Honor the Past and Create the Future: The 21^st Map and Geoinformation Curators Group Conference

The Map and Geoinformation Curators Group is organizing its 21^st conference hosted by the Perthes Collection in Gotha Germany, October 8^th-10^th in partnership with the Kartographiehistorisches Colloquium October 11^th-13^th.

The topics of the Conference include:

§  Policy making and strategies for geoinformation/map collection development;
Metadata models and data-exchange standards for library, archive and museum items; 

§  Development of new services and technologies in geoinformation/map collection; 

§  Preservation and access to cartographic heritage (analogue and digital);

§  Innovation in visualization and presentation (virtual exhibitions) of cartographic heritage (analogue and digital);

§  Integration of other (geo)sources and materials; 

§  Cooperation with libraries, archives, museums, and partnership with the public and private sectors

§  Use of geoinformation, digital maps and materials in research

§  Innovation in integration of cartographic heritage (analogue and digital) into curriculum and teaching (all levels of education)

§  Other relevant issues facing map and geoinformation curators

The submission should include the following information: a title and abstract for your presentation and a short bio for the presenters. Please submit your proposals via email to [log in to unmask]

Submission deadline is May 1, 2018. Notifications will be made by June 1, 2018.

If you have any questions, please contact Marcy Bidney [log in to unmask]

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