About the USNC-ICA
The U.S. National Committee (USNC) for the International Cartographic Association (ICA), a standing committee of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS), acts as the liaison between ICA and CaGIS, as well as the larger U.S. cartographic community.
The USNC administers the following activities for U.S. participation in the biennial International Cartographic Conference of the ICA:
- CaGIS International Conference Grants for early and non-early career scholars.
- Letters of support for ICA scholarship applications for early career scholars.
- U.S. entries in the International Cartographic Exhibition.
- The U.S. Children’s Map Competition and U.S. entries in the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Drawing Competition.
ICA News and Information
- ICA website: https://icaci.org/
- Monthly online newsletter identifying the latest cartographic news and developments from around the world: https://icaci.org/ecarto-news-archive/.
- Biannual online newsletter documenting the activities of the ICA and its members and commissions: https://icaci.org/ica-news/.
- ICA-IMIA Recognition of Excellence in Cartography: https://imiamaps.org/the-ica-imia-awards/.