Dear all
Apologies for cross posting.
We are delighted to announce that booking is now open for the annual
Workshop of the Map Curators' Group of the British Cartographic Society.
This will be held on*Wednesday and* *Thursday 7-8 September 2011* at the
Park Inn in *York,* England.
Join us in the historic city of York to meet colleagues and exchange
ideas. All are welcome and you do not have to be a member of the BCS or
the MCG to attend!
This year's topic is/*"How to do more with less: promoting and running a
map collection in a time of austerity"*/
*Programme* (the full timetable will be sent with your joining
instructions):/*
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*Wednesday 7th**September* - *Speakers and meeting *(approx. 9am-6pm)
Andrew Janes (The National Archives, UK) : /Make do and mend :
signposting the unfindable on a budget
/Carolyn Hansen (Brooklyn (N.Y.) Historical Society) : /Un-hiding maps
@brooklynhistory: Using blogging software and social media to promote
collection visibility
/Jean-Luc Arnaud (French National Research Center, CNRS) : /CartoMundi -
online promotion of cartographic heritage
/Stuart Nicol (University of Edinburgh) : /The Visualising Urban
Geographies Project
/Rink Kruuk (National Geographic Institute, Brussels) : /The Cartesius
Project
/Bob Lilley (Ordnance Survey (U.K.)) /: OS OpenData
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The annual Business Meeting of the Map Curators' Group will follow the
speakers.
The evening will finish with an optional group meal at a local
restaurant (for those who have booked).
*Thursday 8th* *September***-- *Visits* (approx. 9.30am-4pm)
/York City Archives and Local History --/ See historical maps of York
and its surroundings, including the 1624 map of the Manor of Dringhouses
and the Knavesmire!
/York Minster Library/ -- The Old Library houses the collections of
17th-century Archbishop of York Tobie Matthew, which includes books on
travel, and early atlases!
/National Railway Museum/ -- group admission includes booked tables for
lunch, discounts on lunch and in the shop. See the newly displayed Royal
Trains exhibition, Palaces on Wheels!
*Accommodation:
*Arrangements have been made with the /Park Inn/ for special rate rooms
when delegates book via the MCG booking form. Please see the booking
form for details.
*Booking:*
The Booking Form can be found on the British Cartographic Society
Website at
http://www.cartography.org.uk/downloads/MCG/MCG_Sept2011_booking.pdf *
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/*Early bird booking closes 1 August 2011.
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Questions?
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Booking queries should be directed to [log in to unmask]
Workshop queries to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
Workshop web page: http://www.cartography.org.uk/default.asp?contentID=992
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Anne Taylor
Head of Map Department, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR
Tel: 01223-333041. Fax: 01223-333160. email:[log in to unmask]
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/maps/
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