Country: Australia – City: Melbourne – Address: Geography Victoria

Plotting the Oceans: presentation and discussion with world leading coastal geographer and map maker Sarah Hamylton

Description:

This national webinar features Associate Professor Sarah Hamylton, a world-leading coastal geographer and Director of the Spatial Analysis Laboratory at the University of Wollongong, and former President of the Australian Coral Reef Society.  Sarah will make a presentation on her new book “Plotting the Oceans” which looks at five historical and scientific examples of how maps can change the world.  We will then have plenty of time for questions and discussion.  The event will be hosted by Geography Victoria patron Rob Gell AM.

• Dr Hamylton has more than 20 years’ experience mapping marine environments, from the Red Sea to the Great Barrier Reef. She shows that maps are more than just tools for analysis—they can tell powerful stories about places and people.
• Her work translates complex spatial data into easy-to-understand visual stories, highlighting our connection to the coast and the urgent issues caused by climate change. These “spatial stories” have helped shape decisions about marine protected areas and coastal management.  She will share some of these stories at this event.  

Main objectives:

To provide the opportunity to engage with a skilled professional geographer who will showcase the evolution and challenges of mapmaking, with a focus on our oceans.  She will also draw-out important geographical trends that are critical for the 21st century.

Event language: English

The event will be: Only online

Link (for online events): https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/89639778195?pwd=9z2JLJTAbtKwuEIlgrfERRhgSdKxO6.1

Reference person: Prof Ian D Rutherfurd – Role or function: President of Geography Victoria – Reference organisation: Geography Victoria

Those who organize are: Geography Victoria, Royal Queensland Geographical Society, Monash University Publishing, Wollongong University, Melbourne University 

Estimated starting time (local time): 7:00:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time

Expected duration: around 1 hour

Event program: it will be displayed here as soon as possible

GeoNight code: 2026188