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Technology Blind Blind Atlasses Blind Atlasses Blind Atlasses Blind Atlasses Blind Atlasses Blind Atlasses Blind Atlasses Blind Thematic Thematic Tourist Heritage Ubiqutous Projections Analysis Early Warning Heritage Sustainability Art Open source Ubiqutous Projections Analysis Early Warning Heritage Design Sustainability Art Open source Ubiqutous Projections Analysis Early Warning Heritage Base map theme 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Individual Commissions and Working Groups over time ICA members and locations of International Cartographic Conferences ICA members and locations of International Cartographic Conferences A map is a visual representation of an environment. Cartography is the art, science and technology of making and using maps. ICACI Let’s make the world a better place with maps ICA President: Menno-Jan Kraak e-mail: [email protected] Secretary-General: László Zentai e-mail: [email protected] ICA member 1999 Ottawa Beijing 2001 Beijing Rio de Janeiro 2015 Rio de Janeiro Paris 2011 Paris Dresden 2013 Dresden 2019 Tokyo Santiago 2009 Santiago 2007 Moscow Coruna 2005 Coruna Durban 2003 Durban Moscow 1976 Moscow Stockholm 1997 Stockholm Barcelona 1995 Barcelona Ottawa 1972 Ottawa 1964 London/Edinburgh Edinburgh 1968 Dehli Dehli 1970 Stresa Stresa 1974 Madrid Madrid 1978 College Park College Park 1980 Tokyo Tokyo 1982 Warszawa Warszawa 1984 Perth Perth 1987 Morelia Morelia 1989 Budapest Budapest 1991 Bournemouth Bournemouth 2017 Washington Washington 1967 Amsterdam Amsterdam Cologne 1993 Cologne 1962 Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt am Main 2021 Florence Florence Boundaries on maps may seem definitive, but there are often different perspectives on their status and position. The ICA tries to be neutral in such matters and boundaries shown reflect those found on the ground, in existing maps, or recognized by the United Nations. The ICA acknowledges that there may be different opinions and interpretations. International Cartographic Association Association Cartographique Internationale The aim of the International Cartographic Association is to promote the discipline of cartography internationally. It offers its expertise and knowledge of technological developments to other organizations via events, meetings, workshops and publications. Its activities happen through the work of its Commissions and Working Groups which deal with a wide range of topics that cover nearly the whole discipline. Since being founded in 1959, ICA has worked with national and international governmental and commercial bodies, and with other international sister societies to achieve its aims. The Commissions and Working Groups are core to ICA’s success. Based on their Terms of Reference they make ICA realizing its objectives. In doing so they act truly globally. ICA member Location Executive Committee members over time South Africa Kenya Australia Indonesia China Hong Kong Japan Philippines India Canada Mexico Brazil Chile United States Morocco Spain Germany Austria Switzerland Sweden Finland Italy Russia Poland France Netherlands Czechia Hungary United Kingdom 3 9 6 12 15 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 Officers / population Number of Officers Number of Executive Committee members by country over time Indonesia United Kingdom Morocco Kenya Finland Brazil Philippines Hong Kong Chile Switzerland Poland Spain Hungary Austria Mexico South Africa Canada Japan Russia Australia Italy India China Czechia United States Germany Sweden Netherlands France Indonesia United Kingdom South Africa Kenya Brasil Finland Chili Austria Hong Kong China Mexico Poland Australia Czechia Philippines Hungary Russia India Switzerland Netherlands Japan Spain Canada Morocco United States Germany Italy Sweden France Executive Committee members by country over time 59 61 64 68 72 76 80 84 87 91 95 99 03 07 11 15 President Secretary-General Vice-President