Conferences

ANZMapS 2012 conference was a joint event with the International Map Trade Association, and the Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia, held in Brisbane at the State Library of Queensland, 9 – 11 July

2012 Conference report (in Newsletter #113)

 

ANZMapS 2011 conference was  held in Sydney at the State Library of New South Wales, 24 – 27 May.

2011 ANZMapS Conference report

 

ANZMapS 2010 conference was  held in Adelaide at the State Library of South Australia, April 7-9.

‘Highly Favoured By Nature‘  Keynote addresss, John Bannon

Mr Mac Benoy’s paper won the 2010 Dorothy Prescott prize at the Adelaide conference. Two videos are posted to Youtube, including an animation of 16 early maps from 1886, showing the progression of weather patterns eastwards -  Both videos here on YouTube

More information about ANZMapS conferences…

 

List of AMC/ANZMAPS Conference Venues and Dates 1973-

NO.  VENUE                                                    CITY      DATE
1    National Library of Australia                          Canberra       Apr. 1973
2    University of Sydney                                   Sydney          Feb. 1974
3     University of Melbourne                                Melbourne   Feb. 1975
4     State Library of South Australia                       Adelaide        Feb. 1976
5    University of Newcastle                                Newcastle       Feb. 1977
6     University of New England                             Armidale         Feb. 1978
7     Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology  Melbourne       Feb. 1979
8    University of Western Australia                       Perth         May  1980
9    University of New South Wales                         Sydney          Feb. 1981
10    Canberra College of Advanced Education    Canberra       Feb. 1982
11    University of Melbourne                                 Melbourne      Feb. 1983
12    University of Tasmania                                  Hobart         Jan. 1984
13    Alexander Library                                       Perth         May  1985
14    University of Adelaide                                  Adelaide       May  1986
15    University of Queensland                                Brisbane       June/July 1987
16    National Library of Australia                           Canberra       Feb. 1988
17    University of Wollongong                                Wollongong     Jan./Feb. 1989
18    Charles Sturt University &                          Bathurst       Jan. 1990
           Land Information Centre  
19    Monash University                                       Melbourne     Jan./Feb. 1991
20 *  State Library of New South Wales                   Sydney         Nov. 1991
21 †  University of Canterbury                                Christchurch N.Z. Feb. 1993
22    Macquarie University                                    Sydney         Feb. 1994
23    University of New England                               Armidale       Feb. 1995
24    Australian National University                         Canberra       Jan. 1996
25    University of Melbourne                                 Melbourne      Feb. 1997
26    University of Wollongong                                Wollongong     Feb. 1998
27    St. John’s College, Uni. of Queensland            Brisbane       Apr. 1999
28    National Library of Australia                           Canberra       Jan./Feb. 2000
29    University of Tasmania                                  Hobart         Feb. 2001
30    James Cook University                                   Cairns         July 2002
31    Macquarie University                                    Sydney         Feb. 2003
32 †  Waikato University                                      Hamilton N.Z.  Feb. 2004
33    Graduate House, Uni. of Melbourne              Melbourne      Feb. 2005
34    University of Western Australia                      Perth         Feb. 2006
35    National Library of Australia                           Canberra       Feb. 2007
36 ‡  Te Papa Museum                                          Wellington N.Z. Feb. 2008
37 §  Royal on the Park Hotel                                 Brisbane       Mar. 2009
38    State Library of South Australia                     Adelaide       Apr. 2010
39    State Library of New South Wales                  Sydney         May  2011
40 #  State Library of Queensland                             Brisbane       July 2012
41    State Library of Victoria                               Melbourne      Apr. 2013
42                                                                                2014

* = Joint conference with International Map Collectors’ Society (IMCOS)
† = Joint conference with New Zealand Map Society (NZMS)
‡ = Joint conference with International Map Collectors’ Society (IMCOS) and New Zealand Map Society (NZMS)
§ = Joint conference with Mapping Sciences Institute Australia (MSIA)
# = Joint conference with International Map Trade Association, and the Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia

LOCATION  FREQUENCY
Melbourne    7
Canberra     6
Sydney       6
Brisbane     4
Adelaide     3
Perth        3
Hobart       2
Armidale     2
Wollongong   2
Newcastle    1
Bathurst     1
Cairns       1
Christchurch N.Z.  1
Hamilton N.Z.      1
Wellington N.Z.    1
TOTAL 41