Hear, hear Tim. Well said. I, for one, would welcome any such move for a united forum of people involved in the world of maps and map making. Too many injun chiefs and one too many injun nations. Lets smoke the peace pipe over a dram or twa and sign the Treaty of Reading bringing everyone under one huge tepee. Huzzah for 'Maps UK' Alan Alan Magnus-Bennett Cartographer and Map Curator Dept Applied Science, Geography and Archaeology University College Worcester tel: 01905 855183 email: [log in to unmask]