisineyoucanthinkof.photocredit:SundanceSquareManagement