Call for Chapters

THE ADDED VALUE OF SCIENTIFIC NETWORKING:
Examples contributed by GEOIDE Network Participants 1998-2012

Does it make any difference to organize multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional projects? What is the value-added by the network form of collaboration? These questions will remain unanswered as long as there are limited anecdotal results. A big part of the problem is the lack of long-term follow-up as we all move on from one project to the next.

Over the past fourteen years, the GEOIDE network has mobilized 84M$ in research effort across Canada. All participants in the Network over this period have a story to tell; and now is the time to tell it. The GEOIDE Network invites submission of chapters that will constitute a peer-reviewed book to be distributed at the 14th GEOIDE Annual Scientific Conference (held jointly with GSDI13) in May 2012. Each accepted paper will be provided one registration at the Conference, paid by GEOIDE, and included in a conference session for presentation.

Each chapter should describe the project context (or the context of a series of projects), but not to be written as a scientific publication in your discipline. It should rather describe how the network nature of the project changed the result and/or the way of working in some manner. In some cases, it may describe the scientific result, or in others the economic, social, or environmental benefits may be the more important. Reflections over a series of projects through the course of the Network are of particular interest. The title of GEOIDE involves informed decisions, and thus any results with a bearing on public matters are also of particular interest.

Who should submit

Any participant (student, researcher, affiliate) in a GEOIDE project of Phase I, II, III, IV (1998-2012). Co-authorship by past teams is encouraged. Acknowledgements of other participants and of all funding sources should be given particular care.

What to submit

First a Notice of Intent, then the full text of a chapter (up to 15 pages in final published form including illustrations and references); black and white, format template to be distributed. Manuscripts accepted in English or French.

General scientific readership, public officials, and research managers. The book is intended to become a reference for science management and initiating collaborations.

All chapters will be reviewed by members of the Research Management Committee and external reviewers in the particular domain.

The finished book is expected to be published by the GEOIDE Network. Authors will retain rights, subject to a Creative Commons license.

Questions about this call should be addressed to:

Nicholas Chrisman Ph. D.
Scientific Director

GEOIDE Network
Pavillon Casault 2306
1055, avenue du Séminaire
Université Laval
Québec (QC) G1V 0A6
CANADA

Nicholas.Chrisman@geoide.ulaval.ca
Tel.: +1 418 656 5746

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Updated on October 24, 2011