----------------------------Original message---------------------------- SYMPOSIUM ON CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH The SYMPOSIUM ON CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH will be held on the campus of the University of Ottawa, 7-8 August 1994. The University of Ottawa is located on the east side of the Rideau Canal, not far from the Westin Hotel($$$) and near the downtown core of Ottawa. All sessions will be plenary sessions and will be held in MONTPETIT HALL, 125 University. The room number will be posted at or near the main entrance. Following the SYMPOSIUM, the joint meeting of the Canadian Cartographic Association and the North American Cartographic Information Society will commence on 10 August 1994. For information about the CCA/NACIS joint meeting, contact Prof. David Douglas, Department of Geography, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 - tel. 613 564-4045, fax 613 542- 3304, or e-mail [log in to unmask] For information about the CCA/NACIS joint meeting program, contact Prof. Henry Castner, #164 Fearrington Post, Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 - tel. 919 542-1602, or fax 919 542-5072. Come to Ottawa and enjoy a full week of stimulating cartography. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE SYMPOSIUM The hotels listed below are offering special Symposium-goer's rates and are located by name on the accompanying map. You are encouraged to book early and be sure to mention that you are attending the Canadian Institute of Geomatics SYMPOSIUM ON CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH. These hotels represent only a few of the many possibilities that are available in the area, but also represent comfortable, yet affordable accommodations in close proximity to the University of Ottawa campus. Registrants for the SYMPOSIUM must book their accommodations directly with the hotel of their choice. Be sure to mention the Canadian Institute of Geomatics for the preferred rate. The lead hotel for the SYMPOSIUM is the Ramada Hotel & Suites, 111 Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2E3 - tel. (613) 238-1331, Fax (613) 230-2179, toll free 1-800-854-7854. The Ramada has a block of rooms set aside for the SYMPOSIUM at a rate of $76.00 Canadian dollars ($74.00 if more than 30 rooms are booked) per night, single or double occupancy. The Ramada has recently undergone refurbishing and is located at the quiet end of Cooper Street near the Rideau Canal. It is but a short, pleasant walk from the Ramada along the canal to the Laurier Bridge across the Rideau Canal and then on to the University of Ottawa campus. If staying at the Ramada Hotel & Suites, please mention that you are attending the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) SYMPOSIUM ON CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH. Other accommodations for which blocks of rooms have been set aside include: 1) Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Boulevard, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5K8 - tel. (613) 235-3333, Fax (613) 235-3223, tool free 1- 800-267-4298; rates are $81.00 single or double occupancy. The Lord Elgin is also a short walk across the Laurier Bridge to the University of Ottawa campus. 2) Radisson Hotel Ottawa Centre, 100 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R7 - tel. (613) 238-1122, Fax (613) 783-4229; rates are $84.00 single or double occupancy. The Radisson is a bit further from the University of Ottawa campus, but a pleasant walk. 3) University of Ottawa residences. Single/Twin - $31/$39; Students: single-twin - $19.50/$34.50, breakfast - $5.00; in groups of ten of more - Single - $27.10, Students - $22.10, includes breakfast. University of Ottawa Conference/Housing Reservations office, Monique Thibault, tel. (613) 564-3463 or Fax (613) 564-9534. My information is that the rooms are not air-conditioned, if that is a concern. The Residence Office is located in Stanton Hall, 100 University. PROGRAM - SYMPOSIUM ON CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 1994 08:45 - 08:55 am Introductory Remarks - Symposium Co-Organizers, Clifford H. Wood, Memorial University and C. Peter Keller, University of Victoria 09:00 - 09:30 OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS Prof. D. R. Fraser Taylor, Carleton University, Ottawa and President, International Cartographic Association SESSION I - MAP DESIGN - "SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT" Moderator - Carolyn C. Weiss, Statistics Canada 09:35 - 10:00 GEOGRAPHY AND CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN John B. Krygier, Pennsylvania State University 10:05 - 10:30 YOU CAN'T GET HERE FROM THERE: RECONSTRUCTING THE RELEVANCY OF DESIGN IN POSTMODERNISM Nikolas H. Huffman, Pennsylvania State University 10:30 - 11:00 coffee 11:05 - 11:30 CARTOGRAPHIC COMPLEMENTARITY: OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, AND