[ISHMap-List] ISHM Digest, Vol 26, Issue 2
K. Pinto
mapsgal at gmail.com
Sun Dec 7 20:11:48 CET 2014
I have been on academia.edu since its inception. It is indeed a very useful platform for scholarly work. The ability to tag one's work for multi-disciplinary interests makes it possible to reach large devoted audiences including those signed up for notifications from the history of cartography. I second Tony's call. Just be sure to tag your work under "history of cartography" when you post it. You will also need to sign up to receive notifications on the addition of new work under history of cartography. It's a user friendly site that is very easy to use. Think of it as Facebook for scholars :)
Recently, academia started something new: active online discussions on articles. The head of academia got in touch with me about promoting papers for discussion forums. I have participated in a couple of these article-based discussion forums. They present a new and stimulating approach to the discussion of scholarly ideas. I highly recommend it.
I can't recommend Twitter. Although I use it, or used to use it, it's not conducive to the scholarly discussion of ideas. Twitter postings are limited in a size equivalent to sound bites. As such the medium is useful for news. It takes a lot of time to keep up so I stopped checking my Twitter account some years ago. Academia works much better for us scholars who don't have the time to check Twitter and Facebook frequently.
My two cents...
Best,
Karen Pinto
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> 1. academia.edu - a key role for the History of Cartography?
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> Preliminary Schedule + FINAL Call for Papers - CORRECTED COPY
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> Subject: [ISHMap-List] SHD Annual Meeting - London, United Kingdom -
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> Dear members of International Society for the History of the Map (ISHM) and
> readers of postings to the ListServ of the ISHM:
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> The 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Discoveries (SHD)
> will be held 8-11 July 2015 in London, United Kingdom. Below as is the
> THIRD and FINAL call for papers. Click here
> <http://www.sochistdisc.org/2015_annual_meeting_call_for_papers.htm> for
> the link to this announcement.
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> NEW INFORMATION: Co-hosted by the School of Advanced Study at the
> University of London. The day-by-day preliminary schedule has been posted
> to http://www.sochistdisc.org/2015_preliminary_schedule.htm . The period
> described extends from the 7 July pre-conference reception through the 11
> July post-conference to Royal Museums Greenwich. Included is initial hotel
> guidance.
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> As further information is developed about this Annual Meeting, details will
> be promptly posted to the meeting website, and readers will be alerted by
> email.
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> Thomas Sander
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> SHD Web Content Manager
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> www.sochistdisc.org <http://www.sochistdisc.org>
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> Society for the History of Discoveries
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> 56th Annual Meeting
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> Co-hosted by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London
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> July 8 (Wednesday) - July 11 (Saturday), 2015
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> London, United Kingdom
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> Third and FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
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> For the first time since 1987 the <http://www.sochistdisc.org/> Society for
> the History of Discoveries will convene in Europe and hold its Annual
> Meeting 2015 in London, United Kingdom. The scope of the Society's
> activities encompasses the discovery, exploration, and mapping of the
> earth's land and sea surface from earliest times to the present - the
> explorers and the explored. Fields of specialization thus include the
> history of European expansion, cartography, navigation, colonial settlement,
> biography, and bibliography.
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> In addition to the paper sessions to be held at the Senate House of the
> University of London and the Conference Center of the British Library the
> Annual Meeting will be complemented by excursions to the
> <http://www.rgs.org/HomePage.htm> Royal Geographical Society, the Map Room
> of the <http://www.bl.uk/> British Library, and the
> <http://www.rmg.co.uk/> National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.
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> This event is co-hosted by the School of Advanced Study at the University of
> London. A detailed program including information on scheduled excursions,
> online-registration, and recommended accommodation close-by the paper
> session locations will be published in due time on the Society's website:
> <http://www.sochistdisc.org/> http://www.sochistdisc.org/ . The preliminary
> schedule as of 20 November 2014 has been posted to
> http://www.sochistdisc.org/2015_preliminary_schedule.htm
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> The time and location of the Annual Meeting in London enables interested
> overseas delegates to attend conveniently back-to-back the
> <http://www.ichc2015.be/> 26th International Conference on the History of
> Cartography in nearby Antwerp, Belgium, on July 12-17, 2015.
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> The Program Committee of the Society for the History of Discoveries invites
> those wishing to make a presentation at the 2015 Annual Meeting in London to
> submit a proposal to the joint chairs of the committee at their earliest
> convenience:
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> <mailto:demhardt at uta.edu> demhardt at uta.edu (Dr. Imre Demhardt, Garrett
> Chair in the History of Cartography, University of Texas at Arlington,
> Arlington TX 76019-0529, USA / 817-272-0122);
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> <mailto:matthews at iwu.edu> matthews at iwu.edu (Dr. James Matthews, Chair,
> French and Italian, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington IL 61702-2900,
> USA / 309-556-3571).
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> The deadline for the submissions of paper proposals is January 14, 2015.
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> The Program Committee welcomes proposals from SHD members, scholars, and the
> general public that address all aspects of geographical discovery and
> exploration.
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> To emphasize the venue of 2015 submissions on
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> * Maritime Exploration
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> * Islands
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> are especially encouraged. However, all paper proposals of high quality,
> regardless of geographical orientation, will be considered.
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> The SHD paper sessions will begin in the early afternoon on Wednesday, July
> 8, and will conclude by late afternoon on Friday, July 10. Individual papers
> should be limited to 25 minutes and will be followed by 5 minutes for
> Questions & Answers.
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> The audience at SHD meetings is diverse and includes academics and members
> of various professions. All are especially interested in the processes and
> consequences of geographical exploration and discovery. Presenters are
> encouraged to use images (maps, paintings, photographs, etc.). For the
> benefit of the audience all visuals have to be presented as PowerPoint
> compatible projections.
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> Paper proposals are due January 14, 2015 and should include:
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> * the title of the presentation
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> * the author's name and address, including email address and
> affiliation
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> * an abstract summarizing the paper's scope and conclusions (maximum
> of 500 words)
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> * a statement about the originality of the contents of the paper: how
> much is new, unpublished material, based on research in primary sources,
> etc.
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> * a statement whether the presentation will include presentation
> digital media
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> * a brief biographic sketch of the author(s)
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> SHD welcomes submissions from graduate students and emerging scholars. A
> stipend of $500 will be awarded to up to two outstanding submissions to help
> with registration, travel to and accommodations in London.
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> When reviewing the abstract submissions preference will be given to such
> papers indicating an interest in a publication in the Society's journal,
> Terrae Incognitae
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> ( <http://www.sochistdisc.org/terrae_incognitae/terrae-incognitae.htm>
> http://www.sochistdisc.org/terrae_incognitae/terrae-incognitae.htm).
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> With warmest regards,
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> Imre J. Demhardt
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> James D. Matthews
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> Joint Chairs: Program Committee
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