chronoskin
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9 and 10 May 2014

Two days of maps.

chronoskin is a small conference for people who draw, print and publish maps: one room, one track, twenty-four talks and a long walk on Sunday.

Register for $95 See the schedule

Early price until 11 April. Students pay half.

One room, one track

Nobody has to choose between two talks. Everyone hears the same thing and argues about it at lunch.

Workshops with ink

Saturday afternoon is hands-on: relief shading by hand, and printing a two-colour map on a proof press.

Lunch is included

Both days, with coffee from eight. Tell us what you do not eat when you register.

Short talks New

Friday closes with ten talks of five minutes each. The list opens at the door, first come first served.

The Sunday walk

Twelve kilometres along the estuary with a paper map and no phone. Free, and optional.

Recorded and shared

Every talk is filmed and published a month later, with the slides, under an open licence.

"The only conference where I took notes by hand."

One room means everyone has seen the same talks by lunch, and lunch is where it gets good.

A cartographer at a national park, here last year

"I came for the talks and stayed for the press."

Two colours, one proof press and a queue of grown people waiting for a turn.

A designer of transit maps, here last year

"Twelve kilometres and not one phone."

The Sunday walk is a map lesson with wet feet. Bring a pencil.

A student of geography, here last year

Speakers four of the eighteen

Hana Vesely

Relief shading

Her talk

Jonas Abara

Transit diagrams

His talk

Mirela Costin

Sea charts

Her talk

Per Lindgren

Type on maps

His talk

From the schedule

Coming by train?

The hall is eight minutes on foot from the central station, along the quay.

How to get there
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Schedule

One track in the main hall. Doors open at eight.

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TimeSessionKindMinutesPlaces left
9:00Welcome, and how the two days workOpening2041
9:30Shading a mountain with a pencil
Hana Vesely		Talk4041
10:15, coffee in the foyer
10:30Sea charts before satellites
Mirela Costin		Talk4041
11:15What a bus map leaves out
Jonas Abara		Talk4041
14:00Lettering a river by hand
Per Lindgren, upstairs studio		Workshop1203
16:30Ten short talks
Sign up at the door		Open list6010
Kinds: Opening Talk Open list Workshop Full 12
Workshops need a ticket

Nearly full

Lettering a river by hand has three places left. Add it when you register, or put your name on the waiting list at the desk.

After the last talk

Dinner on Friday is at long tables in the old weighing room, from half past seven. It is in the price of the ticket.

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Speakers

Eighteen people who make maps for a living, or for love.

See when they speak
  • Hana Vesely

    Draws relief for hiking maps with pencil and airbrush, and teaches the method to people who thought it was lost.

    Shading a mountain with a pencil. Friday, 9:30
  • Jonas Abara

    Redrew the bus network of a city of two million so that it fits on one folded sheet.

    What a bus map leaves out. Friday, 11:15
  • Mirela Costin

    Keeps the chart collection of a harbour museum and sails with copies of the old ones to see how well they hold.

    Sea charts before satellites. Friday, 10:30
  • Per Lindgren

    A type designer who spent three years on one family of letters for rivers, lakes and seas.

    Lettering a river by hand. Friday, 14:00, workshop

Want to speak?

The main programme is full, but the ten short talks on Friday are open to anyone with a ticket.

No short talks yet

The list opens at the door on Friday morning.

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Venue

The Old Customs House, on the quay.

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Getting there

A brick hall from 1887 with tall windows and a view of the water.

The hall is on the north quay, eight minutes on foot from the central station. Leave by the harbour exit and keep the water on your right.

By train or tram

Trams 4 and 9 stop outside. From the airport, the train to the central station takes twenty minutes and runs every quarter of an hour.

By car or bicycle

  • There is no parking on the quay; use the station car park
  • Eighty bicycle stands in the yard behind the hall
  • Step-free entrance from the yard side

Show the code MAPS14 at the two hotels on the quay for the conference rate.

Also useful: When the doors open Where to stay Eating nearby Tickets Back to the start

Rooms on the quay

  • The harbour hotel2 minutes on foot, from $80
  • The pilot's house5 minutes on foot, from $55

Address

The Old Customs House
14 North Quay
Doors from 8:00

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Register

One form per person. It takes two minutes.

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Early price. Tickets are $95 until 11 April and $120 after that.

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Before you book

Can I pay by invoice?

Yes, for three tickets or more. Choose the button under the form and we send the invoice the same day.

Is there a student price?

Half price with a student card, shown at the door. Choose the student ticket in the list.

What if I cannot come?

A full refund until 25 April. After that the ticket can be passed to a friend.

Both days

$95

Talks, one workshop, lunch twice and dinner on Friday.

259 of 300 seats taken41 left

Coming as a group?

Five tickets or more are $80 each. Write to us before you book.

Ask about groups

Changed your mind?

A full refund until 25 April. After that, pass the ticket to a friend.