-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CPD for Support Staff Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:45:59 +0100 From: Steve Chilton <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Middlesex University To: [log in to unmask] ------------------ The Society of Cartographers collaborated last month with the Learning and Teaching Support Network - Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (LTSN-GEES) on a one-day conference on CPD for Support Staff. Information form the day is now online at the LTSN-GEES website, and includes the keynote presentations: http://www.gees.ac.uk/supevent.htm A summary of the session for cartography, mapping and graphic staff is available at: http://www.gees.ac.uk/pastevents/supp04/cartwriteup.htm Anyone interested in further developing their skills should look at the programme for the SoC summer school this September where there is a series of: WORKSHOPS on "Accessibility and usability of digital map data" - Arcview & the Census, Digimap & other EDINA projects, Mapinfo & MaPublisher, Digital data into graphics packages eg Illustrator & Freehand. Workshops will be briefly introduced all together then split into question and answer open forum sessions. Further information on the summer school is at: http://www.ggy.bris.ac.uk/soc2004/index.htm Information on joining SoC is at: http://www.soc.org.uk/ -------------------------------------------------------- Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Learning and Technical Support Unit Manager School of Health and Social Sciences Middlesex University phone/fax: 020 8411 5355 email: [log in to unmask] Chair of the Society of Cartographers http://www.soc.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------