Mapping a Summer Visit to Saxony

摘要

A couple of months ago, the heroic efforts of individuals and communities around Dresden, Germany, saved the city's historic centre from a repeat of the severe flooding seen in 2002. The city is 'open for visitors' as usual this summer, and a large group of international cartographers will be among them when the 26th International Cartographic Congress (ICC) is held in Dresden's International Congress Center (25-30 August). This biennial meeting will bring together cartographers and Gl science specialists from around the world, and will provide a forum for the presentation of scientific papers illustrating the research community's efforts, for professional papers describing the cutting-edge methods employed by mapping organisations, for meetings of the ICA Commissions and Working Groups helping them to further their international collaborative efforts to advance knowledge and techniques in cartography, for map exhibitions, and for the opportunity to meet colleagues and friends.