For what is thought to the first time ever, the heads of
the five British Mapping and Charting agencies will come together to discuss
the future of mapping in front of an audience of cartographic professionals and
enthusiasts. This keynote presentation – ‘probably the most important
conference session held in the UK, this year, on the future of mapping’ – acts
as a headline for the British Cartographic Society’s 50th Annual Symposium.
Part of a year-long celebration of mapmaking the theme of the anniversary
Symposium is ‘Today, Tomorrow and Beyond’ reflecting the Society’s forward
looking vision for the future of cartography, and the event is being held at
the historic Hothorpe Hall, Leicestershire from 3-6 September 2013.
“In our 50th Anniversary year it is a pleasure
to return to Leicestershire as this was where the first Symposium was first held
back in 1964,” commented Mr Peter Jones MBE, President of the British
Cartographic Society. “It is also a huge honour to welcome senior executives
from the five British Mapping and Charting agencies to discuss how their
organisations have changed over the past fifty years and highlight what they
see as the key elements of the future of mapping. This is the centrepiece of
our Anniversary Symposium and emphasises how important maps are today in our
rapidly changing and increasingly digital society.”
Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB, Director General and Chief
Executive of the Ordnance Survey joins Paul Hancock, Director of the Defence
Geographic Centre, John Wilkinson, Chief Executive Land and Property Services, Rear
Admiral Ian Moncrieff, CBE, Chief Executive of United Kingdom Hydrographic
Office and Professor John Ludden, Executive Director of the British Geological
Survey for a session titled ‘The Future for the UK World Leaders in Mapping’.
The BCS Anniversary Symposium will follow the successful
format of events developed over the past fifty years including formal
presentations, hands on workshops and lively debates. The event kicks off with
a number of Special Interest Group meetings, including the Map Curators, GIS
and Design groups, followed by the biannual Helen Wallis Memorial Lecture. Nick
Millea, Map Librarian at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford will
present ‘Today, tomorrow and beyond: can the past project cartography into the
future?’ Other sessions during the three day event will include ‘Mapping
technologies for tomorrow’, ‘Cartography and Geospatial Intelligence’ and
‘Mapping for the challenges of tomorrow’ with contributions from the Unites
States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, Glasgow School of Art and the
British Antarctic Survey.
The 2013 BCS Annual Symposium is kindly sponsored by the
Society’s corporate members Cadcorp, ESRI (UK), Harper Collins, Leica
Geosystems, Newgrove, Ordnance Survey, Star-Apic, The GeoInformation Group and
Victoria Litho and is organised on behalf of the Society by Training4GIS.
To find out more about this and other events in the 50th
Anniversary Calendar follow the society on: twitter @bcsweb, facebook https://www.facebook.com/bcsweb
or visit the webpage www.cartography.org.uk/symposium
A booking form for the symposium can be downloaded: http://www.cartography.org.uk/downloads/mapping2013/Mapping2013.pdf
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Notes to editors
About the British Cartographic Society
About the British Cartographic Society
The British Cartographic
Society promotes the art and science of cartography through awards, events,
publications and special interest groups. 2013 marks the 50th
Anniversary of the Society, a registered charity, and is being celebrated with
a year-long programme of promotional, lecture, social and outreach events. The 2013 calendar of events is sponsored by
society corporate members Cadcorp, ESRI (UK), Harper Collins, Leica Geosystems,
Newgrove, Star-Apic, The GeoInformation Group and Victoria Litho.
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