August 2015 This month in Rio de Janerio Australia’s own, Dr David Fraser was recognised on the international stage with the ICA awarding him the Diploma for Outstanding Services to the ICA. David has served for many years with the Commission on Education and Training, including time as Chair from 2007 to 2012. He is also…
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President’s Report – July
This month has seen the launch of the Australian National Map Competition, part of the Australian activities for the International Map Year. MSIA has joined with SSSI to invite cartographers and map makers to present their work in a forum that will celebrate the maps, for both their beauty and intrinsic value as a powerful…
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President’s Report – June
The recent Power of Maps Conference, held at the National Gallery of Australia (NLA), Canberra was a great success, it’s the first of many events that MSIA will be running to promote and celebrate the International Year of the Map. Twenty six papers were present on topics ranging from military mapping, map curatorship and mapping…
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