The Institute is ticking along and information is being distributed to members as it becomes available. The ecarto newsletter provided by David Fraser always provides some information on what is happening in our region and is distributed to you all monthly. There is also a link herewith to a report which I sent to the International Cartographic Association for the
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 form of communication. Entries are
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 technologies. In acknowledgment of the