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Map Time<\/em><\/a> is \u201ca series of short conversations with experts on maps and mapping from across the globe\u201d hosted by the Harvard Library and the Leventhal Center on Instagram Live. Held every Thursday at noon, through August. Schedule and upcoming speakers here<\/a>. Past talks are available on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to Do Map Stuff<\/em><\/a> is a full day of live online mapping workshops that will take place on Wednesday, 29 April. Coordinated by Daniel Huffman, speakers will host their own livestreams at announced times (the working schedule is here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Presentations made at last year\u2019s British Cartographic Society\/Society of Cartographers conference were recorded on video. The BCS reports<\/a> that they\u2019re now available online via this web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Map Time is \u201ca series of short conversations with experts on maps and mapping from across the globe\u201d hosted by the Harvard Library and the Leventhal Center on Instagram Live. 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