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REGIONAL AND
LOCAL (managed by Peter van der Krogt)
For an up-to-date listing of forthcoming map society meetings, see John
Docktor's
Calendar of conferences, meetings, lectures and map
fairs.
See the listing of Newsletters for
details of some other societies and organisations, which have some
relevance for the history of cartography.
INTERNATIONAL:-
Brussels International Map Collectors'
Circle (BIMCC). This was founded in 1998 and is based in Belgium. The language of
the meetings and the Newsletter (published three times a year) is English. It organises
an international conference, excursions, study sessions, etc.
The IMCoS Journal appears quarterly. An index was published
covering the period from its inception (1980) up to 1994. The Editor:
Susan Gole, 5 Dunn
Cottages, Oakhanger, Crewe, CW1 5UU].
International Cartographic Association (ICA- CHC). This has a Commission on the History of Cartography (now including the former Working Group
on the History of Colonial Cartography in the 19th century), whose site includes historical notes, a bibliography, news of
members, etc. A Commission on Map Projections was
established in 2003. Another Commission, set up in 2005, is concerned with Digital Technologies in Cartographic Heritage.
International Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes
International Map
Collector's Society (IMCoS).
Founded in 1980 and based in
England, this holds regular regional meetings, a United Kingdom symposium
every alternate year, and an international symposium annually. A travel grant of £300 is open to members aged under 32.
International Society of the Curators of Early Maps. This meets in
alternate years at
the International
Conference on the History of Cartography. The next will be: Budapest (2005), then Bern (2007). Contact: Robert W. Karrow <
KarrowR(at)newberry.org > [NB. You need to replace (at) with the @
symbol], Newberry Library, Chicago.
Society
for the History of Discoveries. This meets annually, usually in
the United States. It publishes the annual Terrae
Incognitae, whose book reviews and selected articles are now online.
There is an online Article listing for
vols 1-32 (1969-2000). The newsletter (Terrae Cognita) can be
accessed via the SHD homepage. Secretary-Treasurer: Sanford Bederman <
SanfordBederman(at)aol.com > [NB. You need to replace (at) with the @
symbol], 5502 Laurel Ridge Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30005, U.S.A.
