Mapping Specialists in the News
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Wisconsin State Journal Article about Mapping Specialists
The Wisconsin State Journal recently ran an article about the mapping industry and Mapping Specialists. Here is the link:
Paper maps still relevant even with computers, GPS
Madison company charts new waters in map making
For the second time in two weeks, our regional media has given Mapping Specialists a feature article. Thank you to The Capital Times for their very complimentary article about us!
UW-Madison spinoff is big-time producer of specialty maps
- Mapping Specialists, Ltd. is the featured business in a recent series of articles coming out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Check it out here: http://news.wisc.edu/23713
International Map Industry Association – Conference Americas 2013
IMIA…connecting the Business of Maps Worldwide!
IMIA organizes its own conference and trade show in each region, each year. These events provide members with an opportunity to network with partners, suppliers, and customers – informally and productively.
We are looking forward to a great event in Boston, please visit us at our booth (#01)…
click image for details on the event…or if you have interest in becoming a member…
2013 IMIA (Americas) Conference
September 08 – 11, 2013
Hyatt Regency Cambridge
Cambridge, MA USA
Step into sophisticated luxury at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge hotel, overlooking the Boston skyline. The proud recipient of a AAA Four Diamond Award, Hyatt Regency Cambridge is conveniently situated along the scenic Charles River, where the energy of Boston blends with the intellectual vitality and charm of Cambridge, MA, known for its eclectic cuisine, and cool boutiques. Nestled between Harvard, MIT, Boston University and minutes to Kendall Square business district, Hyatt Regency Cambridge is your ideal oasis when on the go for business. Personalized VIP services, complimentary shuttle service, and our rewarding Hyatt Gold Passport program are a few of the many benefits that await you.
Enjoy seasonal New England cuisine at Zephyr on the Charles, offering sweeping river and Boston views. Kick back and unwind while sipping cocktails at the Zephyr Lounge or on our outdoor seasonal patio.
Home to philosophers, poets, intellectuals and revolutionaries, Boston is anything but a boring city. It is a town with a concrete identity and plenty of things to do, from Cambridge to Beacon Hill. The city is making an effort to display its charisma to those who are interested. Through innovative architecture, urban projects and a burgeoning art and film scene, Boston has come alive.
New Website Design!
We are pleased to unveil our website with a fresh, new look! Please browse through the pages with our new, easy-to-use navigation. Our online store is new, too! If you previously signed up for an account to purchase maps online with our old site, you will need to create a new account or use our “guest” checkout.
We still offer cartographic services, in the most efficient and cost-effective means possible, printing and finishing services, and new media design & development. We hope you enjoy the new look of our website and would love to hear your feedback! Click here to contact us.
Louis Gottschalk Prize given to Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Press Release
David Eltis and David Richardson, Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade won the 2011-12 Louis Gottschalk Prize given by the American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies.
This prize is for an outstanding historical or critical study on the eighteenth century and carries an award of $1,000. Louis Gottschalk (1899-1975) second President of ASECS, President of the American Historical Association, and for many years Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, exemplified in his scholarship the humanistic ideals that this award is meant to encourage.
About Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade by David Eltis and David Richardson Between 1501 and 1867, the transatlantic slave trade claimed an estimated 12.5 million Africans and involved almost every country with an Atlantic coastline. In this extraordinary book, two leading historians have created the first comprehensive, up-to-date atlas on this 350-year history of kidnapping and coercion. It features nearly 200 maps, especially created for the volume, that explore every detail of the African slave traffic to the New World. The atlas is based on an online database (www.slavevoyages.org) with records on nearly 35,000 slaving voyages – roughly 80 percent of all such voyages ever made. Using maps, David Eltis and David Richardson show which nations participated in the slave trade, where the ships involved were outfitted, where the captives boarded ship, and where they landed in the Americas, as well as the experience of the transatlantic voyage and the geographic dimensions of the eventual abolition of the traffic. Accompanying the maps are illustrations and contemporary literary selections, including poems, letters, and diary entries, intended to enhance readers’ understanding of the human story underlying the trade from its inception to its end.
Mapping Specialists Ltd. is proud to be a part of this amazing project.
Mapping Specialists, Ltd.
3000 Cahill Main
Suite 220
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Phone 608.274.4004
Fax 608.274.9689
Yale University Press Awarded R. R. Hawkins Award
Press Release
More than 45 PROSE Awards, including the top prize, the R.R. Hawkins Award, were presented February 3, 2011 at a special Awards Luncheon during the PSP Annual Conference at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Award winners included Elsevier, American Psychological Association, Oxford University Press, John Wiley & Sons, University of Texas Press, Getty Publications and American Chemical Society. A full list of winners can be found at the end of this press release.
The 2010 R.R. Hawkins Award was presented to Yale University Press for Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade by David Eltis and David Richardson. A groundbreaking work, Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, provides the fullest possible picture of the extent and inhumanity of one of the largest forced migrations in history. The book also won the PROSE Award for Excellence in Reference Works and the Single Volume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences category.
