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Subject:        Australian Map Circle conference: call for papers
Date:   Sun, 03 Sep 2006 13:30:31 +0200
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AUSTRALIAN MAP CIRCLE
35th Annual Conference

FINDING THE LIMITS

Invitation to Participate and Call for Papers

National Library of Australia
Canberra, ACT, Australia
11-14 February 2007

The Conference Committee invites proposals for papers. Each presenter
will be allotted approximately 30 minutes. Papers related to any
aspect of maps or mapping (historic or contemporary) are welcome.
Proposals should include a short abstract, affiliation details, brief
biography, the type of presentation facility you require, and contact
details. Please submit proposals for papers by 2 October, 2006 to:
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Audience
The conference will be of particular interest to those involved in
the spatial sciences, researchers and practitioners, map librarians,
collectors of maps (new and old). We would particularly like to
encourage submissions from students. Papers are eligible for
publication in The Globe,the journal of the Australian Map Circle Inc.

Provisional Program

Sunday 11th February
pm: Australian War Memorial (tour, early registration, reception & BBQ)

Monday 12th February
am: Keynote Address. Annabelle Pegrum (Chief Executive of the
National Capital Authority). Papers including 'The Griffin Legacy',
ACT boundaries, surveying and planning.
pm: tour of Canberra, including Surveyors Park, Mount Ainslie
lookout, National Museum of Australia

Tuesday 13th February
am: Papers, including Geoscience Australia on new products and initiatives
pm: Tour of Geoscience, including marine mapping, minerals mapping,
Tsunami Warning Centre, national Mapping, Australian Centre for
Remote Sensing, and 3D theatre.
Evening: AMC conference dinner at Ottoman's, Broughton St cnr
Blackhall St Barton.

Wednesday 14th February
am: including papers focused on the creation of atlases.
pm: General papers, AMC annual general meeting, conference close

(This provisional program is subject to change without notice)

Registration and Accommodation
A registration brochure and provisional program will be distributed
in mid October. A range of accommodation facilities (from motel style
rooms to student accommodation, both including breakfast) are available.

Further Information
http://www.australianmapcircle.org.au/

Martin Woods, Denis Shephard, on behalf of the Organising Committee,
AMC Conference 2007

Dr Martin Woods (Convenor)
Curator of Maps
National Library of Australia

Ph: +61 2 6262 1280
Fax: +61 2 6262 1653
http://www.nla.gov.au/map/index.html

Denis Shephard (Secretary)
Curator, Australian Culture & Society
National Museum of Australia

Ph +61 2 6208 5136 or 1800 026 132
Fax +61 2 6208 5014
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