2025 Conference: Southern Frontiers

Call for Papers

Conference Dates: 17-18 October 2025

Location: Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Hobart, Tasmania

The organising commitee invites proposals for presentations at the upcoming ANZMaps Conference: Southern Frontiers. This event will explore how cartography has shaped exploration and knowledge of the Southern Hemisphere, from early speculative maps to modern technologies. Discussions will examine the challenges, innovations, and lasting impacts of mapping some of the world’s most remote and extreme regions across the hemisphere’s vast oceans.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Contributions of pioneering cartographers

• The role of mapping in driving exploration

• The transformative impact of modern tools such as GIS and satellite imagery

• The influence of vast oceans, remote islands, and dynamic ice landscapes on cartographic techniques

Submission Guidelines

• Abstract Length: 250-500 words

• Author Bio: Up to150 words

• Submission Deadline: 9 May 2025

• Notification of Acceptance: 2 June 2025

• Presentation Format: 20-minute talks followed by a 10-minute Q&A session

• Submission Email: cathakeroyd@optusnet.com.au

Please submit your proposal as a Word or PDF document and include “Southern Frontiers” in the subject line of your email.

Why Attend?

This conference brings together scholars, cartographers, historians, and mapping professionals to examine the historical and contemporary developments in mapping the Southern Hemisphere. Hosted at the renowned Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, Tasmania, this event offers a platform for engaging discussions, knowledge sharing, and professional networking.

For further information or inquiries, please contact Erica Persak: erica.persak@acequity.com.au