3rd INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY,

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS  AT ARLINGTON (UTA)

10 -13 October, 2010

 

in conjunction with

●   the 7th Biennial Virginia Garrett Lectures on the History of Cartography (Friday, 8 October 2010);

●   the Fall Meeting of the Texas Map Society (Saturday, 9 October 2010);

●   a Special Map Exhibition in the gallery of Special Collections at the University of Texas at Arlington;

●   technical and social excursions, and

●   a meeting of the ICA Commission on Maps and Society

 

 Overall theme of all three conferences the Symposium:

“Charting the Cartography of Chartered Companies”

The 3rd International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography is  organized by the  ICA Commission, in collaboration with the Chair in the History of Cartography at the University of Texas at Arlington, Special Collections at UTA Library, and the Texas Map Society. The Symposium will be open to all cartographers, geographers, historians, map collectors, academics and lay persons interested in the history of cartography, especially but not restricted to the period from the mid-18th to the mid-20th centuries.  Members of the ICA Copmmission on Maps and Society will also attend the Symposium and participate in the proceedings.

Second Call for Papers

Date:                      -    Sunday, 10 October to Wednesday, 13 October 2010

-    Sunday: Pre-Conference Full Day Social Excursion

-    Monday & Tuesday: 3rd International Symposium

-    Wednesday: Post-Conference Half Day Technical Excursion

Venue:               University of Texas at Arlington (USA), Central Library, Special Collections

In pursuit of its agenda as detailed on its website www.icahistcarto.org, the Commission on the History of Cartography welcomes paper and poster submissions investigating scientific developments on maps of chartered and private companies of all continents since the age of Enlightenment.

Examples of such companies which operated during different times in different parts of the world, are the Dutch East India Company (1601-1806), the Hudson Bay Company (1670 to present), and the British South African Company (1889-1964), as well as mining, railroad, and settlement companies.

Although the ICA Commission especially encourages paper and poster submissions adhering to the main theme, the conference organizers would also welcome abstracts on any other cartographical activity of either a topographical or thematic nature undertaken since the mid-18th century.

 

ABSTRACTS

Abstracts should be submitted, in digital format only, by 14 March 2010  to Prof. Dr Imre Josef Demhardt, Professor & Garrett Chair in the History of Cartography, Department of History, University of Texas at Arlington at the following e-mail address:

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Abstracts should be in English or French, should be submitted in electronic format using MS Word for Windows, and should not exceed 250 words.  Abstracts should contain the following information:

Title of paper: 16pt. Times New Roman. Bold. Capital letters. Centred. Not underlined. Followed by a two-line spacing.

Authors and co-authors, affiliation, contact persons and e-mail: Author and co-authors in 12pt. Times New Roman, centred, bold.  Author and co-authors’ names on one line followed by a line escape. Authors’ affiliation 10pt. Times New Roman, centred, not bold. Each author’s affiliation on a separate line – no spacing between the lines – followed by two line spacing.

Text of abstract:  250 words maximum. 10pt. Times New Roman.  Not bold. Upper and lower case letters. Left and right justified. Single line spacing, with a single line spacing between paragraphs. Single column format.

            PAPERS (OR POSTERS)

The acceptance of abstracts will be based on the recommendation of a refereeing panel.  Because there is a limit to the number of papers that can be accepted, author’s of meritorious abstracts which cannot be placed in the programme, will be given the option to present their material as a poster.

The organizers encourage the presentation of recent research findings including post-graduate theses. Preference will be given to submissions incorporating suitable image documentation (maps, photographs, tables, diagrams etc.).The proceedings of the Symposium will be published and presented to the ICA General Assembly in Paris in 2011.

Paper presentations will last 25 minutes with 10 minutes discussion time. There will be no translation facilities for French papers at the Symposium.

CIRCULARS AND DEADLINES


First (Preliminary) Call for Papers)                                                       25 December 2009
Second (Definitive) Call for Papers and Registration Details:                   30 January 2010
Submission of Abstracts:                                                                    14 March 2010
Confirmation of acceptance of papers/posters:                                       30 March 2010
Submission of full papers/posters:                                                        15 August 2010

CONTACT PERSONS

Prof.Dr. Imre Josef Demhardt (Local Organiser and Vice-Chair: ICA  Commission): This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it     

Prof.Dr. Elri  Liebenberg (Chair: ICA Commission): This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

REGISTRATION

A joint on-line registration form for the 3rd International Symposium (10-13 October 2010),  as well as for the preceding events  (the 7th Biennial Virginia Garrett Lectures on 8 October 2010, and the Fall Meeting of the Texas Map Society on 9 October 2010) is available on

http://www.regonline.com/checkin.asp?eventid=827545

These events are all held at the same venue and all will be open to delegates of all three cartographic gatherings.  The programme  and speakers of the Symposium, as well as information on the other two  events, can be found on the same website at

http://library.uta.edu/spco/Garrett2010/

Basic registration for the Symposium:    $USD 180.00 which includes

●   the registration fee for the ICA Symposium on October 11-12 (Monday & Tuesday);

●   entrance to and special tour of the Map Exhibition;

●   transfers between Hilton Hotel and conference venue on Monday & Tuesday;

●  catered meals during the ICA Symposium, i.e. 2 continental breakfasts, 2 buffet lunches as well as coffee & tea breaks;

●  a plated dinner at UTA on Monday 11 October, and

●  the official conference dinner at the Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, 12 October 2010.

