Welcome to GeoCart'2016
Unfolding the Map

The 8th National Cartographic Conference, GeoCart'2016, and the 4th ICA Regional Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania, will convene from 31 August - 2 September 2016. It will be held at the outstanding facilities of the National Library of New Zealand in the Coolest Little Capital in the World - Wellington, New Zealand.

GeoCart'2016 is jointly organised by the New Zealand Cartographic Society and the Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia.

The Conference is endorsed by the International Cartographic Association (ICA).

Confirmed Keynote Speakers include:

• Dr. Serena Coetzee, University of Pretoria (South Africa)
  Chair ICA Commission on SDIs and Standards
• Dr. Amy Griffin, University of New South Wales (Australia)
  Chair ICA Commission on Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualisation
• Aaron Jordan, Land Information New Zealand (New Zealand)
  Group Manager Topography and Addressing
• Chris Kinzett, Land Information New Zealand (New Zealand)
  Technical Leader Topographic
• Trevor Menzies, Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia (Australia)
  Manager MSIA Heritage Program, Former MSIA Councillor and Surveyor-General Northern Territory

Special Presentation by:

• Menno-Jan Kraak, President of the ICA (Netherlands)
  Head of Geo-Information Processing, International Institute for Geo-Information and Earth Observation at the University of Twente

Attendees will have the opportunity to view the National Library's excellent Unfolding the Map exhibition at the same venue as the conference.

Submissions are now invited on any topic in cartography, map curatorship, history of cartography or exploration, geovisualisation and GIScience, or related disciplines, covering work of a professional and/or academic nature. Further details can be found on the Invitation page. Submissions are made through the GeoCart'2016 EasyChair conference management system.

The submission deadline is Friday, 01 July, 2016.

Venue

The National Library of New Zealand
Corner of Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington

Latest Updates

> GeoCart'2016 website published (20.01.16)
> Registration open (18.03.16)
> NZCS Map Awards entries open (07.07.16)

NZCS Map Awards 2016

The NZCS Map Awards will again be held at GeoCart'2016. Entries are now being accepted for judging during the conference.

NZCS Map Design with ArcGIS Workshop (MDW'2016)

The Conference will be preceded by a Map Design Workshop to be held 29-30 August 2016 at Victoria University of Wellington. It is the continuation of the highly successful workshops run in 2010, 2012, and 2014. MDW'2016: Compelling Cartography will explore high quality, compelling cartography and focus on the availability of new approaches, techniques, and capabilities of the ESRI ArcGIS Platform.

A special thank you to our Sponsors:

PLATINUM: Land Information New Zealand

GOLD: Eagle Technology Ltd

SILVER: Here