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Subject: FW: Conference Notice - Carto 2000 - Edmonton  May 31, 2000
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> Hi Folks
>
> Below, as both an attachment and a text in the message, is an announcement
> of the forthcoming joint ACMLA/CCA/WAML conference.
>
> Presentations may still be considered by the program convenors, Cathy
> Moulder [[log in to unmask]] and Roger Wheate [
> [log in to unmask]].
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>
> Read on!       I look forward to seeing you all here in Edmonton!
>
>
> David
>
>
>
> David L. Jones, Maps Librarian
> William C. Wonders Map Collection
> Science & Technology Library
> 1-26 Cameron Library
> University of Alberta
> Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J8
> voice  (780)492-3433     fax   (780)492-2721
> e-mail   [log in to unmask]
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>  <<Carto 2000-Announcement.doc>>
>
> Carto 2000
>
> Into the Millennium:
> Cartography and Map Collections for a New Century
>
> ACMLA/CCA/WAML
>
> University of Alberta
> Edmonton Alberta
> May 31 - June 4, 2000
>
>
> The University of Alberta Libraries, William C. Wonders Map Collection is
> hosting an international conference of Cartographers and Map Librarians
> from May 31 through June 4, 2000.
>
> This conference brings together for the first time three kindred
> associations - the Association of Canadian Map Libraries & Archives
> [ACMLA], the Canadian Cartographic Association [CCA], and the Western
> Association of Map Libraries [WAML].   For CCA, this conference celebrates
> their 25th anniversary.
>
> The over-arching theme for the Conference is Cartography and Map
> Collections for a New Century. Sessions will cover specific concerns such
> as the significance of metadata in the tracking of geospatial information;
> the role of GIS in academic Libraries; moving map collections; electronic
> media; maps on the web; impact of new technologies on map design;
> cartographic education; use of maps and digital data; and GIS in teaching,
> research and map production.
>
> The Conference will bring between 100 and 150 delegates, from all parts of
> Canada as well as from many places in the western USA.
>
> The conference, Into the Millennium: Cartography and Map Collections for a
> New Century, begins on Wednesday evening, May 31, 2000 with an Opening
> Reception.
>
> The formal opening ceremonies of the Conference will take place on
> Thursday morning, June 1, 2000.
>
> Please watch our conference website for further details
>
> Conference website:      http://www.library.ualberta.ca/maps2000/
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