Conferences and
Special Events
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Updated June 17, 2008
CONFERENCES AND SPECIAL EVENTS
COMING EVENTS
Engineering Earth: The Impacts of Mega-Engineering Projects
20-23 July, 2008 • Lexington, Kentucky
Hilton Suites of Lexington Green
For more information, contact Stanley D. Brunn, or Andrew Wood.
Celebrating the International Year of Planet Earth.
5-9 October 2008 • Houston, Texas
George R. Brown Convention Center
The 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM. Hosted by the Houston Geological Society
Registration deadline: Early Bird, 14 July 2008, Standard, 15 July thru 2 September 2008.
Abstract deadline: 3 June 2008
RECENT EVENTS
AAG Annual Conference, April 15-19, 2008, Boston.
The Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers attracts more than 6,500 geographers and related professionals from around the world. Our meeting forum stimulates discussion about research, education, accomplishments, and developments in geography. Your participation is most welcome and encouraged. The 2008 Annual Meeting will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Marriott Copley Place and Westin Copley Place Hotel.
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AGS Globe Signing, 12 February 2008
The signing of the AGS Globe launched the W. S. Carlson International Polar Year Events, a year-long series of public lectures, seminars, exhibits, films, and other events held at the University of Delaware
to celebrate the fourth International Polar Year.
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The First IPY 1882-83 and the United States’ Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (Greely Expedition)
The exhibit opened on Thursday, March 1, 2007, at the University of Central Florida’s Main Library. The new documentary film Abandoned in the Arctic
will be introduced by Executive Producer Geoffrey E. Clark, MD, and screened from 4-5:30 p.m. in Room 223. Exhibit viewing and a reception from 5:30-6 p.m.
to follow, during which time refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Please note that the film will also be shown intermittently in Room 223 during
the exhibit’s three-month engagement.
For more information, visit the Exhibition website.
The Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, 2007 Meeting
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, USA - May 31-June 3, 2007
For more information, visit the CLAG Conference website.
Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference III
The third international Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference convened at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX on 1-4 November 2006.
Geographers at Binghamton University (SUNY) conceptualized and hosted the first Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference in 2002. The AAG and Howard University
joined Binghamton University to host the 2004 conference and now partner with Texas State University to plan the third biannual event with the support of a number of co-sponsors, including the AGS.
This international conference included nationally distinguished public speakers, scholars of various disciplines from throughout the world, and students from across the continent who discussed
contemporary diversity and equity issues, particularly those affecting Latinos and African Americans. Important conference themes that touch people of all racial and ethnic heritages were quality
education, healthcare accessibility, affordable housing, and immigration.
To register or submit paper/poster/session abstracts for the Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference III, visit its Website at http://rep-conference.binghamton.edu/.
For additional details, e-mail REP3@geo.txstate.edu.
Conference highlights include:
· The latest research on the connections of race/ethnicity and place
· Interdisciplinary setting bringing together geography and other disciplines with participation by academic scholars, researchers, professionals, and students
· Concurrent sessions include papers, posters, panels, workshops, and an ethnic art show
· Free registration to student participants
· Dining includes a welcome BBQ with entertainment, two breakfasts, two lunches, and a closing dinner with entertainment – All Free to first 300 registrants
· Workshops – Free on first-come, first-serve basis:
o Diversity Workshop
o GIS Workshop on Race and Ethnicity
o Measuring Race/Ethnicity Disparities
· Five Fieldtrips throughout Central and South Texas – Free on first-come, first-serve basis:
o Culture Groups of the Texas Hill Country
o Ethnic Landscapes of the San Marcos and Guadalupe Rivers of Texas
o Ghettos, Enclaves, and Citadels in Austin
o Hispano San Antonio
o A Taste of Hill Country German Culture
* Free transportation from/to Austin and San Antonio Airports and
Free shuttle service from/to San Marcos Conference Hotels
The National Academy of Sciences featured an Arthur M. Sackler colloquium on Early Cities: New Perspectives on Pre-Industrial Urbanism. The Early Cities colloquium took place at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington D.C. on May 18-20, 2005.
Many disciplines including Sociology, Demography, Geography, Architecture and Urban Planning, Economics, Anthropology, and History are increasingly interested in "urbanism," particularly since much of the world is being converted into cities and vast metropolitan areas. A diverse group of scholars, who have employed different methods and a wide array of perspectives in their study of early cities, were featured at the Arthur M. Sackler colloquium "Early Cities: New Perspectives on Pre-Industrial Urbanism" on May 18-20, 2005 at the National Academies Building in Washington, D.C.
The ten archaeological case studies will be discussed by a group of distinguished scholars from fields such as geography, economics, urban planning, architecture, and environmental psychology. All 10 case studies will be accompanied by slides.
To facilitate the participation of younger anthropologists and social scientists, a number of travel grants will be available for graduate students and postdocs to help subsidize their travel to the conference.
