----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Below is a copy of the program for the 1994 Australian Map Circle Conference. Papers presented at the Conference will be published in The Globe during next year. I offer apologies to any subscribers of The Globe for the delay in publishing the papers from the Conference which was held in Christchurch early this year. They will be published and distributed in the next issues of The Globe shortly. Bill Stinson Audiovisual Dept. Macquarie University NSW Australia email [log in to unmask] (Please note on the Map-L list I have another email address. It is still valid, but the above is my preferred email address.) ...................................................................... A.M.C. SYDNEY '94 `Old Themes, New Ways' 22nd Annual Australian Map Circle Conference Macquarie University 30 January _ 3 February, 1994 Aim: To provide a forum for producers, publishers, users and custodians of maps to discuss matters of common concern. Particular emphasis will be placed on thematic maps and digitised map data. For Inquiries please contact: Bill Stinson Audiovisual Services Department Macquarie University Library Macquarie University NSW 2109 ph (02) 805-7557 Sunday 30 January 1994 5.00 - 6.00 p.m. Early registration at Dunmore Lang College. 6.30 p.m. Barbecue, grounds of Dunmore Lang College. Monday 31 January 1994 8.30 - 9.10 a.m. Registration 9.10 - 9.20 a.m. Welcome by the AMC President, Ms Maura O'Connor, Map Curator, National Library of Australia. 9.20 - 9.30 a.m. Opening of Conference by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Prof. Deryk Schreuder, Macquarie University. 9.30 - 10.30 a.m. Keynote address by Dr David Denholm - To Map is to Discover: The Realisation of Shape and Context. 10.30 - 11.00 a.m. Morning tea 11.00 - 11.30 a.m. Prof. Robert Clancy - Early Australia Thematic Maps. 11.30 - 12.00 p.m. Dr Graeme Aplin - Changing Maps of Changing Cities - Mapping Urban Change. 12.00 - 12.30 p.m. Mr. John Hillier (Col. Ret.) - From Plane Table Surveys to Photogrammetry: Meeting the Challenges of Mapping. 12.30 - 1.30 p.m. Lunch 1.30 - 2.30 p.m. Dr John Martyn - Geological Mapping on the Macintosh. 2.30 - 3.00 p.m. Dr Jim Kohen - Mapping Aboriginal Linguistic and Clan Boundaries in the Sydney Region. 3.00 - 3.30 p.m. Mr Doug Benson - Mapping Vegetation 3.30 - 4.00 pm. Afternoon tea 4.00 - 5.30 p.m. Visit to Universal Press, North Ryde - Display of production facilities. Tuesday 1 February 1994 9.00 - 10.00 a.m. Keynote address by Mr Peter Clarke - To Be Or Not To Be Digitised: A User's Field-Eye View of GIS. 10.00 - 10.30 a.m. Mr Bob Pressy - Types, Uses and Limitations of Geographic Data in Conservation Planning. 10.30 - 11.00 a.m. Morning tea 11.00 - 11.30 a.m. Dr John Pickard - Landscape Changes on Momba Station: Old Themes, Temporary Old Ways. 11.30 - 12.00 noon Dr Patricia Selkirk and Dr Don Adamson - Mapping Vegetation and Landforms on Sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island: A Mapping Project. 12.00 - 12.30 p.m. Mr Chris Hogan - Australian Beach Safety and Management Program. 12.30 - 1.30 p.m. Lunch 1.30 - 2.30 p.m. Mr Ken Burrows - History in the Making: The Australian Electronic Navigation Chart Initiative. 2.30 - 3.00 p.m. Ms Gia Underwood - Mapping Change - Twenty-Five Years of Global Fertility Rates. 3.00 - 3.30 p.m. Dr Ron Horvath - Mapping Global Development and Environmental Change: The Use of Global Databases. 3.30 - 4.00 p.m. Afternoon tea 4.00 - 4.30 p.m. Mr Mohan Ayyar - Mapping Via Internet: Transmitting Maps Electronically. 4.30 - 5.00 p.m. Ms Ailsa Mackenzie - GIS and Crime in Liverpool (Sydney). 6.30 for 7.00 p.m. Annual dinner, Curzon Hall (historic 1890s mansion near Macquarie University). Guest speaker, Dr Helen Wallis, formerly Chief Map Librarian, British Library. Wednesday 2 February 1994 EXCURSION: Historical and vegetation landscape of Sydney. The day will begin with a talk introducing some of the places which will be visited during the morning. The talk will be illustrated with historic maps of sections of the Harbour shoreline. Bus departs from Dunmore Lang College at 9.00 a.m. Participants will travel through various suburban landscapes with commentaries by Dr Graeme Aplin and Mrs Lynne McLoughlin. Lunch will be provided in the Royal Botanic Gardens, followed by a