Special Interest Groups
Groups of members who have a particular area of interest
BCS membership covers a vast array of topics and interests. Groups of members who want to focus on a particular area can set up Special Interest Groups (SIGs), which may continue indefinitely or just exist for a short time. All members can join a SIG or can propose to BCS Council the setting up of a new SIG.
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The BCS currently has two SIGs.
Historical Military Mapping Group (HMMG)
This group is a forum for discussion for those interested in or engaged in research into any aspect of the history of military survey and mapping. There is a particular focus on 19th and 20th century military survey and mapping.
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The HMMG liaises closely with the Defence Surveyors Association (DSA) and as a member you would have a standing invitation to attend the DSA’s seminars in June and November.
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We aim to offer regular talks and visits to members of the group. Previous events have included a trip to the battlefields of France, RAF Northolt and a tour of Cambridge University Library.
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To join the HMMG, you can change your details on the membership database and click on the appropriate box.
Convener: John Peaty
Maps and Surveys, the online Newsletter of the Historical Military Mapping Group (editor: Paul Hesp), welcomes contributions from members and non-members – short articles on any aspect of the history of military survey and mapping, exchanges of opinion, items for the notice board: conference announcements and other group activities, new publications or websites, etc. For further details see Maps and Surveys under Publications.
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Map Curators' Group (MCG)
This group is for anyone interested in using and sharing maps. Our members include librarians, archivists, curators, map historians and map collectors. Bound together by a shared interest in curating, maintaining and sharing our map collections, we welcome new members and new ideas.
Themed annual workshops offer the opportunity to share expertise and learn from each other, and are often accompanied by visits to map collections. We also run specialist training events to encourage and support newcomers to the map community. We also maintain the popular Directory of UK Map Collections and the Map Curators’ Toolbox, an online source of information for map curators, librarians and archivists, which can be accessed from the GeoViz Resource Centre.
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The newsletter Cartographiti is published each year and includes papers from our workshops and relevant updates and news. For more details see Cartographiti under Publications.
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The group usually run an annual conference, often in conjunction with the main BCS Conference. For more details see Annual Conference under Events.
The Map Curators' Group is a member of BRICMICS.
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Conveners: Martin Davis and Debbie Hall
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