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Welcome to the website of the International Cartographic Association
Get to know the new ICA Executive Committee for the term 2023-2027
Get to know the ICA Commissions for the term 2023-2027

32nd International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2025): Call for Abstracts & Papers

The International Cartographic Association (ICA) invites you to share your research, practice and experiences in cartography and GIScience at the 32nd International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2025) to be held from 16 to 22 August 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Submissions of abstracts (1-2 pages) and full papers (8 pages) in English are accepted, following the respective ICA templates. Abstracts and full papers will be peer reviewed by a minimum of two experts in the field against the following criteria: scientific originality, potential interest to the community, proper documentation of prior work, clarity of presentation, technical correctness, and correct use of language.

Authors of accepted abstracts and papers will be invited to present their work in English at the ICC 2025, either as oral presentation or as poster. The presenting author must register for the conference.

Conference Publications

ICC 2025 publications follow the ICA publication regulations. Accepted abstracts and papers that have been revised to address reviewer comments will be published in one of the ICA publications:

Authors of accepted abstracts have the option to expand their abstract into a full paper of 8 pages for publication in the Proceedings of the ICA. If they opt not to do this, their abstract will be published in the Abstracts of the ICA.

Full papers are accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the ICA or in the Advances of the ICA. Selected papers accepted for the Advances will be invited to submit their papers to the International Journal of Cartography, for inclusion in a special issue.

Affiliated Journals Publications

On submission, authors will be able to indicate whether they would like their abstracts and papers to be considered for a special issue in one of the ICAs three affiliated journals. Following the submission of revisions, editors of the affiliated journals will invite authors of selected abstracts and papers with the potential to be developed into a full journal paper to submit a substantially revised and/or expanded paper to a special issue in their journal, to be published in 2026:

Important dates

  • 8 December 2024 – Submission of full papers closes
  • 15 December 2024 – Submission of abstracts closes
  • 28 February 2025 – Conference registration opens
  • 28 February 2023 – Notification of acceptance
  • 30 April 2025
    • Submission of revised abstracts and papers
    • Registration deadline for presenters of abstracts, papers and posters
    • Early Bird registration

The link to the submission site and further details about the ICC 2025 will soon be available on the conference website at https://icc2025.com/abstracts/

For any queries or more information, please contact info@icc2025.com.

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President’s Blog: Preparing for ICC 2025

Preparations for the International Cartographic Conference 2025 in Vancouver, Canada are under way!

The Local Organizing Committee, chaired by Emmanuel Stefanakis, met with the Executive Committee of ICA (here at the stunning Museum of Anthropology, a possible social event site) just recently to discuss plans and issues of what promises to be a great International Cartographic Conference, scheduled from August 16 to August 22, 2025!

The Local Organizing Committee with the ICA Executive Committee at the Museum of Anthropology

The Local Organizing Committee of ICC2025 with the ICA Executive Committee at the Museum of Anthropology

The Conference Venue, the Vancouver Convention Centre, can’t be more central. It is located right at the stunning downtown waterfront of Vancouver, close to Stanley Park and the famous Seawall. Several conference rooms of various sizes will allow to host several technical sessions as well as the Map- and Barbara-Petchenik-Children-Map Competition. Hotels of various price classes are basically around the corner. And, Vancouver seems to be a most promising city for social and side events and it can be expected, that visiting the ICC 2025 will lead to rich cartographic as well as touristic experiences!

The Local Organizing Committee consists of dedicated collegues from Academia, Governmental Agencies and Industry, including Emmanuel Stefanakis, Jonathan Li, Julia Siemer, Abolfazi Mostafavi, Saied Pirasteh, Suzana Dragicevic and Steve Westley. Canada has hosted International Cartographic Conferences before, and especially the ICC 1999 in Ottawa is still seen of many as eventually “one of the most successful conferences ever” and it seems as if Canada is accepting the challenge to try to beat this!

It is of particular interest, that the role of cartography in the context of the rich indigenous heritage and culture will play an important role at the conference as well as a focus on “mapping the arctic”, which perfectly underpins the theme of the conference as “Mapping the Future: Innovation, Inclusion, and Sustainability”.

So, it is now time to think about planning your participation! The Call for Papers will be released soon. You might want to make sure, that the Barbara-Petchenik-Children-Map Competition is processed in your country accordingly, and that “your” maps make it all the way to be part of the International Map Exhibition at Vancouver next year. And finally, you might want to consider becoming explicitly seen through becoming a sponsor of the ICC 2025.

Check out https://icc2025.com!

Check out https://icc2025.com

Save the Date: Invitation to the 32nd International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2025)

The Local Organizing Committee is delighted to invite you to the 32nd International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2025): “Mapping the Future: Innovation, Inclusion, and Sustainability.” This event will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from August 16 to 22, 2025. For more details, please visit our website at icc2025.com. The conference aims to unite a diverse group of global participants to foster innovation and expand the frontiers of Cartography and GIScience. Our goal is to guide the field toward an inclusive and sustainable future in our interconnected world. We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to Vancouver in the summer of 2025!

Réservez la date!

Le Comité Organisateur Local, a le plaisir de vous inviter à la 32ème Conférence Cartographique Internationale (CCI 2025): “Cartographier l’Avenir: Innovation, Inclusion, et Durabilité.” Cet événement se tiendra à Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique, Canada, du 16 au 22 août 2025. Pour plus de détails, veuillez visiter notre site web à l’adresse icc2025.com. La conférence vise à encourager l’innovation et à repousser les limites de la Cartographie et de la Science de l’Information Géographique, en les orientant vers un avenir inclusif et durable dans notre monde interconnecté. Nous attendons avec impatience de vous accueillir à Vancouver à l’été 2025!

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Call for Organizers for ICC 2025 is open

The International Cartographic Association invites bids from national members to organize the 32nd International Cartographic Conference in 2025 (ICC2025).

Any member nation may lodge a bid via their national member and until the deadline:
30 June 2022, 24:00 CET

Accepted bids will be made available on the ICA website.

For details, please check out the Call for Organisers in English and French and the new Guidelines for Organizers.

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