1. CET Chair 2003-2007 - Professor László Zentai This year saw the completion of the four year term of Professor Laszlo Zentai as Chair of the Commission on Education and Training. Laszlo has made an excellent contribution in leading the members of the commission during his time as chair. Workshops were held each year with a major joint workshop being organized before the A Coruna conference with around 70 delegates in attendance. Laszlo oversaw the development of the CET website which now contains many items of interest to those involved in education and training. Two key initiatives, which progressed significantly during this time, were the world listing of undergraduate teaching courses and the Internet cartography teaching courses.

The following items can be found at the Commission on Education and Training website:

• Terms of Reference
• Calendar of events
• Commission members
• Mailing list
• Undergraduate cartography courses
• Internet Cartography Teaching courses
• History of the Commission
• Seminars and workshops
• Publications
• Newsletters
• Proceedings
• Basic Cartography
• Reports
• CET photos
• Sister societies
  

The following papers on education and training were presented at the 23rd International Cartographic Conference in Moscow, August 2007.

1. A.M. Berlyant Cartography as a Geoscientific Field of Knowledge (Russia)
2. D.D. Fraser Teaching Cartographic Uncertainty (Australia)
3. Ph. De Maeyer, T. Ongena, L. Vansteenvoort Teaching Cartography Using Diagrams: Concepot Maps (Belgium)
4. S. Li, Y. Zheng, H. Chen, X. Dai Study on the training of International Nautical Cartographers (China)
5. J.A.A. Vazquez, R. Rodriguez-Gonzalez The Geography Information System in the University and Post-University Fields in Spain. A Didactic for Teaching It (Spain)
6. B.R. Acharya, K. Sharma Voice for Geomatics Marketing (Nepal)
7. G. Li, S. Li, G. Cui, R. Peng, Y. Zheng, Z. Tian, J. Zhao Research on the Professional Cultivating of GIS (China)
8. C.A. Blok Sharing E-Courses in GI Science with European Partners: Experiences with Geodata Visualization Course (Netherlands)
9. C. Lienert, L. Hurni Dissemination of Cartographic Concepts and tools in Natural Hazard and Risk Management by Novel E-Learning Methods (Switzerland)
10. O. Schnabel, R. Stopper, L. Hurni New Modular Approach for Knowledge-Transfer in Multimedia Cartography: The E-learning Project Cartouche (Switzerland)
11. Guszlev, L. Zentai Collaborative Curriculum Development in Webmapping (Hungary)
12. O. Cerba, M. Baranova Online Tutorial Materials & DocBook (Czech Republic)
13. D. DiBiase Introducing the First Edition of the GIS&T Body of Knowledge (USA)
14. G. Gartner, M.P. Peterson Experiences from Hands-On Webmapping Workshops of the ICA Commission on Maps and the Internet (Austria, USA)
15. M. Murad-al-Shaikh Challenges in Cartographic Training (USA)
16. P. Carballo Cruz, M.J. Iniesto Alba The Digital Atlas of Galician in Surveying Engineering Education (Spain)
17. Ph. De Maeyer, J. Verbeken, M. Brondeel, L. Vansteenvoort, T. Ongena Online GIS and Geomatics Encyclopedia in Support of Cartographic Education (Belgium)
18. J.P. Nghonda, S. Zacharie La Problematique De La Cartographie Commee Discipline Academique Et Support Didactique Au Cameroun (Cameroon)
19. A.P. Karpik, D.V. Lisitsky, E.V. Komissarova, E.S. Utrobina, V.S. Pisarev New Methods in Domestic Cartographic and Geodetic Training (Russia)
20. L. Zentai Application of Web 2.0 in cartographic education: Is It Time for Cartography 2.0? (Hungary)
21. J. Nikander, K. Virrantaus Learning environment on spatial data algorithms (Finland)
22. N.J. Bakker EduGIS, WebGIS for Secondary Schools (Netherlands)
23. J.-A. Schwarz, H. Asche Web Based Training Units in GI Science: Applying the Potential of New Media to Class and Self Teaching of Geoinformation Concepts and Applications (Germany)

4. Commission on Education and Training Meeting at the 23rd International Cartographic Conference

A CET meeting was held at the ICA conference on Tuesday the 7th August

The following delegates attended this meeting:

Laszlo Zentai Eotvos University Hungary
David Fraser RMIT University, Australia
Vladimir Tikunov Moscow State University, Russia
David D. Biase Penn State University, USA
Makram Murad-al-shaikh ESRI, USA
Diah K. Kresnawati Bakosvrtanal, Indonesia
Lill Yaolin Wuhan University, P.R. China
Irina Rotanova Altai State University, Russia
Rufino Peizez Technical University, Madrid
Ahmet Ozgur Dogru Instanbul Technical University, Turkey
Lienbeth Vansteencoot Ghent University, Ghent
Oztug Bildirici Selcuk University, Turkey
Necla Ulugtekin Instanbul University of Technology, Turkey

At the CET meeting the following Terms of Reference were presented and discussed.

1. To work for the general aims conceived in the ICA Statutes.
2. To develop the existing ICA-sponsored Internet cartography teaching programme (modules), with regional workshops for training the teachers.
3. To produce an ICA-sponsored Internet programme for continuing professional development, with regional workshops for training the teachers.
4. To support cartography and cartographic education in developing nations by holding seminars in these nations.
5. To promote integration by establishing linkage with the committees on education of sister surveying and mapping disciplines, by maintaining the list of institutions providing cartography course programmes, and interact as much as possible with other ICA commissions and working groups (organize joint meetings).
6. To produce appropriate publications for dissemination of results of the above efforts and publish it in proceedings or on the CET website according to the IOF publication policy.
7. To promote joint project cooperation between participating nations represented on the commission.
8. To contribute to international forums where applicable.
9. To develop mapping awareness competitions.
10. To investigate the role of emerging technologies for use in education and training.


5. Commission Involvement for 2007 - 2011

The new chair of the Commission of Education and Training, David Fraser is seeking input from all those involved in education and training. If you feel that you can contribute to the activities of the commission please contact him as shown below

David Fraser
School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences
RMIT University
GPO Box 2476V,
Melbourne, 3001
Australia
Fax: +61 3 9663 2517
Tel: +61 3 9925 3265
E-mail: david.fraser@rmit.edu.au
Skype: fraseratrmit