[ISHMap-List] Map Curators' Group Workshop Sept 2015 - Call for Papers

[Anne Taylor]

Dear colleagues - apologies for cross-posting

The Map Curators' Group (MCG) of the British Cartographic Society will 
hold its Annual Workshop in York, England, on *Tuesday 8 September* 2015.


The MCG workshop theme will be:

*/"New maps for old: repurposing and reusing map collections for digital 
users"
/*
The organisers are calling for proposals for presentations to be given 
at the Workshop, on the following themes:

·Digitising collections

·Reaching new audiences

·Repurposing

·Reusing

·New collaborations

·Any other topic relevant to the subject!

Those people making presentations at the Workshop will be given a day's 
registration to the event and one night's accommodation if required.

Generally, presentations are made using PowerPoint and should last 
approximately 30 minutes. Talks will take place on Tuesday 8 September 
2015 at the Park Inn by Radisson,York.

Please contact either the MCG Convener, Ann Sutherland 
ann.m.sutherland at talk21.com <mailto:ann.m.sutherland at talk21.com>

or

Paula Williams, Curator, Map, Mountaineering and Polar collections, 
National Library of Scotland Map Library p.williams at nls.uk 
<mailto:p.williams at nls.uk>

with your proposal for consideration, *by Thursday 30 April 2015*

This year the MCG workshop is meeting just before the joint British 
Cartographic Society and Society of Cartographers conferencewhich takes 
place on Wednesday 9 and Friday 10 September, also at the Park Inn, 
York. See http://www.cartography.org.uk/default.asp?contentID=889

Ann Sutherland, Convener, Map Curators' Group, 
ann.m.sutherland at talk21.com <mailto:ann.m.sutherland at talk21.com>

Paula Williams, p.williams at nls.uk <mailto:p.williams at nls.uk>


-- 
Anne Taylor
Head of Map Department, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR
Tel: 01223-333041.   Fax: 01223-333160.   email: aemt2 at cam.ac.uk
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/maps/

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