----------------------------Original message---------------------------- With some last minute alterations, here is the program for the ACMLA meeting in Halifax. Those who have registered and are coming will be emailed with more details about "where to meet" today. Thanks... James Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives ACMLA/ACACC Association des Cartotheques et Archives Cartographiques du Canada 1996 Annual Conference Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia June 2nd - June 8th Final Program Sunday, June 2nd 1:00 - 6:30 Executive Board Meeting, Sudent Union Building, Council Chambers Monday, June 3rd 9:00 - 5:00 GIS Literacy ArcView Pre-Conference Training Session Seminar Room, Henson College, University Avenue (next to Student Union Building) Topic: Review of ArcView and use of NRCan Data Facilitator: Mr. Gregory McKay, ESRI Canada (Halifax office) Tuesday, June 4th 9:00 - 5:00 GIS Literacy ArcView Pre-Conference Training Session continuation from Monday, same location Topic: Using ArcView and StatsCan Data for Mapping Facilitator: Ms. Pam Tallon, Statistics Canada 5:30 - 7:30 Opening Reception for all conference participants University Club (Pub), Main Campus (casual dress) Hosted by the Dalhousie University Libraries Dr. William Birdsall, University Librarian Also, during the reception, there will be an official unvieling and launcing of the ACMLA Birds Eye Views of Canadian Cities Facsimilie Series. Wednesday, June 5th N.B. All Wednesday Sessions will be held in The Green Room of the Student Union Building 8:00 - 8:40 Registration and coffee 8:40 - 8:50 Opening remarks, Dr. Peter Ricketts, Dean of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University 8:50 - 9:45 "GeoNOVA (N.S. Geographic Information): developments and trends" Mr. Brad Fay, Assistant Director (Policy and Standards), Land Information Services (LIMS), Nova Scotia Department of Housing and Municipal Affairs 9:45 - 10:00 Break Coffee Break sponsored by the Nova Scotia Department of Housing and Municipal Affairs , Land Information Services Please take a moment to thank your sponsor ! 10:00 - 10:30 "Marketing and Promoting a Map Collection: Results of a project by students of the Dalhousie School of Library and Information Studies" Ms. Rebecca Hunt and Ms. Shannon Taylor 10:30 - 11:00 Displays and Demonstrations of Award winning mapping projects by Students of the N.S. College of Geographic Sciences Arranged by Mr. Andrew Paton of the College of Geographic Sciences 11:00 - 12:30 Status reports, demonstrations, client "feedback" session from Natural Resources Canada : What is developing/changing ? 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch (Geoff and James suggest the Grad House or the University Club.) 1:30 - 3:00 "Building a Canadian Spatial Data Infrastructure" Dr. Phyllis Charlesworth, Geological Survey of Canada Dr. David Coleman, University of New Brunswick 3:00 - 3:30 Coffee Break and Vendor Displays Coffee Break sponsored by Map Link, Inc. of Santa Barbara Please take a moment to thank your sponsor, and talk with the Map Link Library Sales Representative, Erno Bonebakker 3:30 - 4:15 "Maps or Pretty Pictures ? : GIS and the Internet" Mr. David Cobb, Harvard University Map Collection 4:15 - 5:00 "Project Alexandria : an update on a digital spatial library" Ms. Mary Larsgaard, University of California - Santa Barbara Map and Imagery Lab. 5:00 - ???? Dinner, parties, dancing, mix and mingle - see Halifax at night ! (we will have some menus and suggested places on display) Thursday, June 6th N.B The morning CLA session will be held at the World Trade and Convention Centre, Argyle Street. The Archives Report will be held in the Green Room. Each ACMLA Conference Registrant will have a pass to the session and to the trade show (the trade show pass last for three days). 9:00 - 10:00 Report from the National Archives Visual and Sound Archives Division 10:45 - 12:00 Special Joint Session with the 1996 CLA Conference "GIS and Libraries : Issues, Prospects and Solutions" sponsored by ACMLA, CACUL, CAPDU and the Access to Government Information Interest Group Elizabeth Hamilton, Map Librarian, University of New Brunswick Yves Tessier, Map Librarian, Bibliotheque de l'Universite de Laval Wendy Watkins, Librarian, Carleton University Library Data Centre Ernie Boyko, Director, Census Operations Divison Statistics Canada Moderator: James Boxall, Map Curator, Dalhousie University Libraries 12:15 - 1:45 Lunch 1:45 - 5:30 POLICIES, STANDARDS, CATALOGUING AND GEOMATICS (Organized by the Bibliographic Control Committee, ACMLA) Chair: Grace Welch 1:45 Velma Parker, National Archives of Canada (with assistance from Dave Brown, Mary Larsgaard, Grace Welch) CATALOGUING GEOMATIC DATA SETS WORKSHOP 3:15 COFFEE sponsored by the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia 3:30 CATALOGUING WORKSHOP Continued Chair: Joan Winearls 4:15 David Balatti, National Library of Canada THE CANADIANA CD-ROM PROJECT and CIP FOR MAPS 4:45 Karen Lochhead, Earth Sciences Information Centre METADATA AND THE CATALOGUING OF SPATIAL DATA IN CANADA MacMechan Room, Main Floor, Killam Memorial Library N.B. A special thanks to the Bibliographic Control Committee for this session, which is sure to help all of us gain a better understanding of the issues related to spatial data! Friday, June 7th 9:00 - 12:30 Annual General Meeting for the ACMLA MacMechan Room, Killam Library 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch 2:30 - 4:00 Beach Volleyball (meet James in front of the DalPlex Athletic Centre at 2:15) 3:00 - 6:00 Jet Lag time (sleep, shower and get ready for the festivities) 6:00 - ?? Banquet dinner served in the dining room at 7:00 (Candle Light Dinner) University Club Dining Hall Cocktails in the University Club Pub from 6:30-7:00 Dress is semi-casual Saturday, June 8th 9:00 - 2:00 Field Trip McNabs Island Bring your own lunch Geoff will have al the details in your registration packages for the field trip!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The more complex and sophisticated our systems of lateral access, the more we sacrifice in the way of depth." Sven Birkerts (in The Gutenberg Elegies, 1995) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Boxall (Map Curator) Map Collection, Science Services Killam Library, Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3H 4M8 (t) 902-494-3757 (f) 902-494-2062 (e) [log in to unmask] Host Site for the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives 1996 Annual Meeting http://is.dal.ca/~gsbrown/acmla96.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- "What in observation is loose and vague is in information deceptive and treacherous" Francis Bacon, 1621 ---------------------------------------------------------------------