For more information or to register for the colloquium, please go to www.nas.edu/sackler/earlycities or email us at sackler@nas.edu. Full details of the conference also are available online at: Conference Information.
The University of Alberta, Department Civil and Environmental Engineering, in Edmonton, Canada, together with the Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence hosted an international conference on socio-economic aspects of waste management, from May 11-14, 2005. Click Brochure details.
The Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers convened in Morelia, Mexico, October, 2005. For more information about the Conference and its activities, click on: CLAG Website
PAST EVENTS
CHINA FOR EDUCATORS
The Chinese-American Cultural Bridge Center, a non-profit organization, created a trip especially designed for educators, June 25 - July 9, 2003. For detailed Itineraries and information, visit the website: www.cacbc.org/go/explorechina.
More details can also be viewed on a Word document: just click on: Flyer.
20th International Conference on the History of Cartography
The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education at
the University of Southern Maine and the Harvard Map Collection at
Harvard University co-hosted the 20th International Conference on
the History of Cartography. The six-day event began on June 15, 2003,
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the Harvard campus and concluded at the
University of Southern Maine, in Portland, Maine, on June 20. This
will be the first time the biennial conference, now in its fortieth
year, will be held in New England. Previous venues have included the
Library of Congress and the Newberry Library. Over 250 scholars,
librarians, students, and collectors from all parts of the world are
expected to participate.
Themes of the conference included cartography, states, and empires; cartographic literacy and culture; cartography and commerce; and mapping the Americas. The conference featured several associated cartographic exhibits, as well as an extensive social program and activities for guests. A website provided registration materials, information on the program, and links to local attractions at both sites.
E-mail: info@inch2003.org
Second Conference on Salt Water Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers:
Monitoring, Modeling and Management
The meeting took place in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, from March
27-April 2, 2003. Interested parties can visit the website:
www.igeofcu.unam.mx/swica2/.
A large proportion of the world's population (about 70%) dwells in
coastal zones. In the last half-century, population and economic growth
have greatly increased freshwater demands. The lack of good management
schemes for coastal water resources has led to the over-exploitation of
groundwater in many parts of the world. The encroachment of seawater
into coastal aquifers has become a common problem. The objectives of
this conference were to bring together researchers, practitioners, and
water resources managers from all over the world to exchange state-of-the-art
knowledge and to propagate technology. It was intended
to be a multi-disciplinary meeting that gathers geographers, hydrogeologists,
geophysicists, geochemists, numerical modelers, managers, and policy
makers in the same room. The idea was to promote integrated approaches
that can bridge monitoring, modeling, and management aspects. To
achieve these goals, the conference provided not only regular sessions
of scientific presentations, but also keynote lectures aimed at an
interdisciplinary audience. Prior to the conference, two workshops were
scheduled. The first was a two-day theoretical workshop and the
second was a three-day tutorial workshop that will provide training on
theoretical principles as well as hands-on sessions on computer
modeling. Following the meeting were two field trips. The first
was a one-day field trip throughout northwest Yucatan. The second field
trip was a two-day field trip in northeast Yucatán.
Geography Awareness Week at Hunter College, NY
The Department of Geography at Hunter College, New York, announced its Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony, Tuesday November 12, 2002, at 6:30 pm EST, in the Faculty Dining Room, West Building.
For more information, contact Anthony Grande at Hunter College.
The Hunter College Geography Awareness Week Kick-off Lecture was scheduled for Wednesday November 13, 2002, at 7 pm EST, in Room 1527 North.
Dr. Lisa Vergara presented A Sense of Place: Netherlandish Maps in Vermeer's Paintings.
National GIS Day
GIS Day is a grassroots event that formalizes the practice of geographic information systems (GIS) users and vendors of opening their doors to schools,
businesses, and the general public to showcase real-world applications of this important technology. The event is principally sponsored by the National Geographic
Society, the Association of American Geographers, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, the United States Geological Survey, The Library of Congress, Sun Microsystems, and ESRI.
National GIS Day was Wednesday, November 20, 2002.
5-9 October 2008 • Houston, Texas
George R. Brown Convention Center
The 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM. Hosted by the Houston Geological Society
Registration deadline: Early Bird, 14 July 2008, Standard, 15 July thru 2 September 2008.
Abstract deadline: 3 June 2008
The Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers attracts more than 6,500 geographers and related professionals from around the world. Our meeting forum stimulates discussion about research, education, accomplishments, and developments in geography. Your participation is most welcome and encouraged. The 2008 Annual Meeting will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Marriott Copley Place and Westin Copley Place Hotel.
The signing of the AGS Globe launched the W. S. Carlson International Polar Year Events, a year-long series of public lectures, seminars, exhibits, films, and other events held at the University of Delaware to celebrate the fourth International Polar Year.
The exhibit opened on Thursday, March 1, 2007, at the University of Central Florida’s Main Library. The new documentary film Abandoned in the Arctic will be introduced by Executive Producer Geoffrey E. Clark, MD, and screened from 4-5:30 p.m. in Room 223. Exhibit viewing and a reception from 5:30-6 p.m. to follow, during which time refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Please note that the film will also be shown intermittently in Room 223 during the exhibit’s three-month engagement.
