<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">FYI<br class=""><div><br class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"Usery, E. Lynn" <<a href="mailto:usery@usgs.gov" class="">usery@usgs.gov</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">ICC 2017 Announcement</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">06 June 2017 at 15:21:39 GMT+2<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br clear="all" class=""></div><div class=""><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"></div><b style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.8px" class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:red" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"></div>International Cartographic Conference 2017</span></b></div><div id="gmail-:1rf" class="gmail-adP gmail-ii gmail-adO gmail-gt" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-bottom:5px"><div id="gmail-:1rg" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH gmail-m15c7d89fb39304fd"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail-m_-1446814839399500179gmail-m_3408471531424095512gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">CaGIS is hosting the International Cartographic Association (ICA) in Washington, DC, <span class="gmail-m_-1446814839399500179gmail-m_3408471531424095512gmail-m_-3410891659588306534gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-m_-1446814839399500179gmail-m_3408471531424095512gmail-m_-3410891659588306534gmail-aQJ">July 2 to 7</span></span>. This will be a major gathering of cartographers and geographic information scientists for workshops, talks, seminars, technical tours, exhibits, and exceptional social and networking events. </span><a href="http://icc2017.org/" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial" class="">http://icc2017.org/</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial" class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:red" class=""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:red" class="">Keynote speakers</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b class=""><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">Tom Patterson</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">, Senior Cartographer, US National Park Service</span></p><div style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b class=""><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">Robert Cardillo, </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">Director of the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</span></p><div style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b class=""><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">Lee Schwartz</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">, The Geographer, US Department of State</span></p><div style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b class=""><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">Mikel Maron</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">, Mapbox, OpenStreetMap Foundation.</span></p><div style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:red" class="">Presentations</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">More than 450 presentations and 160 posters in 160 sessions, supported by the 28 commissions of ICA, bring you the best of cartography and GIScience from around the world. Explore the cartography conference of the year! Find the presentations that excite you. Check out the full program below!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial" class=""><span class="gmail-m_-1446814839399500179gmail-m_3408471531424095512gmail-m_-3410891659588306534gmail-m_6730874307231309223gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" class=""><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ICC/agenda.asp?h=Full%20Schedule&BCFO=P%7CG" target="_blank" class="">https://www.eventscribe.com/20<wbr class="">17/ICC/agenda.asp?h=Full%20Sch<wbr class="">edule&BCFO=P|G</a></span></span><br clear="all" class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:red" class="">Cartographic exhibit</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">From the 70 ICA countries comes an international cartographic exhibit of nearly 500 maps, charts, digital products, and educational resources. In addition, the </span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">Barbara Petchenik Children’s World Map Competition will be on display. A cartography in art exhibit by world-renowned artist Mary Edna Fraser is a highlight.</span><span style="font-family:Arial" class=""></span></p><div style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:red" class="">Workshops and technical tours</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial" class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">ICA Commission workshops and unique technical tours provide a great opportunity to learn new ideas. These are filling rapidly. Sign up now!</span></p><div style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-family:Arial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial" class="">Register now: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial" class=""><span class="gmail-m_-1446814839399500179gmail-m_3408471531424095512gmail-m_-3410891659588306534gmail-m_6730874307231309223gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" class=""><a href="http://icc2017.org/attendee-registration-form/" target="_blank" class="">http://icc2017.org/attend<wbr class="">ee-registration-form/</a></span></span></span></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><div class="gmail-m_-1446814839399500179gmail-m_3408471531424095512gmail-m_-3410891659588306534gmail-m_6730874307231309223gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><b class="">------------------------------<wbr class="">------------------------------<wbr class="">--------------</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0BzYh953X7NM3UWZGTHUyU2M0Ync&revid=0BzYh953X7NM3N2VmbDhud1BsZ29VWFJET1BNQU5xRU1TZ25JPQ" width="96" height="88" class="gmail-m_-1446814839399500179gmail-m_3408471531424095512gmail-m_-3410891659588306534gmail-CToWUd gmail-CToWUd"> <u class=""><font color="#0000ff" class=""><a href="http://www.icc2017.org/" target="_blank" class="">http://www.icc2017.org/</a></font></u><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"></div></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">E. Lynn Usery</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><div style="font-size:small" class="">Conference Director and Chair LOC ICC 2017</div><div style="font-size:small" class="">Senior Scientist and Director</div><div style="font-size:small" class="">Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science</div><div style="font-size:small" class="">U.S. Geological Survey</div><div style="font-size:small" class="">1400 Independence Rd.</div><div style="font-size:small" class="">Rolla, MO 65401-2502</div><div style="font-size:small" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size:small" class="">Ph. 573-308-3837</div><div style="font-size:small" class="">Fax 573-308-3652</div><div style="font-size:small" class=""><a href="mailto:usery@usgs.gov" target="_blank" class="">usery@usgs.gov</a></div><div style="font-size:small" class=""><a href="http://cegis.usgs.gov/" target="_blank" class="">http://cegis.usgs.gov<br class=""><br class=""></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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