Next Generation Cartographers

Welcome to Next Generation Cartographers, a group dedicated to advocacy, support and mentorship for early career cartographers within academic and professional cartography.

Our group strives to create a safe and welcoming space for the next generation of cartographers to share work, find inspiration, and connect with each other worldwide. We’re so glad you’re here!

We consider early career cartographers to include students in the later stages of their education and early career academics, professionals, and cartography enthusiasts. Not an early career cartographer? More senior scholars and cartographic professionals are most welcome in as advocates for and mentors to the next generation of cartographers.

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This website is maintained by the Working Group Next Generation Cartographers of the International Cartographic Association (ICA).

Upcoming events and networking opportunities

We are currently processing our impressions from hugely successful meet-ups at EuroCarto in Vienna and the Carto-Viz Workshop in Warsaw.

Some of our members will also join AsiaCarto 2024 in Hong Kong (December 8–10, 2024); we look forward to distributing our badges during the event and meeting more Asian next generation cartographers.

The next real-world meeting opportunities for the broader community will probably be at ICC 2025 in Vancouver, CA (August 16–22, 2025).

In the meantime, we frequently organize online meetings and meet-ups. We communicate them on Discord and via our mailing list (see below).

Any ideas, questions, or concerns? – Come and say Hi in our Discord chat!

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