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Call for Presentations - Closed
We invite you to submit an abstract for the 13th Mountain Cartography Workshop at Zakopane, Poland. All workshop participants are expected to present.
The theme of the workshop is Mapping Mountains in a New Era, although any topic relating to maps and mountains is welcome, as are all types of presentations! Previous topics have included, but are not limited to: relief representation, automated techniques, parks and recreation, glaciers, mountain cultures, and more. Full papers, extended abstracts, short presentations, technical demonstrations, map discussions, posters, or any other medium or topic you are interested in sharing are encouraged for submission to the workshop.
Details
Please keep your abstract to 500 words or less. You may submit more than one abstract.
Presenters of full papers, extended abstracts, and technical demos will be allotted either a 20-minute oral presentation spot, with 10 minutes for discussion afterwards, or a 10-minute short oral presentation spot, followed by 5 minutes of discussion. For posters, there will be a special poster session where authors will discuss their work.
Feel free to email us with any questions about the workshop, or to add your name to the Mountain Cartography Mailing List.
Rafal Jonca, Workshop Organizer
Patrick Kennelly, Chair, ICA Commission on Mountain Cartography
Timofey Samsonov, Vice Chair, ICA Commission on Mountain Cartography
Lodging and Meals
Lodging and workshop sessions will be at Limba Grand & Resort. The hotel is in the village of Poronin, close to the larger town of Zakopane. We will have a section of the Limba Grand & Resort all to ourselves for the duration of the workshop.
Meals will be served in the hotel restaurant. Snacks, coffee, and tea will be available during breaks. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the property. Amentities include a swimming pool, sauna, and game room.
The nightly cost for a double room is 330 PLN (79 $US) and 380 PLN (90 $US) for a single. The price includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. All bedrooms have a balcony, en suite bathroom, and TV.
Workshop attendees will be responsible for making their own reservations and paying Limba Grand & Resort for their lodging and meals. Look here for a reservation link in January after the abstracts have been reviewed and accepted.
Workshop Registration
There will be a modest registration fee, amount yet to be determined, to cover the cost of miscellaneous administrative expenses. Attendees may pay the fee by PayPal (we will post a link) or with cash at the workshop. An ATM is available 3.7 kilometers from the hotel in Poronin village. There may be an additional charge for Field Study Day depending on what you decide to do.
We will be organizing activities for Field Study Day. The organized outdoor activities will be posted here as the workshop date draws closer.
Optional evening entertainment is also being planned, including the 2024 Mountain Trivia Challenge, a test of your mountain knowledge worldwide. To get a sense of what might be asked, check out previous challenges here and here. A band will entertain us with traditional music during the gala dinner on Friday evening.
The first two days of the workshop are devoted to plenary sessions where each person presents to the entire group. The full paper presentations are later published in an International Cartographic Association peer-reviewed proceedings available for free online.
To encourage interaction and exchange of ideas, the third and final day of the workshop is set aside for group field studies with options for both the adventurous and those preferring to take it easy.
Wednesday, April 3
• Afternoon arrival, check-in
• Dinner
• Evening social / introductions
• Keynote address
Thursday, April 4
• Breakfast
• Early morning workshop session
• Coffee break
• Late morning workshop session
• Lunch
• Early afternoon workshop session
• Coffee break
• Late afternoon workshop session
• Dinner
• Evening activities (TBA)
Friday, April 5
• Breakfast
• Field Study Day
• Evening activities (TBA)
Saurday, April 6
• Breakfast
• Early morning workshop session
• Coffee break
• Late morning workshop session
• Lunch
• Early afternoon workshop session
• Coffee break
• Late afternoon workshop session
• Gala dinner
Sunday, April 7
• Breakfast
• Morning departure, check-out
Mapping Mountains in a New Era
The ICA Mountain Cartography Workshop is a three-day gathering held every two years. The goal is to bring together cartographers, geographers, and others in a relaxed and beautiful setting to share new developments in cartography, design, and spatial analysis related to mountain environments. About 50 people from multiple nations typically attend.
The upcoming workshop will be held at Zakopane, Poland, a pituresque town at the foot of the Tatra Mountains (2,655m), the highest range in the Carpathians. The region is known for its traditional mountain culture.
It is a venue that will inspire everyone. We hope to see you there!
Workshop
Activities
Venue and Cost
Travel
Contact
High Tatras / Michał Kasperczyk
Send your abstract as a PDF or Word attachment to the Program Committee Chair, Rafal Jonca, at: icamountaincartography@gmail.com.
Please be sure to include the following information in your email.
• Name:
• Affiliation:
• Email address:
• Presentation type: (full paper, extended abstract, poster, technical demo, or other)
• Preferred length: (20, 10, or 5 minutes)
Thank you!
Rafal Jonca
Workshop organizer
Patrick Kennelly
Chair, ICA Commission on Mountain Cartography Updated: Jan. 23, 2024
Preliminary Schedule