-------- Original Message -------- Subject: NACIS 2011 & Practical Map Librarianship Day Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:40:44 -0500 From: Jaime Stoltenberg <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Hello all - (please excuse duplication) The North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) annual conference comes to Madison, Wisconsin in 2011! (October 12-14, 2011) The official NACIS Call for Participation can be viewed here: http://www.nacis.org/documents_upload/NACIS2011CFPWEB.pdf Details: *Special Paper Session on Cartographic Collections* The focus of the Special Paper Session on Cartographic Collections will be presentations that discuss issues related to organizing, managing, preserving, and promoting cartographic collections. Please consider sharing your experiences with us! Suggested presentation topics include, (but are certainly not limited to): * /new trends in map and/or digital geospatial data collection management/ * /digital preservation, scanning, and/or other archiving projects / * /interesting ways to create broader access to cartographic collections / * /collaborative projects and grants/ * /innovative ways to promote cartographic collections / outreach activities / awareness/ * /new methods of collection organization, including special cataloging and metadata projects / * /trends in acquisitions and collection development for both paper and digital materials - how are we building our collections? what challenges are we facing?/ *Practical Map Librarianship Day!* In addition to planning the special paper session, we are in the process of planning some fun activities for Practical Map Librarianship Day on Wednesday, October 12^th .PMLD attendees will have a chance to take a tour of the Wisconsin State Historical Society (including the archives and map collection). There will also be a discussion of new digital initiatives and a presentation on a new map cataloging project currently underway there.There will also be a visit to beautiful, historic Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, home of the UW Department of Geography.Here attendees will tour the Arthur H. Robinson Map Library, the Geography Library, the History of Cartography Project, the State Cartographer’s Office, and the Cartography Lab. Last year’s conference in St. Petersburg, FL was a tremendous success with extremely interesting and relevant presentations.Year after year at NACIS I learn so much from hearing what my colleagues have to share. I hope you consider joining us in Madison! Please contact me with any questions regarding presentations during the cartographic collections paper session and/or PMLD. Thank you! Jaime -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jaime Stoltenberg Map and Geospatial Data Librarian Arthur H. Robinson Map Library Department of Geography University of Wisconsin-Madison 550 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 262-1471 email:[log in to unmask] web:http://www.geography.wisc.edu/maplib