Call for Papers

Important Dates

Paper Submission System Online17 September 2023
Paper Submission Deadline17 November 2023
30 November 2023
Submission Status Available Online (Accept/Rejection Decisions)19 January 2024
Author Registration Deadline15 March 2024
Accepted Manuscript Revision Submission Deadline15 March 2024
M2GARSS 202415-17 April 2024

Invitation to M2GARSS 2024

Hosted by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE GRSS), and in collaboration with the Algerian Space Agency (ASAL), the Mediterranean and Middle-East Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2024 (M2GARSS 2024) will be held from 15th to 17th of April 2024 in hybrid format: physically at the Centre de Développement des Satellites of ASAL (Oran, Algeria) and virtually via an online platform.

On behalf of the IEEE GRSS and the M2GARSS 2024 Organizing Committee, we invite you to participate in M2GARSS 2024, which will be the 3rd edition of the Mediterranean and Middle-East (M2) regional symposium of the IEEE GRSS and will contribute to gathering M2 and world-class scientists, engineers and educators engaged in the fields of geoscience, remote sensing and related topics. We look forward to meeting you during M2GARSS 2024.

Technical Program

M2GARSS is an M2 regional event of remote sensing. It provides an ideal forum for obtaining up-to-date information about the latest developments, exchanging ideas, identifying future trends and networking within the international geoscience and remote sensing communities. The M2GARSS 2024 technical program will include Oral, Poster and Tutorial Sessions, and will deal with the following general themes:

  • Data Analysis Methods
  • Atmosphere
  • Oceans
  • Land
  • Missions, Sensors and Calibration
  • Data Management and Education

In addition, special topics will be addressed, including but not limited to:

  • Renewable Energies (Solar, Wind, Thermal, etc)
  • Resources (Water, Minerals, Forests, Agriculture, etc)
  • Disaster (Forest Fires, Floods, etc) Monitoring
  • Greenhouse Emissions
  • Synergy of GIS and Remote Sensing Data

Publication of Proceedings

Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings on IEEE Xplore only if presented at the Symposium by one of the list authors duly registered.

Contact Information

Alp Ertürk (Kocaeli University, alp.erturk@kocaeli.edu.tr) Moussa Sofiane Karoui (Algerian Space Agency, skaroui@cts.asal.dz).

Paper Submission

Authors who wish to give a presentation are requested to submit a paper/abstract (minimum of two (2) pages; maximum of five (5) pages). A link to submit the paper will be available on the symposium website on September 17, 2023.

Best Oral and Poster Presentations and 3MT© Competition

M2GARSS 2024 will honor the outstanding achievements of best oral and poster presentations, and the winners of the 3MT© competition organized in M2GARSS 2024. Scientific committees of experts will select the awardees.

Registration Fees

M2GARSS will have the same standard as IGARSS, the IEEE GRSS flagship Symposium, in terms of scientific quality and organization, and with lower registration fees.

Block your schedule and stay tuned!