Making and Breaking Boundaries: Advancing excellence in Cartography, in Canadian Map Libraries, and Beyond
The Carto 2023 conference committee invites researchers, students, cartographers, librarians, library staff, archivists, geographic information specialists, and other interested individuals to submit proposals for in-person or online presentations, panels, papers, posters, and workshops that explore this theme and others related to it.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- The application of domain and/or software expertise to add value to existing cartographic collections.
- Innovative uses of modern or historical cartographic materials to support teaching and research.
- New approaches for supporting the software training needs of researchers, students, and the public.
- Considerations for curating, and making available historical and contemporary Indigenous collections and mapping work.
- Creating geospatial data through the digitization and georeferencing of print collections.
- Approaches for linking digital map collections to archival and other relevant materials.
- Strategies and systems for improving the discoverability and reusability of cartographic materials and geospatial data.
- New uses for physical space in map collections and libraries.
- Innovative methods for geovisualization and for the analysis, collection and creation of geospatial data.
- Collaboration opportunities for those managing map collections and groups across the academic and public spheres.
- Managing geospatial collections and research data, and addressing challenges associated with using, describing, archiving, preserving and providing access to this information.
- Innovations in integrating cartography with sources of real-time and interactive data geographic information.
- Mapping projects based on open data from Canadian and other sources.
Please submit an abstract (250 words) of your proposal in either French or English with a brief biography using the submission form.
The deadline for submissions is March 31st, 2023, 11:59 PM ET.
If you have any questions about your submission or the conference, please contact Meg Miller of the program committee.
Conference session formats
- Presentation (20 minutes including questions)
- Lightning talk (10 minutes including questions)
- Panel presentation (60 minutes, minimum of 3 presenters)
- Posters / StoryMaps (authors should be available to engage with conference participants during a presentation session)
- Workshop (60 minutes)
- Student researcher sessions (We especially encourage post-secondary students to take part in any of the above sessions. Please note that there are funding / grant / award opportunities available for student presenters. To apply please see https://acmla-acacc.ca/awards and https://cca-acc.org/
Thank you for your interest in presenting.
See you in Calgary!
- Zack MacDonald (chair)
- Francine Berish, Queen’s University (committee co-chair)
- Thomas Herbreteau, New Brunswick Department of Justice and Public Safety (committee co-chair)
- Martin Chandler, Cape Breton University
- Saman Goudarzi, McMaster University
- Meg Miller, University of Manitoba
- Sherri Sunstrum, Carleton University
- René Duplain, University of Ottawa
The CARTO 23 Conference is made possible thanks to many volunteers from the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) and the Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA).
The Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) actively serves as the representative professional group for Canadian map librarians, cartographic archivists and others interested in geographic information in all formats.
Since its inception in 1967, the achievements of the Association have been notable, including a vigorous publishing program, development of professional standards and international cataloguing rules, and efforts to increase national awareness of issues concerning spatial information and recognition of the contribution of map libraries and cartographic archives.
The Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA) is a non-profit association that promotes the disciplines and professions of cartography and Geographic Information Science in Canada. Their broad membership represents academia, all levels of Government and private industry, and includes fellow cartographers from coast to coast, and Internationally.
The CCA host annual meetings, provide networking opportunities, create a variety of publications to promote geography awareness and map making, and help improve the use of cartographic materials through education.