Phil Hoehn, Map Librarian
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Contractor for David Rumsey Collection:
http://www.davidrumsey.com

Please note: forwarded message attached

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Congress of Cultural Atlases: The Human Record
May 7-10, 2004
University of California, Berkeley

http://www.ecai.org/Activities/Congress2004/congress_home.html

In an increasingly digital age, scholars and institutions documenting
the human record have turned to geographical information, virtual
reality, and the Internet to create cultural atlases. Under the
sponsorship of the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative (ECAI), the
Congress of Cultural Atlases offers an opportunity for those involved in
creating digital atlases and digital representations of cultural
heritage sites to come together for presentations, demonstrations,
discussions, and training.

Delegates will have the opportunity to participate in workshops
pertaining to specific issues in atlas development:

· Digital Gazetteers for Cultural Atlases, including a case study of
database development for Chinese religious geography;
· Reconstructing Archaeological Landscapes Using the New Technology, a
virtual reality and GIS workshop,
· Training Workshop in using GIS and other strategies for building and
managing a cultural atlas.

David Rumsey, director of Cartography Associates, will be the keynote
speaker. The David Rumsey Map Collection, with over 8,800 historical
maps on line, is a pioneering effort to use new technologies to envision
the geography of the human past.

Other projects presented at the plenary session will include major
cultural atlases already under development concerning the history and
heritage of Tibet, Ireland, Korea, Italy, and more.

People who wish to present a poster or demonstration are invited to do so.

There is no cost for the Congress, however a registration of USD$100 is
required for attending the training session in cultural atlas
development. Payment of the training workshop fee can be made by check
or cash at the reception, plenary or workshop. We regret that credit
card payment will not be accepted.

Cosponsors include the UC Berkeley GIS Center, the Committee for
Information Technology Research in the Interests of Society, the Henry
Luce Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the the Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche.

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