Assoc. Prof. Dr. N. Necla ULUGTEKIN is a senior lecturer in the Cartography Division of Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetry in Istanbul Technical University - ITU. Her main interests recently are cartography, visualization, GIS and small display cartographic design.

She was born in 1959 in Sivas/Turkey. She was taken her BSc. in the Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetry in Istanbul Technical University - ITU. In 1984 he began to work as a research associate in the Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetry. Thereafter she has achieved his MSc. degree in 1987 in the Institute of Science and Technology of ITU. In 1986 she was awarded with a fellowship from Netherlands for Post Graduated Education on Cartography. She has taken her PhD degree in the ITU in 1993 on "Geometric Improvement of Digitizing of Cadastral Maps".

She is active member and there times she was taken the position in the executive board of the Chamber in Istanbul. She actively remains supporting chambers activities and taken position as a string head or a member in the technical commissions, like Cartography Commission Secretary from Standing Scientific and Technique Commission of Chamber of Surveying, members of Earthquakes and Natural Hazards Commission, Geographic Information System Commission, Education Commission and etc. She has steered the Regulation Commission of Council of Coordination and Planning of Mapping Works Among Ministries for the mission of preparing a law proposal for Turkish National Geographic Information System since early 2003 as represent of University. She is working on cartography in national and internationally as following activities.
" Active member of the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects, Chamber of Surveying Engineers, Istanbul Branch till 1983.
" Member of International Cartographic Association (ICA) Standing Commission on Education and Training 1991 - 1995, 1995 - 1999, 1999 - 2003, 2004-2008.
" Member of International Cartographic Association (ICA) Standing Commission on Gender in Cartography 1999 - 2003, 2004-2008.
" Member of International Cartographic Association (ICA) Working Group on Gender in Cartography 1991 - 1995, 1995 - 1999.