IMIA has entered into a new affiliate partnership with British Cartographic Society (BCS). As one of the world’s leading cartographic societies, BCS hosts events throughout the year and features awards for cartographic excellence that are internationally recognized. The goals of this collaboration are to raise awareness, promote membership and increase event participation for both organizations.This marks a first success for IMIA’s new Affiliate Committee, which seeks to engage like-minded organizations to mutually broaden our reach across the full spectrum of the map industry. Our collaboration is structured to enable planning and promotion of joint initiatives such as events, programs, content, publications and other projects as determined by both partners.