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Subject:        ICA Commission on the History of Cartography
Date:   Thu, 7 Feb 2008 18:17:35 +0000
From:   Peter Collier <[log in to unmask]>
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International Symposium on the History of Cartography, Portsmouth University, United Kingdom,  10-12 September, 2008.

The ICA Commission on the History of Cartography is organizing an International Symposium on the History of Cartography which will be open to all cartographers, geographers, historians, map collectors, academics and lay persons interested in the history of cartography in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Date:       Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 September 2008
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Venue:    University of  Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

Symposium theme:  “Shifting boundaries: cartography in the 19th and 20th centuries”.

First Call for Papers:  The ICA Commission on the History of Cartography welcomes paper and poster submissions investigating

-  the impact of new technologies,
-  colonial cartography,
-  military cartography, and
-  marine cartography

 during the 19th and 20th centuries.

The organisers encourage the presentation of recent research findings including post-graduate doctoral theses and preference will be given to submissions incorporating suitable image documentation.  Submission of abstracts will only be accepted in an electronic format (MS Word and PDF) according to technical guidelines which will be detailed in the Second Call for Papers.  Paper presentations will last 25 minutes with 10 minutes discussion time and the written text of papers should not exceed 12 single spaced A4 pages, image material included.   Paper and poster presentations will carry the same weight and participants presenting poster papers will also have to submit full-length papers.

Circulars and deadlines:
First (Preliminary Call for Papers) :                                31 October 2007
Second (Definitive) Call for Papers:                               31 January 2008
Submission of abstracts                                                   31 March 2008
Confirmation of acceptance of papers/posters:                    15 April 2008
Submission of papers/posters:                                              30 July 2008

Languages:  English and French. There will be no translation facilities for French papers at the Symposium.

Registration:  To combat organizational costs a nominal registration fee will be asked. Further information will appear in the Second Call for Papers.

Accommodation and transport:  Delegates will have to book their own accommodation and arrange for transport between their hotels and the symposium venue themselves.  A list of recommended hotels will appear in the Second Call for Papers.




Dr Peter Collier
Department of Geography
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
UK
Tel +44 2392 842473
Fax +44 2392 842512