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Join the ICA Working Group on the History of Cartography

The ICA Working Group on the History of Cartography warmly welcomes scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts from around the world who are interested in the history of maps, mapping, or cartography. Membership is free and open to anyone wishing to support the aims of the Working Group.

TO JOIN PLEASE COMPLETE THE MEMBERSHIP FORM BELOW.

ICA History of Cartography WG Membership Interest Form

Instructions

Please fill out all fields marked with an * (required).
We encourage you to complete all relevant sections, as your application will be evaluated based on the information you provide.
Please note that applications are reviewed manually – incomplete or irrelevant submissions will not be approved.

Title

Family name *

First name(s) *

Email (preferably insitutional) *

ORCID

Affiliation type *

Institutional affiliation (research institute, university,, library etc.)

Independent / Unaffiliated researcher

Please complete this section only if you selected “Institutional affiliation” above.

Affiliation - Name of institution

Affiliation - Department, institute, faculty

Affiliation - Position(s)

Affiliation - Institutional address

Apt, suite, etc.

Country

City

State

Zip code

Please complete this "Independent" section only if you selected “Independent / unaffiliated researcher”.

Independent/ Postal Address

Apt, suite, etc.

Country

City

State

Zip code

Independent/ Short professional background

Please briefly describe your research interest or professional background related to cartography or map history. You may also list examples of your relevant projects, publications, cooperations related to the history of cartography which are available online.

Independent/ I agree to have my name displayed on the WG's public membership list

Yes

Answer is required - If your answer is 'No' - you may be listed as 'Independent researcher'.

ALL APPLICANTS

Please answer the following questions

Research interest/ Historical PERIOD *

List 3–5 historical periods. Enter one item per line. Example: Renaissance- 19th century- Interwar period (20.c.)- Enlightenment - Antiquity

Research interest / REGION *

List 3–5 regions. Enter one item per line. Example: Central Europe - Mediterranean - Middle East - East Asia - South America

Reasearch interest / TOPIC *

List 3–5 topics. Enter one item per line. Example: Map production and circulation - Political uses of maps - Colonial and imperial mapping - - Teaching the History of Cartography

Additional information

Please provide any other relevant information, your suggestions or comments here.

+ I am interested in subscribing to the free "HIST - CART" international mailing list *

Yes

If you tick 'Yes' you receive an e-mail with an invitation to subscribe and technical instructions on the use of our moderated list. After the acceptance of the invitation and confirmation of an automatic e-mail from the system you receive e-mails sent by subscribers /WG members - and you may also send messages to the community.

By ticking ' Yes' you agree that your name, institution and official e-mail address may be published in the WG's Membership List or in other WG communications. *

Yes

For unaffiliated members, this may be shown as “Independent researcher” or " Your name -Independent researcher ”.

Consent to data use *

I agree that the ICA Working Group may store and use my information for membership and project coordination purposes.

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About the form

Please complete and submit this form in English in one session.
Leaving the form open for a long time may cause a submission error.
After submitting, wait for the confirmation message. Please check all email folders (Inbox, Spam/Junk, and other folders).
Do not submit the form again once you have received confirmation.
Thank you for your interest.

+ Alternatively, you may also download the WG Membership Form

WG_Membership_Form (.doc), fill and send it as an email attachment.

We look forward to welcoming you to our international community

and working together to advance the history of cartography.