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.

The President of Bulgarian Cartographic Association Prof. Temenoujka Bandrova was elected as a Vice President of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) during the 18th General Assembly of the ICA on 20 July 2019 in Tokyo.