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NACIS News: March 2022

Date posted: March 21, 2022

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Seeking nominations for the Corlis Benefideo award

Every other year, NACIS recognizes imaginative cartography that takes us in to the world of the possible with the Corlis Benefideo Award. It recognizes a body of work and the perspective it brings to the field of cartography and the contributions it makes to the world as a whole. Please help us find our next honoree! We’re especially interested in seeking out people or groups working in the realm of imaginative cartography who are not yet part of our community. All nominations will be considered and appreciated.

Freelancers: your input is needed

Did you do any amount of freelance mapping in 2021? NACIS members Aly D. Ollivierre and Daniel Huffman are conducting their annual cartographic freelancer survey. Please help empower your fellow freelancers by filling out a short survey about your rates & business practices.

It’s hard to know what to charge as a freelancer. Data from this survey can lift us all up and help our community grow stronger through a better understanding of our value. To learn more, check out the results from 2020.

Job opportunity at the InfoGraphics Lab

An opening for the InfoGraphics Lab Director at the University of Oregon has been posted and will be open until filled. This is a great opportunity for someone with the skillset and interest to lead and grow one of the top university cartography labs in the country. More about the lab and examples of our work can be found on our website, as well as the full job description and instructions to apply.

Student opportunity from CAGIS

The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) invites applications from current students to be a Student Assistant at AutoCarto 2022 (November 2–4, 2022). Students whose applications are accepted will participate in activities to support the conference on site, and receive complimentary registration and a stipend of $750. Full requirements and instructions are on the submission form. Applications must be received by June 1, 2022.

Call for submissions: AutoCarto 2022

CaGIS is pleased to announce its 24th International Research Symposium on Cartography and GIScience, with a focus on the intersection of the two. This is a hybrid event November 2-4, 2022 for both in-person attendees and remote participants.

AutoCarto 2022 brings attention to ethical responsibilities we face in all aspects of our discipline with conversations on the power of maps and the critical need for integrity, inclusion, and empathy in cartography and GIScience. Submissions on topics from all areas of cartographic and geographic information science are welcome. See the CaGIS website for details on how to submit. The deadline is June 1.

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