Important Dates during 2016

17 January Extended deadline for abstract submission
8 February Notification of acceptance of abstracts
29 February Deadline for payment of early registration fee
1 May Deadline for final full paper submission and payment of regular registration fee
13-17 June Conference days
13-14 June COST – TD1202 Meeting
14-16 June Seminar days
15 June Interactive workshop

Keynote Speakers

Prof. LASZLO ZENTAI
ICA Secretary General and Treasurer, HUNGARY

Keynote Speech: “ICA’s Modern Cartography”

Prof. LIQIU MENG
Technical University of Munich (TUM), GERMANY

Keynote Speech: “Cartography and Its Connecting Role”

ALEKSANDAR TODOROV
HERE Ltd. Sofia, BULGARIA

Keynote Speech: “HERE Maps and Mobility of the Future”

Conference Topics

  • Cartography Concepts in BigData Environment
  • GIS Technologies and Related Disciplines
  • Web Cartography and Digital Atlases
  • Map Design and Production
  • Cartographic Visualization
  • Volunteer Geographic Information
  • Virtual Geographic Environment
  • 3D Cartographic Modelling
  • Cartography and GIS in Education
  • GPS Technologies
  • Geo-Spatial Analysis and Data Mining
  • Contemporary Problems Using Geodetic Coordinate
    Systems and Map Projections
  • Geospatial Data Acquisition by Remote Sensing
    Technologies for Cartographic Purposes
  • GIS for Geology and Natural Sciences

Seminar with EU Cooperation on Early Warning & Disaster / Crisis Management Topics

  • European, Asian and World Concepts for Crisis Management (CM) and Early Warning (EW)
  • Visualization of Geodata and Geoinformation in CM and EW
  • User Needs and Context Mapping
  • From Discovery to Full Interoperability in CM and EW
  • SDI and CM: INSPIRE Influence
  • “Speaking the Same Language – Semantic Aspects of CM”
  • Sensor Mapping for EW and CM
  • Data Loss Collection and Registration
  • 3D Laser Scanning in EW and CM

Interactive workshop on “Designing
and Conducting User Studies”

The workshop will take place on Wednesday 15th of June 2016 in the Kaliakra Hotel. This hotel is located right beside the conference venue. It is free for 6th ICC&GIS participants. More information here…

COST – TD1202 Meeting

COST Action TD1202 will take place at the same time as the 6th ICC&GIS Conference in Albena, Bulgaria. COST Action TD1202 is an EU funded inter-disciplinary networking activity that involves almost 30 countries and seeks to enhance the role of citizen sensors in mapping. More information here…

ICA commissions annual meetings

  • Commission on Cartography and Children, Chair: Carla Cristina Reinaldo Gimenes de Sena
  • Commission on Cartography in Early Warning and Crisis Management, Chair: Milan Konecny
  • Commission on Map Projections, Chair: Miljenko Lapaine
  • Commission on Use, User and Usability Issues, Chair: Kristien Ooms

Exhibition

A special exhibition of maps, cartographic products, GIS, hardware and software will be hosted during the Conference.

Language

The official language of the Conference is English.