Today, April 8, 2021, the Bulgarian Cartographic Association celebrates 10th anniversary since its establishment. We thank all the members for their contribution to Bulgarian cartography and raising its prestige internationally!

Dear colleagues and friends,

Unfortunately, due to the developments regarding Covid-19 pandemic and the continued uncertainty around it the organizers of the 8th International Conference on Cartography and GIS have made the decision to further postpone the event to 2022.  Participation in the event this year is not possible for a lot of colleagues due to traveling restrictions and social distancing measures. The organizers analyzed a variety of options, but none of these options were determined to be appropriate. Considering that all colleagues participate mainly in virtual events in the last year It is our absolute wish to hold the conference in-person. The 8ICCGIS has been postponed to 20-25 June 2022.

All paid registration fees remain valid for the rescheduled conference dates. As you already know, the 8ICCGIS E-Proceedings Vol. 1, ISSN: 1314-0604 was published in June 2020 and sent to Web of Science for indexation. All participants who have paid the registration fee and have publications in Volume 1 will have the opportunity to submit a new, additional full paper for Volume 2 which will be published when the conference is held.

Best wishes to you all at this truly challenging time! We are looking forward to seeing you in Nessebar, Bulgaria in 2022.

ICCGIS Team

The 8ICCGIS Proceedings, Vol. 1 are published online on the conference website.

The 8th International Conference on Cartography and GIS has been rescheduled to 14-19 June 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 8ICCGIS Organizing committee decided Proceedings Vol. 1 to be published in 2020 and Vol. 2 in 2021.

The drawing “Creating Worlds” painted by Rada Skumova from Sofia, Bulgaria (Age 15) was awarded with first place in the Barbara Petchenik 2019 Children’s World Map Competition during the 29th International Cartographic Conference, July 15-20, Tokyo, Japan.