Submission review criteria
NACIS welcomes abstract submissions covering a wide spectrum of cartography topics. Professional cartographers sharing their production methods or their most recent map, academics desiring to communicate their cartographic research, map librarians interested in conveying information about their map collections, anyone who has a passion for maps is encouraged to submit an abstract for the meeting.
In an effort to ensure consistency across presentations and maintain a high quality of talks, all abstracts go through a review process. The review consists of evaluating each abstract submitted for the Main Conference and Practical Cartography Day (PCD). Software and business vendors are encouraged to focus their presentations on useful new tools that improve cartographic workflow, efficiency, technique, or design.
All abstracts are reviewed using the following criteria:
- Quality: Does the abstract clearly present a focused presentation topic?
- Content: Is the presentation topic (research oriented, tools and techniques, theoretical perspectives, etc.) of interest to the NACIS community?
- Impact: What is the value of the topic and the level of insight it will provide?
- Timeliness: Was the submission deadline met?
Highly rated abstracts will be accepted. Abstracts with a lower rating may be asked to be revised and resubmitted, or be rejected.
The NACIS Conference Abstract Review Committee is composed of the Main Conference Program Chair (Vice President) and the PCD Organizer (Vice President-Elect).