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The Rocky Mountain Map Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and appreciation of maps and other items of cartographic interest. The Society was formed in 1991 and is based in Denver, Colorado. Most meetings are held on Tuesday evenings at the Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room, at 5:30 PM.

Announcing our 2012 Joint
Conference & Map Fair
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		July 26-27, 2012 Joint Conference Rocky Mountain Map Society and Texas Map Society "The Mapping of North America: The Westward Expansion" At the University of Denver This international confererence will feature many of the most eminent authorities in the field of historical cartography. We invite map lovers of all persuasions to join us for this special event. (Pre-Registration Required)
		July 28-29, 2012 The Map Fair of the West At the Denver Public Library  Click to go to the Map Fair Web site. Sixteen international antiquarian map dealers from all over the world will be exhibiting thousands of rare authentic antique maps. Values range from a few dollars to six figures. The Map Fair is open to the public. ($10 Admission)

News and Outreach by RMMS Members

Map Record Publications announces the publication of
     The Last Great Cartographic Myth: Mer de l'Ouest
      A cartobibliography by RMMS Past President Don McGuirk
      This is a groundbreaking work, not just in terms of being the first published cartobibliography
      covering the Mer de l'Ouest, but also in terms of being the first cartobibliography published
      in electronic format.

Susan Schulten announces her online publications on the Opinion Pages of the NY Times
     How a Map Divided Virginia
     Picturing Big Bethel: Examining the first battlefield map of the Civil War
     Mapping the Cotton Kingdom

Miami International Map Fair
      Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 5, 2012, 10 AM to 5 PM

Susan Schulten announces her Faculty Lecture: "A Nation in Maps" at the
      Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Lectures and Salons at the University of Denver
      Thursday May 10, 2012, at 4 PM
      To reserve a seat, e-mail the Humanities Institute
      "Explore the transformation of cartography in the 19th century when Americans
      began to use maps to make sense of a range of information, from epidemic disease
      and slavery to weather and census data."

30th IMCoS Symposium
      September 9-12, 2012 -- Vienna, Austria

53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Discoveries
      September 27-30, 2012 -- Pasadena California
      Call for Papers: Proposals due April 15, 2012
      Send proposals to Imre Josef Demhardt at the University of Texas at Arlington

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