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Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C29FA3.8E2EFD48 Content-Type: text/plain Although this proposal has been voiced in Japan, there may be points useful to discuss in 'the West'; so I alert readers to the following collection of reports from a symposium:- 'Maps and Museums in the Age of Information Technologies (IT)' in: 'Geographical Review of Japan : English Edition' (Tokyo : Association of Japanese Geographers), October 2002, 75(12), 279-284, ISSN 0289-6001 The reports begin: "This symposium was organized by the Committee for Promotion of the Establishment of the National Museum for Map & GIS of the Association of Japanese Geographers.", and is signed by the organizing Committee (from 3 universities and one research institute). Reports are filed from Geographical Survey Institute, Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dept, Heibonsha Cartographic Pub. Co., Univ. of Tokyo, Lake Biwa Res. Inst., National Museum of Japanese History, National Diet Library, and from Kokusai Kogyo Ltd Francis Herbert (Curator of Maps [but not yet a museum], RGS-IBG) [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.rgs.org <http://www.rgs.org/> [see 'Collections'/'Unlocking the Archives'] ------_=_NextPart_001_01C29FA3.8E2EFD48 Content-Type: text/html <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {font-family:Arial; color:windowtext;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Although this proposal has been voiced in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Japan</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, there may be points useful to discuss in 'the West'; so I alert readers to the following collection of reports from a symposium:-</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'Maps and Museums in the Age of Information Technologies (IT)' in: 'Geographical Review of </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Japan</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> : English Edition' (</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tokyo</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> : Association of Japanese Geographers), October 2002, 75(12), 279-284, ISSN 0289-6001 </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The reports begin: "This symposium was organized by the Committee for Promotion of the Establishment of the </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>National</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Museum</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> for Map & GIS of the Association of Japanese Geographers.", and is signed by the organizing Committee (from 3 universities and one research institute). Reports are filed from Geographical Survey Institute, Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dept, Heibonsha Cartographic Pub. </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Co.</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, Univ. of Tokyo, Lake Biwa Res. Inst., National Museum of Japanese History, National Diet Library, and from Kokusai Kogyo Ltd </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Francis Herbert (Curator of Maps [but not yet a museum], RGS-IBG)</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.rgs.org/">http://www.rgs.org</a> [see 'Collections'/'Unlocking the Archives']</span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C29FA3.8E2EFD48--