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SYMPOSIUM ON CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH
The SYMPOSIUM ON CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH will be held
on the campus of the University of Ottawa, 7-8 August 1994. The
University of Ottawa is located on the east side of the Rideau
Canal, not far from the Westin Hotel($$$) and near the downtown
core of Ottawa. All sessions will be plenary sessions and will be
held in MONTPETIT HALL, 125 University. The room number will be
posted at or near the main entrance. Following the SYMPOSIUM, the
joint meeting of the Canadian Cartographic Association and the
North American Cartographic Information Society will commence on 10
August 1994. For information about the CCA/NACIS joint meeting,
contact Prof. David Douglas, Department of Geography, University of
Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 - tel. 613 564-4045, fax 613 542-
3304, or e-mail [log in to unmask] For information about
the CCA/NACIS joint meeting program, contact Prof. Henry Castner,
#164 Fearrington Post, Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 - tel. 919
542-1602, or fax 919 542-5072. Come to Ottawa and enjoy a full
week of stimulating cartography.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE SYMPOSIUM
The hotels listed below are offering special Symposium-goer's
rates and are located by name on the accompanying map. You are
encouraged to book early and be sure to mention that you are
attending the Canadian Institute of Geomatics SYMPOSIUM ON
CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH. These hotels represent only a
few of the many possibilities that are available in the area, but
also represent comfortable, yet affordable accommodations in close
proximity to the University of Ottawa campus.
Registrants for the SYMPOSIUM must book their accommodations
directly with the hotel of their choice. Be sure to mention the
Canadian Institute of Geomatics for the preferred rate.
The lead hotel for the SYMPOSIUM is the Ramada Hotel & Suites,
111 Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2E3 - tel. (613) 238-1331,
Fax (613) 230-2179, toll free 1-800-854-7854. The Ramada has a
block of rooms set aside for the SYMPOSIUM at a rate of $76.00
Canadian dollars ($74.00 if more than 30 rooms are booked) per
night, single or double occupancy. The Ramada has recently
undergone refurbishing and is located at the quiet end of Cooper
Street near the Rideau Canal. It is but a short, pleasant walk
from the Ramada along the canal to the Laurier Bridge across the
Rideau Canal and then on to the University of Ottawa campus. If
staying at the Ramada Hotel & Suites, please mention that you are
attending the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) SYMPOSIUM ON
CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH.
Other accommodations for which blocks of rooms have been set
aside include:
1) Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Boulevard, Ottawa, Ontario K1P
5K8 - tel. (613) 235-3333, Fax (613) 235-3223, tool free 1-
800-267-4298; rates are $81.00 single or double occupancy. The
Lord Elgin is also a short walk across the Laurier Bridge to the
University of Ottawa campus.
2) Radisson Hotel Ottawa Centre, 100 Kent Street, Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 5R7 - tel. (613) 238-1122, Fax (613) 783-4229; rates
are $84.00 single or double occupancy. The Radisson is a bit
further from the University of Ottawa campus, but a pleasant walk.
3) University of Ottawa residences. Single/Twin - $31/$39;
Students: single-twin - $19.50/$34.50, breakfast - $5.00; in
groups of ten of more - Single - $27.10, Students - $22.10,
includes breakfast. University of Ottawa Conference/Housing
Reservations office, Monique Thibault, tel. (613) 564-3463 or Fax
(613) 564-9534. My information is that the rooms are not
air-conditioned, if that is a concern. The Residence Office is
located in Stanton Hall, 100 University.
PROGRAM - SYMPOSIUM ON CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 1994
08:45 - 08:55 am Introductory Remarks - Symposium Co-Organizers,
Clifford H. Wood, Memorial University and
C. Peter Keller, University of Victoria
09:00 - 09:30 OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Prof. D. R. Fraser Taylor, Carleton University,
Ottawa and President, International
Cartographic Association
SESSION I - MAP DESIGN - "SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT"
Moderator - Carolyn C. Weiss, Statistics Canada
09:35 - 10:00 GEOGRAPHY AND CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN
John B. Krygier, Pennsylvania State University
10:05 - 10:30 YOU CAN'T GET HERE FROM THERE: RECONSTRUCTING
THE RELEVANCY OF DESIGN IN POSTMODERNISM
Nikolas H. Huffman, Pennsylvania State
University
10:30 - 11:00 coffee
11:05 - 11:30 CARTOGRAPHIC COMPLEMENTARITY: OBJECTIVES,
STRATEGIES, AND EXAMPLES
Mark Monmonier, Syracuse University
11:35 - 12:00 Discussant - Matthew H. Edney, SUNY Binghamton
L U N C H
SESSION II - MAP DESIGN - "FOR WHOM BY WHOM"
Moderator - Michael Coulson, University of
Calgary
13:35 - 14:00 WHAT DOES THAT LITTLE BLACK RECTANGLE MEAN?