“This year’s recipient of the R. R. Hawkins Award is a truly exceptional work,” explains PROSE Awards Chairman John A. Jenkins, President and Publisher of CQ Press. “Selected from an unprecedented number of highly qualified submissions, Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade is an inspiring example of the extraordinary level of excellence honored by the Hawkins prize.” The prestigious R.R. Hawkins Award recognizes scholarly works in all disciplines of the humanities and sciences, and is given for the most outstanding professional, reference or scholarly work among the year’s award winners. The Award was presented at today’s Awards Luncheon by Tom Allen, President and CEO of the AAP.
This year’s winners were determined by a distinguished panel of 16 PROSE judges: Joseph S. Alpert, University of Arizona; Steve Chapman, McGraw-Hill; Barbara Chen, Modern Language Association; F. Michael Connelly, University of Toronto; Jeff Dean, Wiley-Blackwell; Michael Fisher, Harvard University Press; Nigel Fletcher-Jones, Lexicon Publishing Consultants; James M. Jasper, City University of New York; Myer Kutz, Myer Kutz Associates; Jean Laponce, Columbia University; George Lobell, Wiley-Blackwell; Helle Mathiasen, University of Arizona; Carol McGall, John Wiley & Sons; John Ryden, Yale University Press; Henry Tom, The Johns Hopkins University Press; and Toni Tracy, Portico. The 2010 PROSE Awards received a record-breaking 491 entries – more than ever before in its 35-year history – from more than 60 professional and scholarly publishers across the country.
About Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade by David Eltis and David Richardson
Between 1501 and 1867, the transatlantic slave trade claimed an estimated 12.5 million Africans and involved almost every country with an Atlantic coastline. In this extraordinary book, two leading historians have created the first comprehensive, up-to-date atlas on this 350-year history of kidnapping and coercion. It features nearly 200 maps, especially created for the volume, that explore every detail of the African slave traffic to the New World. The atlas is based on an online database (www.slavevoyages.org) with records on nearly 35,000 slaving voyages – roughly 80 percent of all such voyages ever made. Using maps, David Eltis and David Richardson show which nations participated in the slave trade, where the ships involved were outfitted, where the captives boarded ship, and where they landed in the Americas, as well as the experience of the transatlantic voyage and the geographic dimensions of the eventual abolition of the traffic. Accompanying the maps are illustrations and contemporary literary selections, including poems, letters, and diary entries, intended to enhance readers’ understanding of the human story underlying the trade from its inception to its end.
Mapping Specialists Ltd. is proud to provide the cartography for this amazing project.
Mapping Specialists, Ltd.
3000 Cahill Main
Suite 220
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Phone 608.274.4004
Fax 608.274.9689
Dave Knipfer is Elected President of IMTA
Press Release
David Knipfer (President of Mapping Specialists Ltd.) has been Elected President of the International Map Trade Association (IMTA) – Americas. As President, Dave will represent the Americas by serving on the International board for the next two years. In the Americas, Dave will be responsible for growing the organization, planning IMTA conferences, coordinating with the other board members, and providing direction for the present and future of this fast changing industry.
Established over 27 years ago, IMTA promotes the interests of all companies involved in the mapping industry, from retailers of atlases and manufacturers of globes, to developers of geographic information systems. It welcomes members from every corner of the world, from Ireland to India, from Nigeria to New Zealand and from Russia to the Dominican Republic. The association is made of up of three regions: IMTA (EAME), IMTA (Americas), and IMTA (Asia Pacific). In addition to IMTA’s global program, each region organizes its own local activities. This ensures that, wherever you are based, IMTA is both relevant and accessible to you.
Press information contact:
Mapping Specialists, Ltd.
3000 Cahill Main
Suite 220
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Phone 608.274.4004
Fax 608.274.9689
Mapping Specialists, Ltd. awarded IMTA’s Best Award
Press Release
The Ultimate United States Road atlas from Mapping Specialists, Ltd., in cooperation with HEMA Maps North America Inc. was recently awarded the International Map Trade Association’s (IMTA) awards for IMTA Best in Region (America’s) Award as well as IMTA’s Best Products Gold Award. IMTA’s Best in Region Award is given to the best overall product produced by its membership in the previous year. The winner of this award is then qualified to compete against the winners of the other two world regions for the international award. The Best Products Gold Award is given to the best folded or sheet map, atlas, globe, book, brochure, or data produced by IMTA member in the previous year.
“We had to bring technology and artistry together to build this atlas,” said David Knipfer, president of Mapping Specialists. “To have the atlas received like this by our peers at IMTA is a testament to the dedication of our staff in this difficult project.”
The International Map Trade Association (IMTA) is the foremost worldwide organization of the mapping, geospatial and geographic information industry. IMTA is a voice and resource for individuals, companies, firms and institutions who are engaged directly or indirectly in the production and sale of maps, globes, travel guides, spatial information and related products and materials.
For more information on IMTA please visit External Link. To learn more about or to purchase the Ultimate United States Road Atlas please visit our store.
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Mapping Specialists, Ltd.
3000 Cahill Main, Suite 220
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Phone 608.274.4004
Fax 608.274.9689