In 2015 the Society for Geoinformatics established a colloquium series addressing young researchers and PhD students. Under the acronym GeoIT GISCO a GISience COnference has been created, allowing young scientist to exchange their findings, establish new cooperations and expand their personal network. Experienced researchers and professionel scientists from various international universities support the GeoIT GISCO participants.
The first GeoIT GISCO 2015 has been held in November 2015 at Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg. That event was hosted by former GfGI (Gesellschaft für Geoinformatik).
GeoIT GISCO will not only address PhD students; however, the idea is providing a platform to connect young researchers and bring them together with advanced scholars from various scientific fields. Thus, initiating new networks and/or strengthening already established networks is the background idea of GeoIT GISCO.