DESIGNING MAPS FOR THE YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHILD
Jacqueline M. Anderson, Concordia University
14:05 - 14:30 GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MAP READING ABILITIES:
WHAT DO WE KNOW? WHAT CAN WE DO?
Mark Kumler and Christi Seeman, University of
Colorado
14:35 - 15:00 TACTILE MAPPING DESIGN AND THE VISUALLY
IMPAIRED USER
Regina Vasconcellos, University of Sao Paulo,
Brazil
15:05 - 15:30 Discussant - Henry W. Castner, Pittsboro, NC
15:30 - 16:00 coffee
SESSION III - MAP DESIGN - COMPLEXITY THROUGH ADDED DIMENSIONS
Moderator - Michel Rheault, University of
Sherbrooke
16:05 - 16:30 DESIGN ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN MAPPING
TIME
Irina Vasiliev, State University of New York-
Geneseo
16:35 - 17:00 RE-EXAMINING THE CARTOGRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THE
THIRD DIMENSION
Roger Wheate, University of Calgary
17:00 - 17:30 Discussant - Christopher Board, London School
of Economics
D I N N E R
SESSION IV - MAP DESIGN - RULES AND EXPERT SYSTEMS
Moderator - C. Grant Head, Wilfrid Laurier
University
20:05 - 20:30 AUTOMATED CARTOGRAPHY AND THE HUMAN PARADIGM
William Mackaness, National Centre for
Geographic Information Analysis, University of
Maine-Orono
20:35 - 21:00 A PILOT STUDY INTO EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN
Michael Wood, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
21:05 - 21:30 DON'T BREAK THE RULES or HELPING NON-
CARTOGRAPHERS TO DESIGN MAPS: AN APPLICATION
FOR EXPERT SYSTEMS
David Forrest, University of Glasgow, Scotland
21:30 - 22:00 Discussant - Robert McMaster, University of
Minnesota
MONDAY, AUGUST 1994
08:45 - 09:00 Introductory Remarks - Symposium Co-Organizers
SESSION V - MAP DESIGN - AUTOMATION CHALLENGES
Moderator - Brian Klinkenberg, University of
British Columbia
09:05 - 09:30 SOME FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT
FOR CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN
Thomas K. Poiker, Simon Fraser University,
British Columbia
09:35 - 10:00 POSITIONING LARGE LABELS INSIDE SMALL POLYGONS
Steven Zoraster, Landmark/Austin, Austin, Texas
10:05 - 10:30 CARTOGRAPHIC SYMBOLIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
MICROCOMPUTER-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
Janet E. Mersey, University of Guelph, Guelph,
Ontario
10:30 - 11:00 coffee
11:05 - 11:30 CHOROPLETH MAPS ON MONOCHROME LCD SCREENS
Matthew McGranaghan, University of Hawaii,
Honolulu
11:30 - 12:00 Discussant - tba
L U N C H
SESSION VI - MAP DESIGN - RESEARCH/EXPERIMENTATION
Moderator - Alberta Auringer Wood, Memorial
University of Newfoundland
13:35 - 14:00 THE IMPACTS OF COLOR ON UNDERSTANDING
CARTOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS OF REGIONS
Charles P. Rader, University of Wisconsin,
River Falls
14:05 - 14:30 AN EVALUATION OF MULTIVARIATE, QUANTITATIVE
POINT SYMBOL DESIGNS
Elisabeth Nelson and Patricia Gilmartin,
University of South Carolina, Columbia
14:35 - 15:00 FEATURE MATCHING AND THE SIMILARITY OF MAPS
Robert Lloyd, Elzbieta Covington, and Theodore
Steinke, University of South Carolina, Columbia
15:00 - 15:30 coffee
15:35 - 16:00 AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF TASK TYPE AND
MAP COMPLEXITY ON SEQUENCED AND STATIC
CHOROPLETH MAPS
David Patton and Rex Cammack, University of
South Carolina, Columbia
16:05 - 16:30 THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF GESTALT THEORY
TO THE USE AND PLACEMENT OF TEXT ON
CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS
John A. Belbin, College of Geographic Sciences,
Lawrencetown, N.S.
16:30 - 17:00 Discussant - Borden D. Dent, Georgia State
University
17:05 - 18:00 CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Prof. Phillip C. Muehrcke, University of
Wisconsin-Madison
18:05 - 18:15 Closing Remarks, Symposium Co-organizers
ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORM
Please complete this form and return to: DESIGN '94, c/o Canadian
Institute of Geomatics, Suite 120, 162 Cleopatra Drive, Nepean,
Ontario Canada, K2G 5X2. Fax 613-224-9577. Advance registrations
must be postmarked no later than 15 MAY 1994.
PAYMENTS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH FORM. Please type or print
information and check appropriate boxes.
PAYMENT: Make checks payable to: DESIGN '94. Check payments may
be made in either Canadian or US funds ($1.00 US = $1.30 Canadian
approximately), or VISA, MASTERCARD, or Government P.O.
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