-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Call for Papers: Honors Student Paper Competition Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:02:02 -0400 From: Jane M. Read <[log in to unmask]> To: maps-l --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cartography Specialty Group (CSG) of the Association of American Geographers is pleased to announce the resurrection of the Honors Student Paper Competition on cartographic and geovisualization related topics to be presented at the AAG Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (April 15-19, 2008). The purpose of this competition is to promote written scholarship and oral presentation by students in the field of cartography and geovisualization. The CSG welcomes papers from current graduate and undergraduate students on any topic in cartography and geovisualization. We especially encourage papers on theoretical, conceptual, and methodological developments in cartography and geovisualization rather than on particular mapping applications. Paper must be based upon original work, completed as an undergraduate or graduate student, relevant to the field of cartography and current geovisualization research. Papers must be written entirely by the applicant. Students who are selected as finalists will be placed in a special session at the annual meeting. The only exception is a student who is also selected as a Nystrom Dissertation Award finalist, in which case, he or she may present in the Nystrom paper session instead. The top five finalists will be awarded full registrations for the AAG conference. A cash prize of $100 and a non-timeout version of ArcGIS ArcView as well as three extensions (Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst and GeoStatistical Analyst) will be awarded to the first place winner. The second place winner will receive four books of his/her choice from ESRI Press. All other finalists will also receive two books of their choice from ESRI Press. An extended abstract of approximately 700 words must be submitted electronically by October 31, 2007, and the complete paper must be submitted no later than February 15, 2008. Any questions about the CSG student paper competition should be directed to Paporn Thebpanya, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Sara Irina Fabrikant, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. ------------