Welcome
Welcome to 31st International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC), 7-11 July, Prague, Czech Republic.
Paper & Poster Selection Committee
Jiří Cajthaml, Czech Technical University, Prague (Czechia)
Matthew H. Edney, University of Southern Maine, Portland (USA)
Christopher Fleet, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh (UK)
Tanja Michalsky, Max Planck Institute for Art History – Biblioteca Hertziana, Rome (Italy)
Eva Semotanová, Czech Academy of Sciences – Institute of History, Prague (Czechia)
Petra Svatek, Austrian Academy of Sciences – The Woldan Map Collection, Vienna (Austria)
Molly G. Taylor-Poleskey, Harvard Map Center, Cambridge (USA)
Sponsors & Exhibition
Venue
Faculty of Science, Charles University - Albertov 6, 128 00 Prague 2
Albertov – Main Hall
Main hall will be used for opening and closing ceremony and keynote presentations.
Read more
Albertov – Main Building
Most of the lectures will take place here.
Read more
Albertov – Class Rooms
Albertov building offers many rooms with various sizes and set-ups thus providing enjoyable background for a conference.
Read more
Albertov – Map Collection
Map Collection will be open for public.
Read more
Moravian Library
One day of the conference will take place here.
Read morePractical information
From Vaclav Havel Airport Prague: Take the bus number 59 to Nadrazi Veleslavin Station. There you can change for the metro (in direction to Depo Hostivar) to Můstek Station. When you get to the ground level you will take tram no. 24 from the station Vaclavske namesti to Albertov. From there it is about 5-minute walk.
From Prague Main Railway Station: Take the metro to Muzem Station (red line, in direction to Haje) – it is only one stop. In Muzeum Station, please change for the green line to Mustek Station (green line, in direction to Nemocnice Motol). When you get to the ground level you will take tram no. 24 from the station Vaclavske namesti to Albertov. From there it is about 5-minute walk.
Transportation to the venueThe Metro operates daily from 05:00 to 24:00. The Faculty of Science is located close to the station Albertov at the tram line 24. The tram line 24 is accessible from the metro line A, or B.
The Metro network consists of 3 lines:
A – green colour, B – yellow colour, C – red colour
Trams and buses operate 24 hours a day. Night trams and buses operate from 00:30 – 4:30 with traffic intervals of approximately 30 minutes.
For more information, please, visit the website of the Prague Public Transport Company.
Currency of the Czech Republic is the Czech Crown (CZK). However, Euro is accepted in many restaurants, hotels and shops. Payment with credit card is always a solution. Exchange rates are approximately 25 CZK/EUR and 23 CZK/USD.
CurrencyWe strongly recommend participants to carry a travel and health insurance. Such an insurance is not included in the registration fee.
InsuranceFor more information about Prague or the Czech Republic, please, visit these websites:
www.prague.cz
www.prague-czechrepublic.com
www.czechtourism.com
www.praguemorning.cz
www.youtube.com/honestguide
www.czech.cz/en/Home-en
112 – general emergency | 150 – fire department | 155 – medical services | 158 – police
Emergency numbersThe voltage is 220 V with frequency of 50 KHz.
ElectricityOrganizers
Contact
The Czech Geographical Society / Česká geografická společnost, z. s.
Albertov 6, 128 00 Praha 2- ichc2026@hiu.cas.cz