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ICA awards scholarships for early career scientists to participate in official ICA events

ICC 2023


The 31st International Cartographic Conference and 19th General Assembly will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, 13–18 August 2023. The conference theme is “Smart Cartography for Sustainable Development”.

Conference website

Important dates

Extended submission of full papers closes9 Jan 2023
Extended submission of abstracts closes16 Jan 2023
Conference registration opensFeb 2023
Notification of acceptance28 Feb 2023
Submission of revised abstracts and papers8 May 2023
Registration deadline for presenters of abstracts, papers and posters15 May 2023
Early Bird registration closes31 May 2023

Conference dates

General Assembly Meet 1Sun, 13 August 2023
Opening Ceremony – Sunday eveningSun, 13 August 2023
Conference StartMon, 14 August 2023
Conference EndFri, 18 August 2023
General Assembly Meet 2Fri, 18 August 2023
Closing CeremonyFri, 18 August 2023

General Assembly

The conference will host the 19th General Assembly of ICA. Details can be found here.

Pre-Conference Activities

As at every ICC, several ICA Commissions will be organizing pre-conference events for the 31st ICC in Cape Town.

DateLocationTitleOrganized by the Commission(s) on …
Aug 11Colophon Room, SANBI Centre for Biodiversity ConservationOGC Standards for making geospatial data, maps and charts findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusableSDI and Standards
Aug 11CD: National Geospatial InformationOther CartographiesArt and Cartography
Aug 12University of Cape Town – GeomaticstbdCartography in Early Warning and Crises Management (CEW&CM)
Aug 12Stellenbosch University, Chamber of Mines BuildingCartographic and Geospatial Information Education: Transformation in the Era of AIEducation and Training | Open Source Geospatial Technologies | Working Group Cartographic Body of Knowledge
Aug 12Stellenbosch University, Chamber of Mines buildingJoint Workshop on Cartography Connecting SchoolsCartography and Children | Maps and Graphics for Blind and Partially Sighted People
Aug 12Stellenbosch University, Chamber of Mines BuildingWorkshop on Cartography and AI (MapAI)Visual Analytics | Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualization
Aug 12The Capetonian HotelSymposium on Location-based Big Data and GeoAI 2023 (LocBigDataAI 2023)Location Based Services | Geospatial Analysis and Modelling | Working Group on Digital Transformation of National Mapping Agencies
Aug 12University of the Western Cape – New Life Science Auditorium and FoyerStorytelling with Geographical VisualizationTopographic Mapping
Aug 12The Westin Cape TownVisualization of Dynamic Phenomena and Processes on Web Maps and Ubiquitous Mapping (Part II)Ubiquitous Mapping | Maps and the Internet

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