-------- Original Message -------- Subject: 33rd Australian Map Circle conference: Feb 2005 Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:51:48 +1000 From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] ------------------ Invitation to Participate and Call for Papers Australian Map Circle ================ 33rd Annual Conference ================== Far & Near Horizons =============== The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Vic., Australia =================== 6 - 9 February, 2005 ================ Invitation You are invited to the 33rd Annual Conference of the Australian Map Circle at The University of Melbourne. The Conference will be held at the nearby Graduate House, 224 Leicester Street, Carlton (Melway Reference Map 43, G4). The conference will explore issues of historical and modern applications of cartographic endeavour. Audience The conference will be of particular interest to map librarians, collectors of maps (new and old) and those involved in the spatial sciences. Provisional Program Sunday 6 February 2005 Discovery tour of the Royal Botanical Gardens. Early registration and BBQ at Graduate House. Monday 7 February Official opening of Conference. The morning session will be devoted to the presentation of papers. In the afternoon participants will take part in technical sessions involving excursions to the State Library and to Land Victoria. Conference attendees will be invited to the official launch of an Historical Map Exhibition in the Baillieu Library, Melbourne University following the technical session. No formal activities are scheduled for the evening. Tuesday 8 February The morning session will be devoted to the presentation of papers. Tuesdays technical sessions will involve visits to view selected material at the Bureau of Meteorology and at the Victorian Archives Centre of the Public Record Office. The Conference Dinner will be held in the evening. Wednesday 9 February Morning presentation of papers. The afternoon technical sessions will include a hands-onsession utilizing a variety of GIS tools. The Conference will conclude with the Annual General Meeting. Call for Papers The Conference Committee invites proposals for papers. Each presenter will be allotted 30 minutes, excluding question time. The conference venue contains all presentation facilities, including MS compatible PC (for PowerPoint, internet access, etc.), data projection, slide and O/H projectors. Please submit proposals for papers by 30 September, 2004. Proposals should include a short abstract, affiliation details, brief biography, requests for any special facilities, and contact details. Details of Registration and Accommodation A registration brochure will be distributed in early October. Exceptional accommodation facilities (including individual en suites) will be available at Graduate House in the newly-completed facilities. Presenters are encouraged to submit their papers for inclusion in the Circle's peer-reviewed and DEST-listed journal "The Globe". Contact: Greg Eccleston 2005 AMC Conference Convenor Tel: 03 9509 4686 Email: [log in to unmask] David Jones Acting Map Curator, The University of Melbourne Tel: 03 8344 8416. Fax: 03 9347 0974 Email: [log in to unmask] The Australian Map Circle Inc. is incorporated in Victoria, incorporated association (Vic) no. A0034021A. ABN 19 046 516 617 Dr Brendan Whyte Secretary, Australian Map Circle Inc., Assistant Map Curator ERC Library University of Melbourne Vic 3010 AUSTRALIA [log in to unmask]