For more information, visit the Exhibition website.
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, USA - May 31-June 3, 2007
For more information, visit the CLAG Conference website.
The third international Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference convened at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX on 1-4 November 2006.
Geographers at Binghamton University (SUNY) conceptualized and hosted the first Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference in 2002. The AAG and Howard University joined Binghamton University to host the 2004 conference and now partner with Texas State University to plan the third biannual event with the support of a number of co-sponsors, including the AGS. This international conference included nationally distinguished public speakers, scholars of various disciplines from throughout the world, and students from across the continent who discussed contemporary diversity and equity issues, particularly those affecting Latinos and African Americans. Important conference themes that touch people of all racial and ethnic heritages were quality education, healthcare accessibility, affordable housing, and immigration.
To register or submit paper/poster/session abstracts for the Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference III, visit its Website at http://rep-conference.binghamton.edu/. For additional details, e-mail REP3@geo.txstate.edu.
Conference highlights include:
· The latest research on the connections of race/ethnicity and place
· Interdisciplinary setting bringing together geography and other disciplines with participation by academic scholars, researchers, professionals, and students
· Concurrent sessions include papers, posters, panels, workshops, and an ethnic art show
· Free registration to student participants
· Dining includes a welcome BBQ with entertainment, two breakfasts, two lunches, and a closing dinner with entertainment – All Free to first 300 registrants
· Workshops – Free on first-come, first-serve basis:
o Diversity Workshop
o GIS Workshop on Race and Ethnicity
o Measuring Race/Ethnicity Disparities
· Five Fieldtrips throughout Central and South Texas – Free on first-come, first-serve basis:
o Culture Groups of the Texas Hill Country
o Ethnic Landscapes of the San Marcos and Guadalupe Rivers of Texas
o Ghettos, Enclaves, and Citadels in Austin
o Hispano San Antonio
o A Taste of Hill Country German Culture
* Free transportation from/to Austin and San Antonio Airports and Free shuttle service from/to San Marcos Conference Hotels
Many disciplines including Sociology, Demography, Geography, Architecture and Urban Planning, Economics, Anthropology, and History are increasingly interested in "urbanism," particularly since much of the world is being converted into cities and vast metropolitan areas. A diverse group of scholars, who have employed different methods and a wide array of perspectives in their study of early cities, were featured at the Arthur M. Sackler colloquium "Early Cities: New Perspectives on Pre-Industrial Urbanism" on May 18-20, 2005 at the National Academies Building in Washington, D.C.
The ten archaeological case studies will be discussed by a group of distinguished scholars from fields such as geography, economics, urban planning, architecture, and environmental psychology. All 10 case studies will be accompanied by slides.
To facilitate the participation of younger anthropologists and social scientists, a number of travel grants will be available for graduate students and postdocs to help subsidize their travel to the conference.
For more information or to register for the colloquium, please go to www.nas.edu/sackler/earlycities or email us at sackler@nas.edu. Full details of the conference also are available online at: Conference Information.
Themes of the conference included cartography, states, and empires; cartographic literacy and culture; cartography and commerce; and mapping the Americas. The conference featured several associated cartographic exhibits, as well as an extensive social program and activities for guests. A website provided registration materials, information on the program, and links to local attractions at both sites.
E-mail: info@inch2003.org
Monitoring, Modeling and Management
A large proportion of the world's population (about 70%) dwells in coastal zones. In the last half-century, population and economic growth have greatly increased freshwater demands. The lack of good management schemes for coastal water resources has led to the over-exploitation of groundwater in many parts of the world. The encroachment of seawater into coastal aquifers has become a common problem. The objectives of this conference were to bring together researchers, practitioners, and water resources managers from all over the world to exchange state-of-the-art knowledge and to propagate technology. It was intended to be a multi-disciplinary meeting that gathers geographers, hydrogeologists, geophysicists, geochemists, numerical modelers, managers, and policy makers in the same room. The idea was to promote integrated approaches that can bridge monitoring, modeling, and management aspects. To achieve these goals, the conference provided not only regular sessions of scientific presentations, but also keynote lectures aimed at an interdisciplinary audience. Prior to the conference, two workshops were scheduled. The first was a two-day theoretical workshop and the second was a three-day tutorial workshop that will provide training on theoretical principles as well as hands-on sessions on computer modeling. Following the meeting were two field trips. The first was a one-day field trip throughout northwest Yucatan. The second field trip was a two-day field trip in northeast Yucatán.
For more information, contact Anthony Grande at Hunter College.
The Hunter College Geography Awareness Week Kick-off Lecture was scheduled for Wednesday November 13, 2002, at 7 pm EST, in Room 1527 North.
Dr. Lisa Vergara presented A Sense of Place: Netherlandish Maps in Vermeer's Paintings.
National GIS Day was Wednesday, November 20, 2002.