EXAMPLES Mark Monmonier, Syracuse University 11:35 - 12:00 Discussant - Matthew H. Edney, SUNY Binghamton L U N C H SESSION II - MAP DESIGN - "FOR WHOM BY WHOM" Moderator - Michael Coulson, University of Calgary 13:35 - 14:00 WHAT DOES THAT LITTLE BLACK RECTANGLE MEAN? DESIGNING MAPS FOR THE YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILD Jacqueline M. Anderson, Concordia University 14:05 - 14:30 GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MAP READING ABILITIES: WHAT DO WE KNOW? WHAT CAN WE DO? Mark Kumler and Christi Seeman, University of Colorado 14:35 - 15:00 TACTILE MAPPING DESIGN AND THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED USER Regina Vasconcellos, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil 15:05 - 15:30 Discussant - Henry W. Castner, Pittsboro, NC 15:30 - 16:00 coffee SESSION III - MAP DESIGN - COMPLEXITY THROUGH ADDED DIMENSIONS Moderator - Michel Rheault, University of Sherbrooke 16:05 - 16:30 DESIGN ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN MAPPING TIME Irina Vasiliev, State University of New York- Geneseo 16:35 - 17:00 RE-EXAMINING THE CARTOGRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THE THIRD DIMENSION Roger Wheate, University of Calgary 17:00 - 17:30 Discussant - Christopher Board, London School of Economics D I N N E R SESSION IV - MAP DESIGN - RULES AND EXPERT SYSTEMS Moderator - C. Grant Head, Wilfrid Laurier University 20:05 - 20:30 AUTOMATED CARTOGRAPHY AND THE HUMAN PARADIGM William Mackaness, National Centre for Geographic Information Analysis, University of Maine-Orono 20:35 - 21:00 A PILOT STUDY INTO EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN Michael Wood, University of Aberdeen, Scotland 21:05 - 21:30 DON'T BREAK THE RULES or HELPING NON- CARTOGRAPHERS TO DESIGN MAPS: AN APPLICATION FOR EXPERT SYSTEMS David Forrest, University of Glasgow, Scotland 21:30 - 22:00 Discussant - Robert McMaster, University of Minnesota MONDAY, AUGUST 1994 08:45 - 09:00 Introductory Remarks - Symposium Co-Organizers SESSION V - MAP DESIGN - AUTOMATION CHALLENGES Moderator - Brian Klinkenberg, University of British Columbia 09:05 - 09:30 SOME FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT FOR CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN Thomas K. Poiker, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia 09:35 - 10:00 POSITIONING LARGE LABELS INSIDE SMALL POLYGONS Steven Zoraster, Landmark/Austin, Austin, Texas 10:05 - 10:30 CARTOGRAPHIC SYMBOLIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MICROCOMPUTER-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Janet E. Mersey, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario 10:30 - 11:00 coffee 11:05 - 11:30 CHOROPLETH MAPS ON MONOCHROME LCD SCREENS Matthew McGranaghan, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 11:30 - 12:00 Discussant - tba L U N C H SESSION VI - MAP DESIGN - RESEARCH/EXPERIMENTATION Moderator - Alberta Auringer Wood, Memorial University of Newfoundland 13:35 - 14:00 THE IMPACTS OF COLOR ON UNDERSTANDING CARTOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS OF REGIONS Charles P. Rader, University of Wisconsin, River Falls 14:05 - 14:30 AN EVALUATION OF MULTIVARIATE, QUANTITATIVE POINT SYMBOL DESIGNS Elisabeth Nelson and Patricia Gilmartin, University of South Carolina, Columbia 14:35 - 15:00 FEATURE MATCHING AND THE SIMILARITY OF MAPS Robert Lloyd, Elzbieta Covington, and Theodore Steinke, University of South Carolina, Columbia 15:00 - 15:30 coffee 15:35 - 16:00 AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF TASK TYPE AND MAP COMPLEXITY ON SEQUENCED AND STATIC CHOROPLETH MAPS David Patton and Rex Cammack, University of South Carolina, Columbia 16:05 - 16:30 THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF GESTALT THEORY TO THE USE AND PLACEMENT OF TEXT ON CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS John A. Belbin, College of Geographic Sciences, Lawrencetown, N.S. 16:30 - 17:00 Discussant - Borden D. Dent, Georgia State University 17:05 - 18:00 CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS Prof. Phillip C. Muehrcke, University of Wisconsin-Madison 18:05 - 18:15 Closing Remarks, Symposium Co-organizers ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORM Please complete this form and return to: DESIGN '94, c/o Canadian Institute of Geomatics, Suite 120, 162 Cleopatra Drive, Nepean, Ontario Canada, K2G 5X2. Fax 613-224-9577. Advance registrations must be postmarked no later than 15 MAY 1994. PAYMENTS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH FORM. Please type or print information and check appropriate boxes. PAYMENT: Make checks payable to: DESIGN '94. Check payments may be made in either Canadian or US funds ($1.00 US = $1.30 Canadian approximately), or VISA, MASTERCARD, or Government P.O. Name ____________________________________________________________ First M. I. 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