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Welcome to GeoCart'2024

Cartographic Endeavours: From Paper to Pixels

Nau mai, haere mai! GeoCart'2024, Aotearoa New Zealand's 11th National Cartographic Conference, will convene from 21-23 August at the National Library's Tiakiwai Conference Centre in Wellington.

GeoCart'2024 aims to bring together a wide cross-section of professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts engaged in cartography, map curatorship and research, geovisualisation, and GIScience. Participants will hear about the latest developments and research, learn about current and upcoming projects and products, network with their counterparts in the greater community, and develop a deeper understanding of cartography and mapping.

We warmly invite you to join us in Wellington for this exciting and inspiring event!  Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

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Call for Contributions

You are invited to submit professional or research abstracts of up to 1,500 words on any topic in cartography, map curatorship, history of cartography or exploration, geovisualisation, GIScience, or other related disciplines.

Each abstract must be submitted towards an oral presentation or poster presentation stream. Each will be reviewed by one member of the Programme Committee from an appropriate field and background. All accepted submissions will be published in the Conference Proceedings. See the Author Guidelines for further details. Please be aware some oral presentaton abstracts submitted for consideration may be accepted as posters instead.

If an abstract is accepted, one of the following will apply, depending on the results of the review:

  • Accepted for oral presentation at the conference and included in the conference Proceedings, subject to review recommendations
  • Accepted for poster presentation at the conference and included in the conference Proceedings, subject to review recommendations

Principal authors of accepted abstracts are eligible for a 10% discount on the conference registration fee.

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Keynote Speakers

Sarah Bell
Sarah BellEsri
Sarah Bell
Sarah BellEsri
Principal Product Engineer (USA)

One of the co-founders of Esri's Cartography Lab, Sarah applies her GIS analyst and cartography expertise to build map-making software designed for cartographers, scientists, and graphic designers. She also sits on the board of NACIS.

Sarah Bell - Principal Product Engineer at Esri

One of the co-founders of Esri’s Cartography Lab -- now called the Cartography Tech Center -- Sarah is a principal product engineer and lead product engineer creating mapmaking software for cartographers, geospatial scientists, and graphic designers. In this role, Sarah applies her GIS analyst and cartography expertise to build not only mapping applications, but also a wide variety of maps for customers, ranging from interactive web-based big data maps and datavisualizations to print maps and graphics. She also sits on the board of the North American Cartographic Information Society as Director at Large.

Before arriving at Esri, Sarah worked as a National Park Ranger at the US National Park Service, as a data visualization specialist for the Western Washington University Resilience Institute, and as a cartographer with a Bellingham, Washington firm.

Outside of the geospatial world, Sarah is an avid rock climber, seeking new heights with friends and family.
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David Garcia
David GarciaUniversity of Canterbury
David Garcia
David GarciaUniversity of Canterbury
Digital Cartographer and Researcher (NZ)

Bio coming soon!

Dr. William Cartwright - Professor (retired), Former ICA President, and Consultant at C|G|Consulting

Having retired in 2020 as Professor of Cartography in the School of Science at RMIT University, William spent 40 years in academia. He holds a PhD from Melbourne University and an EdD from RMIT University, with honorary professorial positions in Austria, Spain, Switzerland, and China. Before entering acadmia, William worked in the geospatial sciences industry. Not one to slow down, he continues as Honorary Professor at RMIT and a consultant with C|G|Consulting.

From 2007 to 2011 William was President of the International Cartographic Association. He is also a former Chair of the Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (now United Nations-GGIM Geospatial Societies) and former President and National Councillor of the Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia. He is currently co-editor of the International Journal of Cartography.
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Daniel P. Huffman
Daniel P. HuffmanFreelance Cartographer
Daniel P. Huffman
Daniel P. HuffmanFreelance Cartographer
Freelance Cartographer and Educator (USA)

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Daniel creates videos, tutorials, and other presentations geared toward demystifying not only the technical processes of cartography, but also its less-often-discussed emotional processes.

