NACIS 2026

NACIS 2026

6:00pm CDT

Board Meeting I TBA

7:00pm CDT

Tuesday Night Meetup TBA

8:00am CDT

Conference Registration TBA

9:00am CDT

Practical Cartography Day: (How) can AI help us make better maps? TBA

10:30am CDT

Morning Break TBA

10:55am CDT

Practical Cartography Day: Design & Professional cartography TBA

12:30pm CDT

2:00pm CDT

Practical Cartography Day: Tips & Tricks I TBA

3:20pm CDT

Afternoon Break TBA

3:40pm CDT

Practical Cartography Day: Tips & Tricks II TBA

6:30pm CDT

KEYNOTE: The Fantasy Cartography of Karen Wynn Fonstad TBA

8:00pm CDT

Welcome Reception & Map Gallery Opening TBA

8:00am CDT

Conference Registration TBA Map Gallery TBA

8:30am CDT

9:00am CDT

Cross-Cutting Crops and Culture: Coping with overlaps, time, and fuzzy boundaries in an ethnobotanical garden Commons ACCESSIBLE Room 3 HANDMADE Room 1 HIDDEN Room 2

10:20am CDT

Morning Break TBA

10:40am CDT

IDENTITY & COMMUNITY RESILIENCE Room 3 MULTISENSORY Room 2 TRANSPORTATION, NAVIGATION, & WAYFINDING Room 1 Commissioned v. Personal Mapping Commons

12:00pm CDT

Lunch & Business Meeting TBA

2:00pm CDT

raging against the machine Commons HISTORIES Room 1 IDENTITY & COMMUNITY RESILIENCE II Room 3 TOOLS & DATA Room 2

3:40pm CDT

Afternoon Break TBA

4:00pm CDT

PERSONAL Room 3 TOOLS & DATA II Room 2 USER STUDIES Room 1

5:30pm CDT

Fun Walk & Run TBA

6:30pm CDT

NACIS Night In TBA NACIS Night Out TBA

8:00am CDT

Map Gallery TBA Conference Registration TBA

9:00am CDT

FICTIONAL Room 2 HAZARDS Room 1 POLITICAL Room 3 Freelance and small business cartography roundtable Commons

10:20am CDT

Morning Break TBA

10:40am CDT

IMPRACTICAL Room 2 PEDAGOGY Room 3 WORKFLOWS Room 1 Critically Engaged Cartographic AI Commons

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Bunch TBA Lunch On Your Own TBA Board Meeting II TBA

2:00pm CDT

How Are Static Maps Actually Made? A Workflow-Based Discussion on Cartographic Practice and Education Commons AI Room 2 TERRAIN Room 3 TRUTH & SOCIAL JUSTICE Room 1

3:40pm CDT

Afternoon Break TBA

4:00pm CDT

How to Map with Context: A Collaborative Exploration for Mapmakers Commons ART & DESIGN Room 1 ENVIRONMENTS & HEALTH Room 3 SUSTAINABLE Room 2

5:30pm CDT

Cartographic Perspectives Board Meeting TBA

6:00pm CDT

Banquet & Awards Presentation TBA

8:15pm CDT

10:00am CDT

Field Trip: American Geographical Society Library TBA Workshop: A Map for a Cat TBA Workshop: Mapping Resistance from the Ground Up TBA

6:00pm CDT

Field trip: A Synesthete's Atlas: Cartographic Improvisations TBA