Entries by Ted MacKinnon

Cartouche 97 – Autumn 2020

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Cartouche 97 includes reports from the CCA annual general meeting, and featured articles provided by various CCA members … [Click here to read Cartouche 97 online or download a digital copy]

2021 CCA Conference – Call for Presentations

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This year’s conference theme provides an opportunity to share how spatial-based knowledge combined with the latest technology is driving new methods of mapping our communities. We are now accepting abstracts for presentations and technical sessions in a variety of topics, including LiDAR technology, web mapping, flood mapping, forestry mapping, Indigenous mapping and other geospatial topics …

Proposed Constitution and By-law Revisions

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The following document is the proposed revised Constitution and By-laws of the Canadian Cartographic Association as put forward by the current Executive Committee of the Association. It was based on the pre-existing Constitution of the CCA, which was established in 1976 and has been amended over the years. These proposed By-laws will be put forward in a resolution for adoption by vote at the upcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting in September.

GeoIgnite: Leadership in Times of Disruption

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Join us virtually this year for Canada’s National Geospatial Leadership: GeoIgnite conference on July 22nd to 24th. This year’s theme Leadership in Times of Disruption is bringing together government and industry for innovative programming and updates on our sector.

Mapping from Home – virtual event

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In lieu of the cancelled CAG / ACMLA / CCA2020 workshop and conference, we are planning an online / virtual half-day event on Wednesday 10 June.

The event will commence ~8.30am (PST), 11.30am (EST), 1.00pm (NDT) for a maximum of 5 hours to suit all time zones across Canada.

CAG Conference 2020 in Victoria has been canceled

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The CAG Executive and University of Victoria Local Organizing Committee (LOC) unfortunately have decided to cancel the CAG Conference 2020, scheduled for May 25-28, 2020 in Victoria BC.

This event was planned to be a large public gathering in an indoor setting with international attendees. Gatherings of this nature run counter to evidence-based policies to reduce the transmission of the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19.

If you have already registered, the registration fees you have paid will be refunded in full.

2019 CCA Conference Presentations

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Last May at the University of Northern British Columbia close to 100 members of the CCA and Northern BC GIS users group came together for the 2019 CCA Conference. The organizing committee put together an excellent conference highlighting the work of cartographers and GIS professionals.

Attendees learned about different projects involving drone and LiDAR mapping, Indigenous Peoples, Canadian free geospatial data resources, creative mapping processes, intricate wood carved globes and much more. Overall there were 32 presentations, which have been made available to watch online with presentation abstracts here on the CCA website.