For many years, the Carto-SoC email forum provided a successful platform for cartographers around the world to discuss and offer technical solutions and ideas. It remained in regular use by members of the BCS and the Society of Cartographers (and many non-members) until its recent closure. The BCS recognises the enormous positive impact that Carto-SoC has had on advancing cartographic skills and knowledge over many years and is committed to supporting their ongoing development within and beyond our professional community. It is important that this valuable and friendly means of sharing experti ..read more

This year’s Autumn Lecture – Mapping the Outlier – Cartography at the FT in 2020 – will be held virtually on Tuesday 24 November at 7pm. Alan Smith from the Financial Times will deliver the lecture, focusing on the challenges faced by the Visual and Data Journalism team at the FT as it tackles the issues of today. This will be followed by the Society’s AGM at 8pm. You can view the full notice of the AGM, including biographical details of the nominees for Council positions, here. Members must register for the event through Eventbrite (please note, we are restricted to 100 members). They will th ..read more

Our past president and editor of The Cartographic Journal, Dr Alex Kent, recently appeared on a podcast hosted by the Bishop of Gloucester. The discussion explored how we navigate through a landscape of trauma towards a place of hope. You can hear it here: https://www.gloucester.anglican.org/2020/podcast-episode-12-navigating-these-times/ The post Diocese of Gloucester Podcast appeared first on The British Cartographic Society ..read more

Maplines is the Society's membership magazine which goes out to all our members in the UK and around the world. We are very pleased to announce that Alina Vizireanu and Cristina Andra VrÎnceanu have agreed to become our new Editors for the Summer 2020 Edition. Alina Vizireanu Alina is passionate about exploring the world and the space beyond. She studied Geospatial Information Systems and Physical Geography to master’s degree level at University of Bucharest, Romania, in 2010. She pursued her studies as part of summer schools’ programmes provided by Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) focusing ..read more

With our AGM planned for 24 November, we are now calling for members to serve on the BCS Council. The President and Vice President have both reached their maximum term in office. The position of Honorary Treasurer has been served on a temporary basis this year, so it too is open to nominations. There is also space for at least three additional Elected Council members. If you want to help develop our strategy and shape the future of BCS, do consider getting involved by filling in a nomination form. Council meetings are held four times a year and, although usually in London, we expect some of th ..read more

We are pleased to announce that the Henry Johns Award winner for 2020 has been selected. To see the presentation and find out the winner go and watch the video here The post Henry Johns Award winner – 2020 appeared first on The British Cartographic Society ..read more

We are committed to promoting diversity and equality in cartographic and associated professions and condemn all forms of prejudice and discrimination. We recognise that we need to do better to encourage a more diverse community – including across age, gender, race and ethnicity – in our Society through our actions, events and educational activities. The post Diversity and equality statement appeared first on The British Cartographic Society ..read more

We are pleased to announce that all of the presentations from last years conference are available as video's for you to view. This includes the keynote from Vivien Godfrey, Stanfords and the panel discussion entitled, 'Visulasition and cartography are different - discuss'. If you'd like to view these or any of the other presentations then please visit this link, BCS/SoC Conference 2019 – Videos   The post BCS Conference videos appeared first on The British Cartographic Society ..read more

Due to the on-going global crisis posed by COVID-19, after careful consideration we have decided to postpone this year's conference until September 2021. This is due to the severe level of disruption and uncertainty that is posed by the situation. The Better Mapping and Map Curators' Group event will now take place in 2021. The BCS Annual Awards will also be awarded in 2021 and will include both the 2020 and 2021 entries. In the meantime, we are working to make material available online for members to enjoy. The post BCS Annual Conference 2020 appeared first on The British Cartographic Societ ..read more

During these difficult times, I do hope that you and those close to you remain well and, where relevant, working from home. Our thanks and gratitude go to all contributing to essential services during these events. As you will have heard, we took the difficult decision to cancel this year’s conference. Given the recent government warnings that restrictions may need to be in place until at least the end of September, we believe that that remains the prudent course of action. I would though like to take an opportunity to assure you of the Society’s continuing activities and resources. Now may b ..read more