----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > > CANADIAN CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION > CONFERENCE > > 1995 May, 24 - 28* > > CALL FOR PAPERS > > The members at Calgary are pleased to > invite you to Calgary for the 1995 > Annual Meetings. > > The CCA is a national scholarly > association in Canada devoted to > research and instruction in the field of > Cartography, broadly conceived. > It is loosely organised around five > Interest Groups (Automation, Education, > History, Map Use and Design, and > Technology). These usually provide a > framework for the conference. > The membership is drawn from across > Canada and beyond, and brings together > those who study, use and produce maps. > > Plans are well under way to provide a > stimulating and enjoyable conference, > with workshops, technical visits and a > field excursion, as well the annual > general meeting and paper sessions. Both > members and non-members are encouraged > to participate through attendance, > arranging workshops and special > sessions, or by presenting papers. > > January 15th > A DATE TO REMEMBER > > Please help us in ensuring that the > conference planning and advertising run > smoothly and provide sufficient > information, early to encourage members > and friends to come. If you plan to > participate in any way, please make sure > that we know in advance of January 15th. > We can then have a preliminary programme > for you in the next issue of Cartouche, > the CCA newsletter. > > Workshops: We invite proposals for > half, or full day workshops. Organizers > should express their interest as soon as > possible and in any event before 15th > January. Proposals should be as > complete as possible re. objectives, > requirements, etc., but anticipate > discussion with the conference > organizers re.details. > > Special Sessions: We invite proposals > for special sessions, which may take the > form of traditional paper presentations > on a theme, or other formats including > discussions, round-table, panels, etc.. > Please send as complete a proposal > as possible, while anticipating > discussion on details with the > organizers. In event such proposals > should reach us before 15th January. > > Exhibits: We are planning for both > commercial and non-commercial exhibits. > Since space must be allowed, an early > indication of intent is requested. > > Submitted Papers: Please advise of your > intent to present a paper, with a > provisional title and general topic by > 15th January. Preference in programme > planning will be given to those who > meet this deadline. > > Abstracts: We are willing to receive > abstracts on paper, disk or by e-mail. > In the case of disks or e-mail, please > send them in ASCII with an absolute > minimum of format controls. The length > should never exceed 300 words and, > include Title, Author(s), and address. > The deadline for Abstracts is March > 31st, 1995. Such a late date is > possible based on the organizers knowing > the programme content in January. > Please address all inquiries, in > the first instance, to > Michael R. C. Coulson, > Department of Geography, > The University of Calgary, > Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4. > Phone: (403) 220 - 5584; > Fax: (403) 282 - 6561. > e-mail : [log in to unmask] > > > *The dates of the conference are > somewhat earlier than we had hoped, but > avoid conflicts with four other cognate > societies that are meeting in this > general period. > > WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU IN > CALGARY >