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Programme 16th LIBER Map Curators Group conference, 1-4 July 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jan Werner, Secretary
Bibliotheek Bijzondere Collecties
Universiteitsbibliotheek Amsterdam
Oude Turfmarkt 129
1012 CG  Amsterdam
THE NETHERLANDS
T +31 20 5252354
F +31 20 5257301
E Liber-ub@uva.nl

The Organizing Committee:
Marc Hameleers, President mhameleers@gaaweb.nl
Jan Werner, Secretary j.w.h.werner@uva.nl
Lida Ruitinga, Treasurer a.h.ruitinga@ubvu.vu.nl
Peter Levi p.levi@kit.nl
Sandra de Maesschalck a.d.maesschalck@ubvu.vu.nl
Liesbeth Missel liesbeth.missel@wur.nl
Wim van Stormbroek stormbroek@uva.nl 

Amsterdam, 22 February 2007.


Dear members of the Groupe des Cartothécaires de LIBER,

Since the Paris conference in 2006, this is the first communication of the 
Organizing Committee of the next conference of the Liber GdC, which will be 
held in Amsterdam from 1 until 4 July 2008.

A leaflet has been distributed in Paris already, presenting the Amsterdam 
conference, including the aims and plans of the Organizing Committee. The 
conference is organized by the libraries of the Universiteit van Amsterdam, 
Vrije Universiteit and Wageningen UR, the Amsterdam City Archives (the main 
conference venue) and the Royal Tropical Institute. Presentations, meetings, 
a poster session, and various events will be included in the programme. 
On Thursday 3 July a visit to Wageningen UR (near Arnhem) will take place, 
this excursion ending with the conference dinner. The post-conference e
xcursion on Saturday 5 July, visiting i.a. the old Zuyderzee towns of Hoorn 
and Enkhuizen, will mark the end of the conference week. 
The presentation at the meeting of the GdC members in Paris was meant to 
clarify the plans and to have some provisional feedback of the members 
attending this meeting. In the present stage of the preparations the 
Organizing Committee is heading towards some final decisions, as the c
ontents of the conference and the logistics are concerned. 
That's why some more information is being provided now, and, if you have 
the intention to attend the next conference, you are kindly requested to 
respond to our queries, concerning specific subjects to be discussed and 
concerning accommodation logistics, especially regarding the envisaged, 
very unusual and exciting, ship accommodation arrangement.


A. Subjects to be discussed

The conference theme will be: The Future of the Map Library and the Map Librarian. 
As announced in the leaflet, the Committee has made eight proposals for more 
specific subjects to be discussed within this frame. In order to aggravate 
them to some three main subjects on which the efforts can be focused in Amsterdam, 
those Committee members who were attending the Paris conference have tried to 
elicit some favourite subjects. It was apparent that - also considering the 
focus of many presentations in Paris - the digital index sheet problem, and, 
more general, the visual online access to cartographical information, deserves 
more attention. So that aspect of the map librarian's future will certainly have 
a prominent place. Still, the other proposed subjects were: 

Planning the new map library (physical, functional); The future of the paper map library; 
The map librarian: curator or information specialist?; Process oriented or document 
oriented (map) librarianship?; The role of the map librarian in education and 
research: teaching cartography, the map librarian as part of  the research community, 
the map librarian as a scientific supporter of research activities; The map librarian 
as a propagandist; The map librarian as a GIS practitioner.
For those who have an interest in participating in the Amsterdam conference, the 
Organizing Committee would like to offer this extra opportunity to vote more explicitly 
for two more subjects out of the alternatives presented.
The form included will serve that purpose.


B. Accommodations

Because of the extremely high hotel rates in Amsterdam in the period concerned 
(approx. €130 per room per night, breakfast not included), three alternative accommodation s
olutions will be made available for the conference participants:

1. A tall ship, the Soeverein, a newly built threemaster with the air of the 19th century, 
with comfortable accommodations and facilities. Double cabins with two single beds a
vailable only, toilet and shower included.

a.	Reservations only available for the fixed period Monday 30 June to Sunday 5 July. 
        Bookings possible through email only: stormbroek@uva.nl.
b.	Price per bed € 300,- (breakfast not included) occupying two beds (please find 
        your own room-mate), price for single use of a double  room € 600,- .
c.	Only 15 double cabins (2 x 15 separate beds) available, so first come …                                         Bridlesuite (with Jacuzzi) available to the first love-couple!
d.	Catering optional, breakfast  € 12.50, a well provided bar, internet 
        connection etc. are available 	
       (see:  http://hanzestad.com, info: stormbroek@uva.nl). 

The ship will be berthed in the IJ, at a distance of  two tram stops only from the 
Central Station at the Javakade (tram advised when taking luggage).
The ship will sail the guests on Friday, late in the afternoon (catering recommended) 
to Hoorn, the starting point of the post-conference excursion on Saturday morning. 
Return on Saturday afternoon.

ATTENTION: 
It is the main concern of the Organizing Committee that the ship will have to be 
contracted before this summer (2007) already. Prices mentioned above are based on 
full use of all available rooms/beds. If participants accept / like the idea of s
haring a double room (two comfortable single beds), this opportunity will enable 
a unique, memorable stay in Amsterdam during the conference, at lowest costs possible. 
On board of the ship there will be only congress guests, so it will be very pleasant. 
In the warm summer it's possible to have breakfast and dinner on deck, in the evening 
you can have a drink and chat. This is why the Organizing Committee heartily recommends 
the ship-option and needs early commitments.


2. Hotel San Luchesio. A nice but modest hotel, with small neat rooms, with shower 
and a ladies and gentleman's toilet on every stock. We agreed on the 2006 prices 
(please mention the Liber CdG conference). The background of this cosy hotel is 
Roman Catholic - Franciscaner regular, it has this atmosphere of soberness.

a.	Participants make their own reservations.
b.	The hotel's accommodation capacity is limited, so first come …
c.	A standard breakfast is included.
d.	A bar with non- and light alcoholic drinks, internet connection etc. are available 
    (info: http://www.sanluchesio.nl/).

Situated next to the Vondelpark, within easy reach by tram.


3. Hotel 'Le Coin' of the University of Amsterdam. At 500m from the congress venue 
it is situated in the Doelenstraat (info: http://www.lecoin.nl). Prices per room 
range from € 115 to  € 145 per night. Participants make their own reservations 
(All prices are approximate)

You are kindly requested to indicate your preferences on 
the questionnaire regarding these matters.

With kind regards, Jan Werner

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