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Subject:        Call for Papers: Honors Student Paper Competition
Date:   Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:02:02 -0400
From:   Jane M. Read <[log in to unmask]>
To:     maps-l



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The Cartography Specialty Group (CSG) of the Association of American
Geographers is pleased to announce the resurrection of the Honors
Student Paper Competition on cartographic and geovisualization related
topics to be presented at the AAG Annual Meeting in Boston,
Massachusetts (April 15-19, 2008).  The purpose of this competition is
to promote written scholarship and oral presentation by students in the
field of cartography and geovisualization.  The CSG welcomes papers from
current graduate and undergraduate students on any topic in cartography
and geovisualization.



We especially encourage papers on theoretical, conceptual, and
methodological developments in cartography and geovisualization rather
than on particular mapping applications. Paper must be based upon
original work, completed as an undergraduate or graduate student,
relevant to the field of cartography and current geovisualization
research. Papers must be written entirely by the applicant. Students who
are selected as finalists will be placed in a special session at the
annual meeting. The only exception is a student who is also selected as
a Nystrom Dissertation Award finalist, in which case, he or she may
present in the Nystrom paper session instead.



The top five finalists will be awarded full registrations for the AAG
conference.  A cash prize of $100 and a non-timeout version of ArcGIS
ArcView as well as three extensions (Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst and
GeoStatistical Analyst) will be awarded to the first place winner.  The
second place winner will receive four books of his/her choice from ESRI
Press.  All other finalists will also receive two books of their choice
from ESRI Press.



An extended abstract of approximately 700 words must be submitted
electronically by October 31, 2007, and the complete paper must be
submitted no later than February 15, 2008.  Any questions about the CSG
student paper competition should be directed to Paporn Thebpanya,
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Sara Irina
Fabrikant, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

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