International Map Collector's Society
21st International Symposium
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
September 29th - October 3rd 2002
Programme Outline
The conference programme reflects the glorious past of a country which has always exceeded expectations, given the country's size and number of inhabitants. On the day of arrival (Sunday 29th) a guided tour of the Amsterdam Historical Museum will be starting at 15.45 hours, terminating in the Museum's Restaurant, where the City of Amsterdam will host a welcome reception.
Day 1 (Monday 30th) is dedicated to the struggle against the sea, winning land from and losing land to the waters, as this of course caused maps to change accordingly. A visit to the Waterboards of Rijnland in Leiden (group A) and Delfland in Delft (group B) completes the day, with a field visit before returning to the hotels. Groups will be allocated at registration so if you have a particular choice, add it to your registration form.
Day 2 (Tuesday 1st) and Day 3 (Wednesday 2nd) are devoted to the United Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie: V.O.C.), a remarkable company indeed, which also produced its own maps and charts worldwide. The afternoon trip on Day 2 is to the Rijksmuseum, where a special exhibit, "The Dutch encounter with Asia", although already closed to the general public, will be re-opened for the IMCoS visit.
Day 3 calls for a change of venue away from the West-Indies House to the Maritime Museum, also located in Amsterdam. The day starts with a canal ride to the Maritime Museum, where the final presentations will be held, followed by a visit to the Museum's displays. The Symposium will be officially closed here, but in the evening the IMCoS Annual Symposium Dinner will be held in The Grand, now a hotel, but previously a town hall of the City of Amsterdam.
Preliminary Programme
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Sunday September 29th |
| 15.00 - 19.00 |
Registration in the restaurant of the Amsterdam Historical Museum |
| 15.45 |
Guided tour through the Historical Museum |
| 17.00 |
Welcome reception in the Historical Museum restaurant. (Registration will continue during the reception until approx. 19.00) |
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Monday September 30th |
| 08.00 |
Registration at the West-Indies House, Herenmarkt 99, Amsterdam |
| 09.00 |
Opening of the Symposium at the West-Indies House in Amsterdam |
| 09.30 - 12.30 |
Presentations: "The maps are right, but we must change the land" - land reclamation and land loss since the 14thC in the Netherlands |
| 12.30 - 13.30 |
Bus trip to visit the Waterboards of Rhineland at Leiden or Delfland at Delft. Lunch on the bus |
| 13.30 - 15.30 |
Visit to the Waterboards of Rijnland at Leiden (groupA) or Delfland at Delft (group B) |
| 15.30 |
Depart for Amsterdam stopping en-route at a field location relevant to the preceding visit |
| 17.30 |
Return to hotels/West-Indies House |
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Tuesday October 1st |
| 09.30 |
Presentations at the West-Indies House under the title "Discover the world, but your maps will be wrong",
covering sea voyages to the Spice Islands and the Cartography to go with it |
| 12.30 - 14.00 |
Lunch break and own transportation to the Rijksmuseum |
| 14.00 |
Arrival at the Rijksmuseum; information on the special United Dutch East Company (V.O.C.) exhibition; coffee and tea;
visit to the special exhibition and other expositions as desired; own transportation to hotels |
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Wednesday October 2nd |
| 09.00 |
Departure by boat from the West-Indies House to the Amsterdam Maritime Museum |
| 10.15 |
Presentations under the title "We found new lands and seas, now we need maps and charts" |
| 12.00 |
Lunch break |
| 13.00 |
Visit to the displays of the Amsterdam Maritime Museum |
| 15.00 |
Official closing of the Symposium |
| 19.00 |
Symposium Dinner at the Grand Hotel, Amsterdam |
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Thursday October 3rd |
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Start of optional tours: duration 3 days/2 nights
Return to Schiphol Airport Amsterdam by 15.00 on Saturday 5th October |
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Optional Tours
After the Symposium, optional tours are available. There will be a "North-tour" and a "South-tour", starting on Thursday morning and lasting until Saturday afternoon, returning by 15.00 to Schiphol Airport/Amsterdam and the city hotels as required. The distance from Amsterdam will be such that a return to the city will remain possible on an individual basis without undue complications. The North-tour will be more quiet and "historic" compared with the South-tour, which will be more modern and more "technical". Both tours, however, will contain something "cartographic".
The city of Enkhuizen, with its glorious V.O.C.-past, will be visited during the North-tour, which will also include the "enclosing Dam" and a visit to a rebuilt Dutch East India ship, apart from other items of interest.
The South-tour is presently scheduled to a "gang" of windmills at Kinderdijk, the Rotterdam harbour and the impressive Delta-project, keeping Zeeland safe from the waters of the North Sea. The cities of Middelburg and Breda will also be featuring in this tour. |
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