-------- Original Message -------- Subject: NACIS 2011 abstract deadline Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 13:42:01 -0500 From: Jaime Stoltenberg <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Dear colleagues, Abstract deadline: *May 31* This is a friendly reminder of our approaching Call For Participation deadline for the 2011 North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) annual conference in Madison, WI. If you weren’t already aware of the conference, please see the description below and attached call for participation. I encourage you to consider putting in a presentation proposal for our Special Session on Cartographic Collections, which will focus on new ways collections are being organized, preserved and distributed. NACIS seeks to provide a stimulating and collegial environment for both scholarly and creative work. Our conference is known to be specialized yet diverse, growing and yet still very personal. Bringing together map makers, scholars and users with those of us in the business of serving maps and geospatial data is a perfect match! Please contact me ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) for questions about the special session on collections. For the Special Paper Session on Cartographic Collections, we are looking for interesting presentations that discuss issues related to organizing, managing, preserving, and promoting cartographic collections.Suggested 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?/ *PMLD!* 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 . We'll have lunch in downtown Madison, then take a tour of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. This will include a guided tour of the entire building (including the archives and map collection), a discussion of new digital initiatives, and a short presentation on a new map cataloging project currently underway there. Then we will walk a short distance (across the street!) to beautiful and historic Science Hall, home of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geography. Here we 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. regards, Jaime ____________________________________________________ _CALL FOR PARTICIPATION _*NACIS*2011*: Cartography and Information Design* Madison, Wisconsin - October 12-14, 2011 Geospatial technologies, GIS, geovisualization, and cartography are at the center of the recent and promising uptick of interest in Geography in our universities. Students today are making use more than ever of available maps and data, but our geospatial search and map distribution tools are still in the process of innovating. For thirty years, NACIS has been a gathering node for professionals and scholars interested in designing, collecting, and understanding maps and geospatial data. Our collegial conference ‘mashes up’ industry leading designers and developers, top academic researchers, next-generation scholars, and representatives from government organizations to enhance the conversation around cartographic theory and design.// // Our theme this year is */How does design make a difference?/* Our shared and enduring passion is to render our social, economic, political and natural world intelligible and actionable through design. We want to hear from you how it makes difference in the world around you. From disaster response to spirituality, city planning to watershed science, and social media to social justice – /how does design make a difference?/ ** *Deadline: May 23* *call for sessions, panels & workshops* The program committee invites you to submit proposals to organize intriguing sessions, panels, discussions, and workshops. We will entertain all creative ideas! Please submit a 100 word description and title of your proposed session, including names of possible presenters. Individual presentation descriptions should follow the instructions below. Direct submissions to *Erik Steiner, *[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>/ ** *Deadline: May 31* *call for talks, posters & demos* We invite all presenters to propose talks, papers, posters and demonstrations in the areas of print and web-based map design and production, map curation, visualization and visual analytics, urban design, spatial cognition, art, philosophy of design + more! Submissions will be considered for the general program as well as for our special conference programs shown at right. ** *SUBMISSION GUIDELINES* Please submit a 200 word description of your presentation, including names and affiliations of all authors and presenters. Please Indicate if you would like your paper considered for one of our special programs or a proposed session. Please submit all materials by May 31.// Direct all submissions to *Erik Steiner*, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>/ /Special Programs include:/ *practical cartography day* Join professional cartographers and academics for this highly anticipated all-day session, as they share practical solutions to their most pressing and enigmatic cartographic problems. Contact *Sam Pepple *& *Tim Wallace*, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>/ *special session on cartographic collections* This session, affiliated with “Practical Map Librarianship Day” will focus on new and innovative ways cartographic collections are being organized, preserved and distributed. Contact *Jaime Stoltenberg*, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>/ */ Students!/* *student poster contest + student interactive mapping competition* These annual awards are given to students who have developed innovative posters or animated, narrative or dynamic map applications. Visit www.nacis.org <http://www.nacis.org> for poster and map contest details. *travel grants are available to support attendance *NACIS*2011. Get engaged, learn, interact, invent and be inspired. See you in Madison in October! -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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