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Subject: 33rd Australian Map Circle conference: Feb 2005
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:51:48 +1000
From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]>
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Invitation to Participate and Call for Papers
Australian Map Circle
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33rd Annual Conference
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Far & Near Horizons
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The University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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6 - 9 February, 2005
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Invitation
You are invited to the 33rd Annual Conference of the Australian Map Circle
at The University of Melbourne. The Conference will be held at the nearby
Graduate House, 224 Leicester Street, Carlton (Melway Reference Map 43,
G4). The conference will explore issues of historical and modern
applications of cartographic endeavour.
Audience
The conference will be of particular interest to map librarians, collectors
of maps (new and old) and those involved in the spatial sciences.
Provisional Program
Sunday 6 February 2005
Discovery tour of the Royal Botanical Gardens. Early registration and BBQ
at Graduate House.
Monday 7 February
Official opening of Conference. The morning session will be devoted to the
presentation of papers. In the afternoon participants will take part in
technical sessions involving excursions to the State Library and to Land
Victoria. Conference attendees will be invited to the official launch of
an Historical Map Exhibition in the Baillieu Library, Melbourne University
following the technical session. No formal activities are scheduled for
the evening.
Tuesday 8 February
The morning session will be devoted to the presentation of
papers. Tuesdays technical sessions will involve visits to view selected
material at the Bureau of Meteorology and at the Victorian Archives Centre
of the Public Record Office. The Conference Dinner will be held in the
evening.
Wednesday 9 February
Morning presentation of papers. The afternoon technical sessions will
include a hands-onsession utilizing a variety of GIS tools. The Conference
will conclude with the Annual General Meeting.
Call for Papers
The Conference Committee invites proposals for papers. Each presenter will
be allotted 30 minutes, excluding question time. The conference venue
contains all presentation facilities, including MS compatible PC (for
PowerPoint, internet access, etc.), data projection, slide and O/H
projectors. Please submit proposals for papers by 30 September,
2004. Proposals should include a short abstract, affiliation details,
brief biography, requests for any special facilities, and contact details.
Details of Registration and Accommodation
A registration brochure will be distributed in early October. Exceptional
accommodation facilities (including individual en suites) will be available
at Graduate House in the newly-completed facilities.
Presenters are encouraged to submit their papers for inclusion in the
Circle's peer-reviewed and DEST-listed journal "The Globe".
Contact:
Greg Eccleston
2005 AMC Conference Convenor
Tel: 03 9509 4686
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David Jones
Acting Map Curator, The University of Melbourne
Tel: 03 8344 8416. Fax: 03 9347 0974
Email: [log in to unmask]
The Australian Map Circle Inc. is incorporated in Victoria, incorporated
association (Vic) no. A0034021A. ABN 19 046 516 617
Dr Brendan Whyte
Secretary,
Australian Map Circle Inc.,
Assistant Map Curator
ERC Library
University of Melbourne
Vic 3010
AUSTRALIA
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