Accompanying persons might register for the excursions on Sunday and/or Wednesday (at the rates provided) as well as for the Conference Dinner on Tuesday (at a special rate of $ 50 by special prior arrangement with Prof. Dr. Demhardt). Since accompanying persons will have no additional accommodation costs (the hotel rate is per room and not per person), they could plan their days shopping or sightseeing in Dallas or Fort Worth.

Excursions: The excursions, which are optional, are NOT included in the basic registration and have to be paid for separately.

ACcommodation and transport 

Specially discounted conference accommodation for registered delegates will be available at the Hilton Arlington (www.Hilton.com/Arlington) at a  rate of $ 85 plus 8.25 % tax per room (room with twin beds). This offer will be valid until 17 September 2010 or until all rooms of this contingent are booked by registered delegates. Thereafter the standard room rate (US$ 155 as of December 2009) is applicable.  Persons who would like to book accommodation for the duration of the Symposium, or including the previous cartographic events on October 8-9, should refer to in their direct communication with the Hilton Hotel Arlington the reference “Garrett Lectures”.

The nominal charge of the Hilton Arlington’s airport shuttle (12 miles, US$5 either way) will have to be paid by delegates individually.

The cost of the transport between the hotel and the conference venue at the University of Texas at Arlington (General Library) on October 11-12 will be included in the registration fee.

Delegates who do not want to make use of the above offer are advised to arrange their own accommodation. Due to its location halfway between the Dallas and Fort Worth, right in the heart of a 5-million-conurbation, there are plenty of accommodation and transport facilities in and around Arlington.  However, delegates should be mindful that there are NO hotels or guesthouses within walking distance from UTA.  Another point to consider is that the university negotiated accommodation rate at the Hilton Hotel (****) is so heavily rebated that it is doubtful whether any (***) hotel or guesthouse would be able to compete, especially as taxi transfer costs to and from the conference venue will have to be added.  During the Symposium the transfer coach will run between the Hilton and the UTA Library only.

Excursions

sunday, 10 October 2009:

Full Day Social Excursion to Fort Worth – the “Gateway to the Wild West”

Program:  Leave Hilton at 8:30 for Fort Worth: Visits of the Fort Worth Exhibition, the Stockyards with a live Cattle Drive, the Amon Carter Museum (major collection on American and “Wild West” Art, www.cartermuseum.org), and the Water Garden. Return to hotel at about 20:00.

Cost:  US$ 68   (includes: coach, entries, lunch and dinner) – Minimum of 30 registrations

Wednesday, 12 October 2009:

Half-day Technical Excursion to Dallas

Program: Leave Hilton at 8:30 for Dallas: Guided tours of the map producer Mapsco (www.mapsco.com) and the map collection at Southern Methodist University Library. Return to hotel at about 13:00.

Cost:  US$ 36  (includes: coach, guided tours and boxed lunch) – Minimum of 20 registrations

PARTICIPATION OF THE U.S.G.S. (UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)

 
  

 

 


 

 

 

The United States Geological Survey was established on 3 March 1879. The ICA Commission on the History of Cartography felt that the coincidence that the Commission will be conducting its first meeting ever in the US at the same time as the USGS is celebrating its 130th anniversary, should be officially recognized and given prominence.  The USGS was formally invited to participate in the proceedings of the Symposium and one of the eight technical sessions planned for Monday 11 and Wednesday 13 October will be allocated to speakers representing the Survey.


COLLABORATION WITH THE ICA COMMISSION ON MAPS AND SOCIETY

The ICA encourages its commissions to share resources by having joint meetings.  In view of the fact that the interest fields of the Commission on the History of Cartography and the Commission on Maps and Society can, in many instances, overlap, the latter commission has scheduled its 2010  meeting to take place in Arlington during the duration of the History Symposium and to also participate in the Symposium proceedings. Of the eight technical sessions planned, two will be filled with speakers from the ICA Commission on Maps and Society.  This commission’s Terms of Reference can be found on www.icaci.org/commissions

 
GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS 
 

1.   Manuscript requirements 

Papers should be in English, in MS Word, and should not be longer than 12 pages including images, tables and figures.

  

2.  Submission of papers 

A papers of which the file is larger then 3MB should be split into smaller documents to be submitted separately. 

Papers can submitted by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or posted on CD-ROM to 

    Dr Imre Josef Demhardt

    The University of Texas at Arlington

    Department of History

    Box 19529

    ARLINGTON, TX 76019-0529

    United States of America 
     

3.  Closing date for submission of full paper 

All full papers should be submitted by  15 August 2010.   Papers received late will not be included in the Symposium Proceedings. 
 

