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”.
Important dates
| Extended submission of full papers closes | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Extended submission of abstracts closes | 16 Jan 2023 |
| Conference registration opens | Feb 2023 |
| Notification of acceptance | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Submission of revised abstracts and papers | 8 May 2023 |
| Registration deadline for presenters of abstracts, papers and posters | 15 May 2023 |
| Early Bird registration closes | 31 May 2023 |
Conference dates
| General Assembly Meet 1 | Sun, 13 August 2023 |
| Opening Ceremony – Sunday evening | Sun, 13 August 2023 |
| Conference Start | Mon, 14 August 2023 |
| Conference End | Fri, 18 August 2023 |
| General Assembly Meet 2 | Fri, 18 August 2023 |
| Closing Ceremony | Fri, 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.
| Date | Location | Title | Organized by the Commission(s) on … |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | Colophon Room, SANBI Centre for Biodiversity Conservation | OGC Standards for making geospatial data, maps and charts findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable | SDI and Standards |
| Aug 11 | CD: National Geospatial Information | Other Cartographies | Art and Cartography |
| Aug 12 | University of Cape Town – Geomatics | tbd | Cartography in Early Warning and Crises Management (CEW&CM) |
| Aug 12 | Stellenbosch University, Chamber of Mines Building | Cartographic and Geospatial Information Education: Transformation in the Era of AI | Education and Training | Open Source Geospatial Technologies | Working Group Cartographic Body of Knowledge |
| Aug 12 | Stellenbosch University, Chamber of Mines building | Joint Workshop on Cartography Connecting Schools | Cartography and Children | Maps and Graphics for Blind and Partially Sighted People |
| Aug 12 | Stellenbosch University, Chamber of Mines Building | Workshop on Cartography and AI (MapAI) | Visual Analytics | Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualization |
| Aug 12 | The Capetonian Hotel | Symposium 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 12 | University of the Western Cape – New Life Science Auditorium and Foyer | Storytelling with Geographical Visualization | Topographic Mapping |
| Aug 12 | The Westin Cape Town | Visualization of Dynamic Phenomena and Processes on Web Maps and Ubiquitous Mapping (Part II) | Ubiquitous Mapping | Maps and the Internet |
