Call for Workshop
We are pleased to announce the call for workshop proposals for the 13th International Conference on Mobile Mapping Technology (MMT 2025), which will be hosted at Xiamen University, China. MMT 2025 will bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals to discuss the latest advancements in mobile mapping for autonomous systems and spatial intelligence, as described on our conference webpage:
https://mmt2025.xmu.edu.cn/2025.
We are particularly interested in challenge-oriented workshops that drive participation through open competitions. Such workshops will give participants the chance to tackle real-world problems and benchmark their solutions. Organizers are encouraged to offer a well-curated dataset and evaluation criteria to facilitate fair comparison among participants.
Proposal Deadline: Feb. 15, 2025
Notification by: March 15, 2025
Email: MMT2025general@outlook.com
Key Points for Workshop Proposals:
Workshops should be aligned with the overall theme of MMT 2025, focusing on mobile mapping, autonomous systems, and spatial intelligence.
- Challenge-based workshops are highly encouraged. These workshops should include competitions aimed at encouraging participation from academia and industry, creating a dynamic experience for attendees.
- Organizers should provide datasets, establish evaluation protocols, and manage a testing platform to support competition participants.
- We also welcome formats that foster collaboration, innovation, and discussion.
Evaluation Criteria for Workshop Proposals:
- Excitement and Relevance: Workshops should align with the main conference theme, reflect community interest, and generate new discussions. Proposals that promote community building, highlight the social impact of mobile mapping, or cover niche, underrepresented topics are encouraged.
- Diversity and Inclusion: We expect diversity in the organizing team, speakers, and participants (e.g., gender, race, affiliations). Proposals should specify how diversity is being promoted.
- Diversity of Topics and Formats: Workshops should cover diverse topics and use different formats such as invited talks, challenges, or community activities. Organizers should ensure minimal overlap in speakers between workshops and should consider inviting speakers outside the usual group.
- Social Impact and Ethical Considerations: Proposals should describe the potential social impact of the workshop topics, including both positive and negative aspects. Workshops focusing specifically on the social implications of mobile mapping are encouraged.
- Organization: The experience of the organizing team and their dedication to the workshop will be considered. Proposals should articulate plans for audience engagement in-person.
Proposal Requirements:
- Title and Objectives: Provide a concise title and clear objectives, highlighting the timeliness and significance of the topic.
- Organizing Committee: Information about the organizers, including their expertise and previous workshop experience.
- Scope and Topics: Detailed description of the workshop topics, emphasizing alignment with MMT 2025 and the significance of a challenge-based approach.
- Challenge Description: Outline the proposed challenge, including data, tasks, and evaluation metrics. Ensure data supports innovative problem-solving and fair assessment.
- Broader Impact Statement: Describe the relevance of the workshop to the community and its broader impact beyond the MMT audience.
- Ethical Considerations: Discuss any ethical considerations around the workshop topic.
- Relationship to Previous Workshops: Describe how this workshop relates to previous similar events in the last three years.
- Organizers and Speakers: List organizers and their experience. Include information about primary and secondary organizers, as well as confirmed speakers. Address how diversity is being promoted.
- Format and Logistics: Specify the expected workshop size, and requests for a full-day workshop if needed. Provide a tentative schedule and describe any competitions, including dataset availability, ethical considerations, and evaluation metrics.
We look forward to receiving your innovative and impactful workshop proposals, which will help make MMT 2025 an engaging experience for all participants. Further details and the submission deadline can be found on our official conference page: https://mmt2025.xmu.edu.cn/2025/call-for-workshop.
Please send proposals to MMT2025general@outlook.com. We welcome your suggestions and look forward to your contributions to a successful workshop program at MMT 2025.
