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TENTH ANNUAL STUDENT HONORS PAPER COMPETITION
Sponsored by the AAG Cartography Specialty Group
 
Call for Papers
 
The Cartography Specialty Group of the Association of American
Geographers is pleased to announce the 1996-97 Honors Competition for
Student Papers on cartographic topics to be presented at the Annual
Meeting of the AAG in Fort Worth, Texas, April 1-5, 1997. Abstracts are
due September 3, 1996.  Completed papers are due March 13, 1997. The
finalists will present their papers at the 1997 national AAG meeting.
 
Rules for Submission
· Papers must be based upon original work done as an undergraduate or
graduate student, and the research must have been completed within the
past academic year.
· Topics are not restricted to work derived from theses or
dissertations.
· Papers must be written entirely by the applicant.
· Applicants must submit the usual short abstract and appropriate
program participation fee as required by the AAG, as well as the AAG
application form, to the CSG.
· Students who are selected as finalists will be placed in a special
session at the national meeting.
 
Eligibility
· The competition is open to students at all academic levels.
· Judging will take into account the academic level of entrants.
 
Awards
· The top five finalists will each be awarded $300 for travel to the
national MG meeting.
· Additionally, prizes of $100 for the first place paper and $50 for the
second place paper will be awarded. These winners will be selected on
the basis of their completed paper and their oral presentation at the
national meeting.
· Winners will be announced at the annual MG awards banquet and the CSG
Business Meeting at the national meeting.
 
Judging
· Judging will take into account the academic level of the entrants.
· Judging of both the written and oral version of the papers will be
conducted by a committee including the current Academic and Student
Directors of the Cartography Specialty Group.
· Written and oral versions of the papers will be scored on a 50-point
scale, for a total maximum score of 100.
 
Guidelines for Papers
*       Four copies of the completed paper must be submitted.
*       Papers must not exceed 10 double-spaced typed or printed pages,
exclusive of maps, graphs, tables, literature cited, the abstract, and
the title page.  Please use only 10 or 12 point type.
*       The paper must begin with a title page giving the title, the name of
the author, the academic level of the author, when the research was
completed, and a complete mailing address.
*       A short abstract should appear on page two.  The abstract should
define the problem, the methodology, and the results of the study in no
more than 300 words.
*       The text of the paper should begin on page three and end by page
twelve.
*       The listing of references cited should immediately follow the text.
List all references alphabetically using the following format:
Jones, M. J. 1977. A Study of Early Maps.  The American Cartographer's
Friend 1:17-39.
 
        Within the text, use a standard format for citation which includes the
author's last name, the date of publication, and the page referenced, if
applicable.  For example:
"...in the earlier study, Jones (1977, p. 34) found...", or "...the
studies have found conflicting results (Jones, 1977, pg. 34)..."
 
*       Figures and tables must be referenced in the text and should appear in
order immediately following the references section.  Both figures and
tables must have captions appearing on them.  For example:
Figure 1:  Maps Used as Referents, or Table 1:  Correlation Coefficients
· Examples of references may be found in the current issue of the Annals
of the Association of American Geographers and the current edition of A
Manual of Style published by the University of Chicago Press.
 
Submission of Abstracts and Papers
Abstracts should be submitted in both paper and digital format following
the guidelines of the AAG (see the May AAG newsletter for detailed
instructions). Abstracts are due September 3, 1996. Completed papers are
due March 13,1996. All submissions should be sent to:
 
Mark Kumler, CSG Academic Director
Department of Geography
Campus Box 260
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0260
email: [log in to unmask]
 
 
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Julio Rivera                            phone:  414-229-4866
Department of Geography                 e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee