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Congress of Cultural Atlases: The Human Record
[3.3.2004 | ]
Congress of Cultural Atlases: The Human Record May 7-10, 2004 University of California, Berkeley
http://www.ecai.org/Activities/Congress2004/congress_home.html
In an increasingly digital age, scholars and institutions documenting the human record have turned to geographical information, virtual reality, and the Internet to create cultural atlases. Under the sponsorship of the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative (ECAI), the Congress of Cultural Atlases offers an opportunity for those involved in creating digital atlases and digital representations of cultural heritage sites to come together for presentations, demonstrations, discussions, and training.
Delegates will have the opportunity to participate in workshops pertaining to specific issues in atlas development:
· Digital Gazetteers for Cultural Atlases, including a case study of database development for Chinese religious geography; · Reconstructing Archaeological Landscapes Using the New Technology, a virtual reality and GIS workshop, · Training Workshop in using GIS and other strategies for building and managing a cultural atlas.
David Rumsey, director of Cartography Associates, will be the keynote speaker. The David Rumsey Map Collection, with over 8,800 historical maps on line, is a pioneering effort to use new technologies to envision the geography of the human past.
Other projects presented at the plenary session will include major cultural atlases already under development concerning the history and heritage of Tibet, Ireland, Korea, Italy, and more.
People who wish to present a poster or demonstration are invited to do so.
There is no cost for the Congress, however a registration of USD$100 is required for attending the training session in cultural atlas development. Payment of the training workshop fee can be made by check or cash at the reception, plenary or workshop. We regret that credit card payment will not be accepted.
Cosponsors include the UC Berkeley GIS Center, the Committee for Information Technology Research in the Interests of Society, the Henry Luce Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.
For more information, please contact ecai@socrates.berkeley.edu.
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