‘Conference news’ Archive

RGS/IBG Annual Conference news

The Annual International Conference of the RGS-IBG starts on the 1st of September 2010 at the Society in London.  This 3-day event attracts over 1,000 geographers from around the world.  The meeting this year is chaired by Neil Wrigley, University of Southampton, and the theme is ‘Confronting the Challenges of the Post-Crisis Global Economy and [...]

Research Group Guests

Please note, due to travel delays after the AAG, the deadline for research guests has been extended.  Research group decisions need to be with the RGS by the 10th of May, so please notify the SCGRG by the 7th of May  if you would like to propose a guest.   The SCGRG are now accepting applications for [...]

Bursaries for SCGRG members

The SCGRG is delighted to announce the availability of a small number of bursaries for SCGRG members to attend the forthcoming conferences on ‘Salty Geographies’ and ‘Urban Green Space’. ‘Salty’ Geographies: Subaltern Maritime networks, spaces and practices is a three-day conference for academics, postdoctoral researchers and postgraduate students, organised by David Featherstone and William Hasty [...]

2010 RGS Conference Sessions

Thanks to everyone who submitted sessions for sponsorship to the SCGRG for the 2010 RGS conference. We were delighted with the quality and range of sessions proposed. The sessions with the SCGRG name on them next year are likely to be the following: Sponsored sessions: Geography and the Future, Ben Anderson (Geography, University of Durham) [...]

Call for RGS/IBG sessions

The Social and Cultural Geography Research Group (SCGRG) is pleased to present a call for sponsored sessions for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference in London, 1st-3rd September 2010. The chair of the conference is Neil Wrigley (University of Southampton) and the theme is ‘Confronting the Challenges of the Post-Crisis Global Economy and Environment’ (see http://www.rgs.org/ac2010 [...]