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You will see in the Editorial Plan further on, where I would
like to place the material. This is a good opportunity to get
some free publicity, but, more importantly, for the rest of us
to learn about new techniques for training.
vI. educaTIOn cOrner edITOrIal plan
Although we are already into 2013, here is the plan for
2013, in terms of content for the Education Corner. Please
note the deadlines, and remember that I will need at least
two weeks before that to merge the material into my column. The Editor is necessarily strict on deadlines, so late
breaking news may well have to move on to the next issue.
I have included all the 2013 deadlines, since the pattern
will be similar for succeeding years. As soon as I have the
dates for 2014 I will publish the new editorial plan.
A. mArCh 2013 issue DeADline 17 JAn. 2013
This was covered by the previous Director, but it is
my intention to use the March issue of the Magazine
to focus on funding opportunities associated with the
upcoming IGARSS, especially in terms of travel support. Traditionally the results of the papers selections
are available, and students will be applying, so this
information will be timely.
This issue will, in future, also give an update on plans
for the upcoming Summer School, and other training
opportunities associated with our GRSS sponsored events.

2014 IEEE Radar Conference:
From Sensing to Information
19-23 May 2014
Cincinnati, Ohio (USA)
Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter

General Chair:
Prof. Brian Rigling - Wright State University
Technical Chair:
Dr. Muralidhar Rangaswamy - US Air Force Research Lab
GRSS Liaison:
Prof. Joel Johnson - The Ohio State University
Abstract submission: 18 October 2013
(Up to 4 pages with figures)
Author notification: 20 January 2014
Final papers: 21 February 2014
(Up to 6 pages with figures)
Web Address:
http://www.radarcon2014.org

Sometimes IGARSS is held earlier, so this might be the final
update of the Summer School plans.
B. June 2013 issue DeADline 09 APr. 2013
I would like to feature a university programme in Geoscience and Remote Sensing. I will approach members of
the community to hear about their programmes in future
June issues.
C. sePt. 2013 issue DeADline 16 July 2013
Here I would like to discuss the format of training programmes. Articles about existing programmes often
do not expose the underlying, pedagogical philosophy.
Should we start thinking of establishing frameworks for
GRS courses? For example, our EE and ECE programmes
often fall under the Washington Accord. Would it make
sense to think of something similar? Contributions from
members interested in discussing this will be featured.
D. DeC. 2013 issue DeADline 15 oCt. 2013
This will be an opportunity for all the educational activities
of the Society to be reviewed. The recent Summer School
will be a flagship event, but I would like to hear about other
successes. This issue will include a first call for sponsorship
requests for IGARSS travel funding.
e. regulAr rePorts
Every issue will carry information about:
◗ Recent Ph.D. Theses
◗ Upcoming courses (please remember the deadlines)
◗ Funding
opportunities
(bursaries,
stipends,
postdoctoral).
vII. recenT ph.d. Theses
This is a good opportunity to showcase the work of your
research group. For publishing the PhD thesis information
you can contact Michael Inggs (mikings@gmail.com) or Dr.
Lorenzo Bruzzone (bruzzone@ing.unitn.it). Ph.D. dissertations should be in the fields of activity of IEEE GRSS and
should be recently completed. Please provide us with the
following: title of the dissertation, the students and advisors
names, the date of the thesis defense or publication, and a
link for downloading the electronic version of the thesis.
vIII. cOnclusIOn
It will take a little while for the articles to settle down to a
fixed format. I hope to receive feedback from the members,
especially in the form of input for the column. The regular
feature on Education innovation at different institutions is
important to all of us, and I will be approaching individuals
to make contributions.
We are also keen to hear opinions on education funding by GRSS: do we support students sufficiently to come
to our conference? What are the criteria we should use to
grant funding?
GRS

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