International Cartographic Association
| International Cartographic Association (ICA) |
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| purpose | Professional society |
| Chair: | Tim Trainor, President |
| Establishment date: | June 9, 1959 in Bern |
| Seat : | Bern |
| Website: | icaci.org |
The International Cartographic Association (IKV) ( English International Cartographic Association (ICA) , French Association Cartographique Internationale (ACI) ) is the global umbrella organization of cartographic societies and other institutions. Its aim is to promote and coordinate the further development of the cartography discipline worldwide.
Chairman
The first president of the association was Eduard Imhof . Tim Trainor is currently the chairman of the ICA.
| Term of office | Surname | country |
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| 2019 - | Tim Trainor |
 United States
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| 2015-2019 | Menno-Jan Kraak |
 Netherlands
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| 2011-2015 | Georg Gartner |
 Austria
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| 2007-2011 | William Cartwright |
 Australia
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| 2003-2007 | Milan Konecny |
 Czech Republic
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| 1999-2003 | Bengt Rystedt |
 Sweden
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| 1995-1999 | Michael Wood |
 United Kingdom
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| 1987-1995 | Fraser Taylor |
 Canada
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| 1984-1987 | Joel Morrison |
United States
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| 1976-1984 | Ferdinand Ormeling |
Netherlands
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| 1972-1976 | Arthur H. Robinson |
United States
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| 1968-1972 | Konstantin Salichtchev |
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| 1964-1968 | Dennis Thackwell |
United Kingdom
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| 1961-1964 | Eduard Imhof |
 Switzerland
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ICA Award
The ICA Awards Committee awards two awards:
- The Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal is an honor for cartographers who have made significant contributions to the field of cartography and is only awarded in rare cases.
- The ICA Honorary Fellowship is an award for special services to the ICA.
Commissions and working groups
In order to coordinate the work worldwide, there are commissions and working groups that deal with a specific topic under the direction of specialists. Commissions and working groups are each appointed for four years.
ICC conference
The International Cartographic Conference (ICC) takes place every two years in one of the countries that are members of the association. The first ICC was organized in Paris in 1961 .
Conferences
- 1961 Paris (FRA)
- 1962 Frankfurt am Main (FRG)
- 1964 Edinburgh (UK)
- 1967 Amsterdam (NED)
- 1968 Delhi (IND)
- 1970 Stresa (ITA)
- 1972 Ottawa (CAN)
- 1974 Madrid (ESP)
- 1976 Moscow (USSR)
- 1978 College Park, Maryland (USA)
- 1980 Tokyo (JAP)
- 1982 Warsaw (POL)
- 1984 Perth (AUS)
- 1987 Morelia (MEX)
- 1989 Budapest (HUN)
- 1991 Bournemouth (UK)
- 1993 Cologne (GER)
- 1995 Barcelona (ESP)
- 1997 Stockholm (SWE)
- 1999 Ottawa (CAN)
- 2001 Beijing (CHN)
- 2003 Durban (RSA)
- 2005 A Coruña (ESP)
- 2007 Moscow (RUS)
- 2009 Santiago de Chile (CHL)
- 2011 Paris (FRA)
- 2013 Dresden (GER)
- 2015 Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
- 2017 Washington, DC (USA)
- 2019 Tokyo (JAP)
- 2019 Florence (ITA)
- 2019 Cape Town (RSA)
Barbara Petchenik Competition
Every two years the ICA organizes the Barbara Petchenik competition , a map drawing competition for children with the aim of promoting the graphic representation of the world through children's hands .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Results of the 18th General Assembly of the ICA. International Cartographic Association, July 30, 2019, accessed July 31, 2019 .
- ↑ ICA Awards. International Cartographic Association, February 10, 2012, accessed March 1, 2012 .
- ^ ICA Commissions. International Cartographic Association, February 10, 2012, accessed November 2, 2015 .
- ^ ICA Working Groups. International Cartographic Association, February 14, 2012, accessed November 2, 2015 .
- ^ ICC Conferences. International Cartographic Conferences, April 8, 2013, accessed November 2, 2015 .
- ^ About the competition - Barbara Petchenik Competition Austria. In: cartography.tuwien.ac.at. Retrieved November 8, 2016 .
- ^ Barbara Petchenik Children's World Map Drawing Competition International Cartographic Association. In: icaci.org. Retrieved November 8, 2016 .