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MapGiving 2011: Imus Donates 200 Maps to Madison Schools

At the 201 NACIS Annual Meeting held in Madison, Wisconsin, in conjunction with MapGiving, NACIS member Dave Imus of Imus Geographics presented 200 free copies of the "Essential Geography of the United States of America" to Madison Metropolitan Schools. Superintendent Daniel Nerad graciously accepted the maps on behalf of the school district, and stated he believed that the maps would greatly benefit the students' geographical education. Dave's impassioned speech that preceded the donation challenged cartographers to "make a difference" by using our craft to promote geographic literacy and education.

Dave's map was recently written up in Slate Magazine ("The Greatest Paper Map of the United States that You'll Ever See") and received national press for its bold attempt at building a better U.S. wall map.

We applaud his vision, commitment and generosity.

MapGiving is an initiative started by NACIS members to volunteer time, energy, products, and services to provide and promote maps, spatial data, and geographic awareness. For more information or to volunteer, visit http://www.mapgiving.org

The North American Cartographic Information Society, founded in 1980, is an organization comprised of specialists from private, academic, and government organizations whose common interest lies in facilitating communication in the map information community.


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	MapGiving 2011: Imus Donates 200 Maps to Madison Schools At the 201 NACIS Annual Meeting held in Madison, Wisconsin, in conjunction with MapGiving, NACIS member Dave Imus of Imus Geographics presented 200 free copies of the "Essential Geography of the United States of America" to Madison Metropolitan Schools. Superintendent Daniel Nerad graciously accepted the maps on behalf of the school district, and stated he believed that the maps would greatly benefit the students' geographical education. Dave's impassioned speech that preceded the donation challenged cartographers to "make a difference" by using our craft to promote geographic literacy and education. Dave's map was recently written up in Slate Magazine ("The Greatest Paper Map of the United States that You'll Ever See") and received national press for its bold attempt at building a better U.S. wall map. We applaud his vision, commitment and generosity. MapGiving is an initiative started by NACIS members to volunteer time, energy, products, and services to provide and promote maps, spatial data, and geographic awareness. For more information or to volunteer, visit http://www.mapgiving.org The North American Cartographic Information Society, founded in 1980, is an organization comprised of specialists from private, academic, and government organizations whose common interest lies in facilitating communication in the map information community. What are NACIS' Objectives? To improve communication, coordination and cooperation among the producers, disseminators, curators, and users of cartographic information To support and coordinate activities with other professional organizations and institutions involved with cartographic information To improve the use of cartographic materials through education and to promote graphicacy To promote and coordinate the acquisition, preservation, and automated retrieval of all types of cartographic material To influence government policy on cartographic information Learn more about NACIS...	Annual Meeting NACIS 2012 Portland, OR October 17-19, 2012 Also... Student Dynamic Map Competition Student Poster Competition Map Gallery Registration Cartographic Perspectives CP 60, Spring 2008 CP Archive (from 1989) Student Dynamic Map Competition 2011 Winner - Narrative The Rising Sun, Japanese Imperial Action: 1868-1941 by Zachary Bodenner University of Wisconsin-River Falls 2011 Winner - Interactive University Campus Map by Erik Samsoe University of Montana Student Poster Competition 2011 Winner Mapping Insecure At Last: A Political Memoir by Alicia Iverson Humboldt State University Meet the NACIS Community Join NACIS!

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