Weary Mappers

There are lots of map-tastic opportunities this Fall and I wanted to share a brief run-down with y'all.
Further discussion tonight:
Where: Weary Traveler Free House (http://www.wearytravelerfreehouse.com/)
When: starting about 5:30 this eve. (Tues. 9/27)

+ if others haven't yet, perhaps we can discuss potential mapper visit to the Treinen Farm Corn Maze which has some nice mathematical/geometrically-embedded emblems this year:  See:  Math.Corn.Fun.2011 - http://www.treinenfarm.com/index.htm?id=19347&sid=3352

In timeline fashion:

• This Friday, Sept. 30 @ 3:30 pm in 180 Science Hall, this week's Yi-Fu Tuan Lecture is by Prof. Jeremy Crampton (U.Ky - Geog. Dept) entitled "Arthur Robinson and the Creation of America's First Spy Agency" -   More info:  http://www.geography.wisc.edu/news/index.php#58
• Next Tuesday, Oct. 4 @ ~ 5:30, a WearyMappers FOSS4G Special - hopefully joined by colleague Levi Felling of ADC in Eau Claire, we'll offer current open source s/w discussion, limited copies of the latest OSGeoLive DVD & anything else we can think of.... bring your questions and suggestions.
• Also, next Tues., Oct 4 @ 7:00 pm, The Map Society of Wisconsin will host a presentation by Dr. Bruce Fetter and Douglas Stone on "Conserving our Cartographic Heritage" at the AGSL Library at UW-Milwaukee.  More info:  http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/AGSL/Fetter&Stone%20Oct2011.pdf
• Next Friday, Oct. 7 @ 2:00 pm in the Map Library, there will be a short presentation of the Governor's Award for Archival Innovation for the "Changing Landscapes of Wisconsin" project prior to the Yi-Fu Tuan Seminar.     Background: http://www.sco.wisc.edu/news/whaifinder-award.html
• Wed-Fri, Oct. 12-14 is the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) 2011 Annual Meeting will be held in downtown Madison at the Concourse Hotel.  Loads of good stuff with details at:  http://nacis.org/index.cfm?x=2
• Sunday, Oct. 16, 9am-5pm, WhereCamp MSN will be held at the Great Hall in Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus.  This is a regional version of WhereCamp - an unconference for the spatially inclined.  Free individual registration as well as Sponsorship opportunities still available.  More: http://www.wherecampmsn.org/
• Oct. 27-28, @ Bridgewood Resort in Neenah, WI is the WLIA Fall Regional Mtg. titled "Using GIS to Benefit Economic Development" See:  http://www.wlia.org/displayconvention.cfm
• Wed/Thurs, Nov. 9-10, the ESRI Wisconsin Users' Group (EWUG) Annual Meeting will be held in Green Bay.  Abstract deadline just passed Friday so you may be able to sneak one in.  Registration open. See: http://www.ewug.org/
• Finally, on Wed., Nov. 16, the local bi-annual GIS Day Expo 2011 will be held at the Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus.  Currently taking submission for exhibitors, talks and more!  This is a great local opportunity for networking and showcasing your accomplishments.  See:  http://geoalliance.wisc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=194&Itemid=107
• If that isn't enough, Minnesota and Illinois are also holding conferences in the next month nearby.... See:  http://www.mngislis.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=651 and                             http://www.ilgisa.org/Events/Upcoming%20Conference/registration.aspx

Reading:
Related to the GIS Day Expo which is themed "Mapping the Wisconsin Idea", the UW-Madison campus has named the 2011/2012 academic year as the Year of the Wisconsin Idea, recognizing 100 years since the term was coined, elevated and synonimized with early Wisconsin progress.  I've been studying this idea over the past year and recently found this paper which some of you might find interesting:  http://www.med.wisc.edu/files/smph/docs/education/community_service/wi-idea-history-intro-summary-essay.pdf (with thanks to the UW CPO Outreach Network for posting.)

On the map-side, please check out the latest (and perhaps one of the last in this format) NACIS' Cartographic Perspectives - http://www.nacis.org/index.cfm?x=42 with many, many current and formerly local contributors.  Check out the "Search for a Radical Cartography" as well as other sections that are developing as the journal prepares to go all digital.

So much more to share but will have to spread it out temporally...

Brothers and sisters,
Are you weary?