visit to the Herbarium, library and cartographic production section with Mr Doug Benson and colleagues. Areas to be traversed early in the excursion include the Lane Cove National Park, sections of the Upper North Shore, parts of the Hills District and Parramatta, before reaching the upper reaches of the Harbour at Meadowbank. After crossing the Parramatta River, the journey will be through suburban areas ranging from the 1920s back to the 1850s. Highlights of the morning will include some of Sydney's most fashionable suburbs, a wide range of architectural styles and types of housing, major examples of shoreline vegetation, remnants of the original forest cover, the site for the major Sydney 2000 Olympic facilities, Bicentennial Park and Darling Harbour. Thursday 3 February 9.00 - 10.30 a.m. School of Earth Sciences Presentation: * Demonstration of MCIDAS weather forecasting and mapping system - Mr Milton Speer * GIS Education at Macquarie University - Using ArcInfo software - Dr Mike Poulsen and Mrs Carol Jacobson. 10.30 - 11.00 a.m. Morning tea 11.00 - 12.30 p.m. Australian Map Circle General Meeting 12.30 - 1.30 p.m. Lunch 1.30 - 2.10 p.m. Mr Paul Molloy, Australian Bureau of Statistics - Census Mapping Data and Future developments. 2.10 - 2.50 p.m. Mr John Payne, Auslig - Map Products and Future Developments. 2.50 - 3.30 p.m. Mr Gill Norrie, Land Information Centre - Map Products and Future Developments. 3.30 - 4.00 p.m. Afternoon tea 4.00 - 4.30 p.m. Ms Rebecca Thomas _ Lost (and Found) in Space: Digital Data and Map Libraries. 4.30 - 4.45 p.m. Closing remarks by AMC President Registration Please print. Tear off and despatch as soon as possible with your remittance. Surname: ................................................... Given Name: ................................................ Preferred Name For Conference Badge: ....................... Organisation: .............................................. Postal Address: ............................................ ............................................................ Phone: ............................ Fax: ................ Accommodation Requirements Dunmore Lang College (Macquarie University) 130 Herring Rd, North Ryde, single room, bed and breakfast $45 per night. There are a limited number of double rooms available for couples. Rate per person is same as above. Please pay total accommodation costs per person with registration fees. I wish to book accommodation for: ..... person(s) Sunday: ............................... Monday: ............................... Tuesday: .............................. Wednesday: ............................. Thursday: .............................. Full Registration Fees AMC Members $225 Non-Members $250 Includes attendance at all sessions, lunches, morning and afternoon teas, conference dinner, conference Satchel and day excursion. Late Fee (if registering after 10.12.93) $50 Sunday BBQ (optional extra) $15 Partial Registration and Accompanying Persons Includes attendance at sessions, lunch, morning and afternoon teas and conference satchel. Please circle day(s) attending. Daily registration before 10.12.93 $75 Mon/Tues/Thurs Full-time student (one day only, no satchel) $40 Mon/Tues/Thurs Late fee (if registering after 10.12.93) $15 Mon/Tues/Thurs Excursion (Only if space is available. Pay Tuesday 1.2.94) $30 Annual Dinner $55 Sunday BBQ $15 Note: All costs are in Australian Dollars Payment Please make cheques payable to AMC'94 and send to: AMC Conference Treasurer Bert Cornelius (email [log in to unmask]) Audiovisual Services Department Macquarie University Library Macquarie University NSW 2109 Total amount enclosed: $..................... Venue The conference will be held in the Mollie Thomson Room, 5th floor, Macquarie University Library, Macquarie University. The University is named after Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales (1810 _ 1821) and is situated about 18 kilometres west from the central business district of Sydney. Buses leave regularly for Wynyard Station in the city or to Epping Railway Station. The Macquarie Shopping Centre is a short walk from the University. The campus has National Australia Bank and a Commonwealth Bank ATM. All major banks are located at the Macquarie Centre. On campus parking is available at $2.00 per day, payable to the gatekeeper.