Daniel P. Huffman - Freelance Cartographer

A freelance cartographer operating out of Madison, Wisconsin, USA, Daniel finds cartography to be a vocation, a bulwark against depression and anxiety, and an opportunity to write love songs to places they've never been. It's also roughly the only creative pursuit they have been good at, which leads to obsessively spending many hours on passion projects once the day's freelance work is done. Most of those projects are about exploring, and deepening, the bond that Daniel shares with the Great Lakes region of the United States, and articulating the beauty and geography of that place to others.

Daniel delights in the culture of sharing that permeates the cartographic community, where we are all both teachers and learners. Their tutorials, videos, and conference presentations are usually geared toward demystifying not only the technical processes of cartography, but also its less-often-discussed emotional processes. You can find more of Daniel's work at https://somethingaboutmaps.com.
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Dr Ocean Mercier
Dr Ocean MercierTe Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Dr Ocean Mercier
Dr Ocean MercierTe Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Associate Professor of Māori Studies and television presenter (NZ)

Bio coming soon!
Daniel O'Donohue
Daniel O'DonohueThe MapScaping Podcast
Daniel O'Donohue
Daniel O'DonohueThe MapScaping Podcast
Geospatial Podcaster (NZ)

Bio coming soon!
Special Session: Wendy Shaw
Special Session: Wendy ShawNZGB Centenary Celebration
Special Session: Wendy Shaw
Special Session: Wendy ShawNZGB Centenary Celebration
Secretary at Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa NZ Geographic Board (NZ)

Wendy is a dedicated public servant with an integral role in the NZ Geographic Board's oversight of official place names. She will be giving a special presentation in celebration of the Board's 2024 Centenary.

NZCS National Map Exhibition 2024

The New Zealand Cartographic Society invites you to submit an entry to the National Map Exhibition 2022. Entries in this competition will be displayed and judged at Geocart'2022 where a panel of judges will decide on how successfully a map delivers on its stated purpose, taking into account its design, execution and presentation.

Subject to the number and quality of entries received, a winner will be announced for each of two categories: Printed Map Product and Digital Map Product. Additional prizes will be awarded at the judges’ discretion. All entries from New Zealand domiciled cartographers will be eligible for selection to represent New Zealand at the 2023 ICA International Cartographic Exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa.

Entries may be submitted by any individual or organisation and there is no limit on the number of submissions. Entries must be original products, in their finished state, and first produced/published after 30 June 2020.

Entry deadline: 09 August 2024
Entry Packet

Venue

All GeoCart'2024 sessions and breaks will be held at the outstanding facilities of the National Library of New Zealand in Thorndon, Wellington. The Ice Breaker reception and the Gala Dinner venues will be announced soon.

National Library of New Zealand

Workshops

GeoCart'2024 will feature two pre-conference Map Design Workshops facilitated by freelance cartographer, Daniel P. Huffman.

MDW'2024: Typography in Cartography

19 August | venue TBA

Details coming soon.

MDW'2024: Cartographic Feedback

20 August | venue TBA

Details coming soon.

Important Dates

Deadline for submitting presentation abstracts
 07 June 2024
Decision on submissions relayed to author(s) 05 July 2024
Deadline for revisions 19 July 2024
   
Deadline for Early Registration 31 July 2024
   
Deadline for Map Exhibition entry 09 August 2024
   
GeoCart'2024 Conference 21-23 August 2024

Important Dates

Deadline for submitting abstracts
 07 Jun
Decision on submissions relayed to author(s) 05 Jul
Deadline for revisions 19 Jul
   
Deadline for Early Registration 31 Jul
   
Deadline for Map Exhibition entry 09 Aug
   
GeoCart'2024 Conference 21-23 Aug

Organising Committee

  • Shannon McColley - Conference Director
  • Mairéad de Róiste
  • Emory Beck
  • Andrew Tyrrell

Sponsors

A special thank you to our sponsors:

Land Information New Zealand