For the first time the organisations that represent the enthusiasts, practitioners and the business of everything to do with maps are coming together to stage the Brisbane International Geospatial Forum, “Global Connections through Mapping, at the State Library Queensland July 8-10, 2012.
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ANZMapS joint conference with IMTA and MSIA, July 8-10, 2012
September 8th, 2011Conference highlight – Muller’s map, Tabula moderna alterius hemispherius, 1525
July 3rd, 2011The keynote speaker at the 2011 ANZMapS conference was Frederik Muller, who gave a presentation on the first map documenting Magellan’s sighting of the Southland and sailing of the Pacific, Fries’ Tabula moderna alterius hemispherius, 1525 .
Following the presentation a nmber of attendees requested a copy of Fries’ Tabula moderna alterius hemispherius, 1525 .
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Congratulations to Dr Jan Tent, recipient of the 2011 Dorothy Prescott Prize.
June 27th, 2011The Prize is awarded for the outstanding paper at each Australian & New Zealand Map Society conference. There were many excellent papers presented at the Sydney conference, 24-27 May at the State Library of NSW, making the panel’s choice this year a very difficult one. Dr Jan Tent is a linguist at the Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, and director [...]
May 12th, 2011
The launch of Professor Robert Clancy’s latest book written with Paul Harcombe, Maps that Shaped Australia, will be held following the conference Welcome Drinks at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 24 May in the Members Room, Mitchell Wing, State Library of New South Wales. If you are attending the conference you are welcome to stay for [...]
Provisional conference program for 2011 is now available
April 7th, 2011The program for the 2011 ANZMapS conference, Southern Latitudes, is now available. At the early registration session on the Tuesday evening, 24 May, attendees will have an opportunity to view the original Tasman map presented to the Mitchell Library by the Princess George of Greece in 1931. Register now!
ANZMapS conference program 2011