Awards
2010 President’s Prize Competition
The CCA President’s Prize recognizes excellence in student map design and production and is open to all post-secondary students who have completed and produced a cartographic project in the preceding school year. The 2010 President’s Prize Competition will consist of two prizes of $200, one for entries from college-level or CEGEP students, and one for entries from university-level undergraduate students in the following category:
- A quantitative thematic map on any subject. A quantitative thematic map, also called a special-purpose, single-topic, or statistical map, displays the spatial and structural characteristics of numerical data and usually presents a graphic theme about a single subject. The International Cartographic Association (ICA) defines the thematic map this way: “A map designed to demonstrate particular features or concepts. In conventional use this term excludes topographic maps” (Dent 1999, 8).
Entry Guidelines:
The cartographic project will consist of a single map. There are no restrictions on size but the project must have been completed and produced during the school year preceding the competition. Each entry must be accompanied by a clear and succinct statement of design objectives that will weigh heavily in the judges’ decision.
Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity and overall effectiveness in communication as well as excellence in compilation, design, and layout.
Entries for 2010 are invited from all Canadian post-secondary students. All entries should be accompanied by an official entry form found on the website of the CCA, and must be submitted no later than May 18, 2010 to the following address:
CCA President's Prize Competition
c/o Dr. Julia Siemer
Assistant Professor of Geography- Cartography and GIS -
University of Regina
Department of Geography
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK
S4S 0A2
Download: Award Information Entry Form
