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International Conferences on the History of Cartography
(ICHC)

Statement of Purpose

The International Conference on the History of Cartography [ICHC] is the only scholarly conference solely dedicated to advancing knowledge of the history of maps and mapmaking, regardless of geographical region, language, period or topic. The conference promotes free and unfettered global cooperation and collaboration among cartographic scholars from any academic discipline, curators, collectors, dealers and institutions through illustrated lectures, presentations, exhibitions, and a social programme. In order to expand awareness of issues and resources, each conference is sponsored by leading educational and cultural institutions. Conferences are held biennially and are administered by local organizers in conjunction with Imago Mundi Ltd.

About the Conferences

The continuing series of biennial conferences started in London in the 1960s. To date, twenty-two conferences have been held, all but four of them in Europe. Conference papers are generally (but not necessarily) first offered for publication to Imago Mundi.

Useful introductory resources are:

Future Venues

2009
The 23rd International Conference will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark (12-17 July 2009), with the primary theme of "Maps, Myths and Narratives: Cartography of the Far North". For an independent preview of that conference by Bert Johnson, see the website of the Washington Map Society [scroll to the bottom of that page and you will find it as the last item, in a salmon-coloured box.].

2011
The 24th conference will be held in Moscow, Russia 10-15 July 2011.

2013
The 15th conference will be held in Helsinki, Finland, in July 2013.

Information about Proposing and Organizing an ICHC

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If you think you might be interested in hosting a future conference, please read the following document very carefully. It is intended to assist potential hosts to prepare a strong case:

A further document outlines the processes of organising a conference: It is not essential that potential organisers read through all of the second document, but it does contain much useful material that may help decision making.

Other resources for ICHC organizers are:

For background information see also the websites of recent conferences:
  • Berne, Switzerland, 22nd International Conference on the History of Cartography (8-13 July 2007). For photographs, click on the relevant date on the calendar. The definitive list of Papers and Posters is available, in permanent form, on Peter van der Krogt's site. For a full report, with many photographs, see Cartographica Helvetica 36-2007, pp. 36-45.
  • Budapest, Hungary, 21st International Conference on the History of Cartography (17-22 July 2005). See the official Final Report of the conference organiser, Dr Zsolt Török (31 December 2005) and also a post-conference Record by Peter van der Krogt (with a link to photographs)

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