4.  Structure of paper 

Papers should contain the following: 

  1. Title of the paper
  2. Author(s) and affiliation.
  3. Abstract  (150 words maximum).
  4. Text.
  5. References.
  6. A biography of the presenting author (one-page).
 

Please note that the DVD-CD with the papers from the Symposium will be prepared directly from your manuscript, so please make sure that your text is accurate, clear, complete, grammatically correct and without spelling or typographical errors. We cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions in the published papers. It is every author’s responsibility to proof-read the final paper before submission.

 

5.   Number of pages:  12 pages maximum. Unnumbered. 

6.   Layout of paper: 

Example:

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Pan-Regional Mapping : The contribution of the International Map of the World and the AGS Map of Hispanic America to Global Mapping in the Twentieth Century 

Alastair Pearson

University of Portsmouth, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mike Heffernan

University of Nottingham, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  
 

ABSTRACT 

The years prior to the World War I were characterized by unprecedented increases in global trade, fuelled by developments in communications and long-distance transport. However, this ‘globalization’ of trade had not been matched by any parallel development of standardized topographic maps of the world. Indeed, published maps of different parts of the world were so inconsistent in style that they had become an obstacle to economic development and scientific analysis. In response, a proposal to construct a standard international map was presented at the Fifth International Geographical Congress (IGC) in Berne, Switzerland, in 1891. This paper evaluates the contribution that the American Geographical Society’s Map of Hispanic America made to ‘global mapping’.   

Context and Origins

The International Map of the World

 

The specific origins of the 1:1 Million Map of Hispanic America can be traced back to the idea to create an International Map of the World (IMW),1 first mooted by German geographer Albrecht Penck in 1891 at the 5th International Geographical Congress in Bern. The era of continuous imperial expansion was coming to an end and many feared the twentieth century would herald an era of imperial collision, a premonition that would prove tragically accurate. For Penck and many others, this was avoidable only through determined international co-operation, particularly in science.2 If the world could be mapped afresh, at a common 1:1 million scale, with standard conventions and … 

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Papers should be typed in MSWord for Windows, single spacing, left and right justified, single column format, and printed on A4 paper according to the following  Page Setup: 

      Left ………..…….  30 mm

      Right ………..…... 27 mm

      Top ………….…..  28 mm

      Bottom ………..… 24 mm  
 

6.1   Title of paper:

 

Times New Roman 16pt. Bold. Capital letters. Centred. Not underlined. Followed by a two-line spacing. 

6.2   Author(s) and co-author(s), affiliation and e-mail: 

Name of authors in 12pt. Times New Roman, centred, bold. Author and co-authors’ names on one line. Author’s affiliation on next line in 11 pt. Times New Roman, regular, centred. In the case of more than one author, each author’s affiliation should appear on a separate line – no spacing between the lines – followed by a two line spacing.  

6.3  Abstract: 

The text of the abstract must be 250 words maximum. Times New Roman 10 pt. regular. Upper and lower case. Left and right justified. Single line spacing, with a single line spacing between paragraphs. Single column format. Two lines spacing at the end of the text to proceed with the paper. 
 

6.4   Text: 

The main body of the paper must be in Times New Roman 11pt., regular, left and right justified. Single line spacing text, with a single line spacing between paragraphs. The first line of each paragraph is to be left aligned.  
 

6.4.1    Headings: 

    Major headings or section headings: Left aligned, not underlined, in Times New Roman 12 pt., upper case, bold. 

    Subheadings:  Left aligned, not underlined, in Times New Roman 12 pt., upper and lower case, bold. 

    Sub-subheadings:  Left aligned, Times New Roman 11 pt., upper and lower case, italics. 
     

6.4.2  Illustrations 

Placement:  Figures should be placed in the appropriate location in the document, using MSWord’s Insert function.  Please refrain from using text-boxes. Please place the relevant picture as closely to the reference to it in the text as possible.  

Captions:  All captions should be typed in Times New Roman 10pt., regular, upper and lower case, and centred directly below the illustration. Use single spacing if the caption takes up more than one line. All captions are to be preceded by a reference number, e.g. Figure 1.  
 

6.5  References 

Authors could either use Endnotes, or the “author-date system” as outlined in sections 16.90-120 and 17.1-359 of the Chicago Manual of Style.  In the case of the latter, the Bibliography at the end of the paper must be organized alphabetically by author and then by date. 

7.   Copyright 

Papers submitted for the Symposium should be original contributions and should not be under consideration for any other publication. Authors submitting papers warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the Symposium organisers against any break of such warranty. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers become the legal copyright of the International Cartographic Association, unless otherwise specifically agreed. If your paper has some kind of text, illustration or image with copyright, please include a declaration of the corresponding copyright. The author is responsible for the obtaining the necessary permission of copyright.