ICA Awards Ceremony #icc2015rio

In the ICA Awards Ceremony this morning at ICC2015, the following six awards were presented in recognition of contributions to the ICA. Congratulations to all awardees!

ICA Honorary Fellowship

The ICA Honorary Fellowship is for cartographers of international reputation who have made special contribution to the ICA. It includes a bronze medal.

• David Fairbairn, United Kingdom

Vice-President (2003–2007) Secretary-General (2007–2011) Chairman of the Commission on Education and Training (2012–) Editor of the ICA GIM column

Diplomas for outstanding services to ICA

The Diplomas for outstanding services to ICA are for colleagues who have made special contribution to the ICA as commission officers or conference organizers.

• Vladimir Tikunov, Russia

Chairman of the Commission on Education and Training (1999–2003) Vice-President (2003–2007) Chairman of the Working Group on GI for Sustainability (2007–2011) Chairman of the Commission on GI for Sustainability (2011–2015)

• Elri Liebenberg, South Africa

Vice-President (1999–2003) Chair of the Working Group on the History of Colonial Cartography in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries (2003–2007) Chair of the Commission on the History of Cartography (2007–2015)

• José Jesús Reyes Nuñez, Hungary

Chairman of the Commission on Cartography and Children (2007–2015) Key organizer of the Barbara Petchenik Children’s World Map Drawing Competition from 2007 Chairman of the International Jury (2005, 2007) Co-editor of three of the four books showing selections of map drawings made by children for the Barbara Petchenik Competitions from 2007

• David Fraser, Australia (not present)

Chairman of the Commission on Education and Training (2007–2012) Editor of the eCARTO News (2012–present)

• Corné van Elzakker, The Netherlands

Chairman of the Commission on Use and User Issues (2007–2015) Chairman of the Jury: ICA International Cartographic Exhibition (2007–2013)

Overview of ICA Awards presented at ICC2015

More pictures of the award ceremony and the 2nd day of ICC2015 can be found on the ICA Facebook page....