EUGEO Newsletter August 2012

EUGEO meetings on Sunday August 26 in Cologne at IGU/Int. Geographical Congress

Seminar on The State of Geography in Europe

(August 26, 10.00 am. , Universität zu Köln/University of Cologne, Room Com 02)

All Geographical Societies in Europe, members and non-members of EUGEO, are invited to present the State of Geography in their countries. Please inform EUGEO (Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. E' necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.) when you want to present before August 10. These presentations will be followed by a discussion on how the societies can cooperate to strengthen their organization, serve their members and promote the Geography of Europe and Geography in Europe. This should result in a road map how to continue working on this theme in the coming years. The seminar is open to all persons that have registered for IGU/IGS 2012.

EUGEO General Assembly

(August 26, 11.30 am. , Universität zu Köln/University of Cologne, Room Com 02)

Member societies of EUGEO are invited to send representatives to this meeting. Non-member societies are invited to attend as observers. Only representatives and observers are allowed (it is not an open meeting). Decisions will be made on EUGEO's structure and activities for the coming years. Members will receive the necessary documentation by email.

Please let us know who will be attending by email (Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. E' necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.) and consult the EUGEO website for further details and information (www.eugeo.org).

EUGEO 2013 Congress: Rome, September 5-7: Europe, what’s next? Changing geographies and geographies of change.

More information about this congress will become available at the EUGEO website (www.eugeo.org) and the congress website (www.eugeo2013.com). You can already register for being kept informed by email.

Revision and update of the EUGEO website

The EUGEO website (www.eugeo.org) is in the process of being updated and revised. Unfortunately, the website has been inaccessible for more than a week due to technical problems. It’s online again and you can look at it for the latest information.

Important international Geography Conferences

Of the many relevant conferences organized every year, two international conferences always attract a lot of European geographers. These are:

The Annual International Conference of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

The 2013 conference will be in London at the Royal Geographical Society, August 28-30. It is the largest meeting of geographers of this kind in Europe. The theme will be: New Geographical Frontiers. Look at the website: (http://www.rgs.org).

The Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers AAG

This meeting will take place in 2013 in Los Angeles, April 9-13. The presentations deal with Geography, Sustainability and GIScience. It is the largest gathering of geographers in the world with this year in New York 8500 delegates. Consult the website: (http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting)

The coming meetings of the International Geographical Union IGU are:

Regional Conference Traditional Wisdom and Modern Knowledge for the Earth's Future: Kyoto, Japan, August 4-9, 2012. Website: (http://oguchaylab.csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IGU2013/)

2014 IGU Regional Conference, Krakow, Poland

2015 IGU Regional Conference, Moscow, Russia

2016 International Geographical Congress, Beijing, China

Of interest

Regional Studies Association Early Career Conference: Times of Change: Future Directions in Geography, Urban and Regional Studies, November 1-2,Hamburg, Germany. Paper submission till 31st July 2012. Website: (http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/events/pdfs/hamburg-CFP-2012.pdf)

Geographical Society of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Third Congress of the Geographers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, second week of October 2012 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Website: (www.geodrustvo.ba/)

Europe Matters: European spatial planning, environmental policies and regional development. On 20 September 2012, Lux Theatre, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Website: (www.planet-europe.eu/).

EUGEO Newsletter July 2012

Revision and update of EUGEO website

The EUGEO website (www.eugeo.org) is in the process of being updated and revised. Please consult this website for the latest information.

Registration for IGU International Geographical Congress till July 15.

Interest in IGU/IGC 2012 in Cologne is massive. Therefore, registration stops at July 15. There will be no opportunity to register on-site in Cologne.

EUGEO General Assembly, Sunday August 26, 11.30-13.00

At IGU/IGC Cologne, Universität zu Köln, room Com 02

Member societies of EUGEO are invited to send representatives to this meeting. Non-member societies are invited to attend as observers. Only representatives and observers are allowed (it is not an open meeting). Decisions will be made on EUGEO's structure and activities for the coming years.

Please let us know who will be attending by email (Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. E' necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.) and consult the EUGEO website for further details and information (www.eugeo.org).  Also look at the IGC website (igc2012.org) to register for this conference, registration is necessary to get access to the venue.

• Twelve members have so far announced to send representatives.
• We invite the other members and non-member Geographical Societies in Europe to also attend as representatives/observers.
• We ask members to propose candidates for Secretary General and Member of the Executive Committee.
• We ask members for bids to organize the 2014 EUGEO seminar on the State of Geography in Europe and the 2015 EUGEO congress.

EUGEO Seminar The State of Geography in Europe, Sunday August 26, 10.00-11.30, At IGU/ICG Cologne, Universität zu Köln, room Com 02

All Geographical Societies in Europe are invited to present the State of Geography in their countries of origin. These presentations will be followed by a discussion on how the societies can cooperate to strengthen their organization, serve their members and promote geography. Designing a road map how to continue working on this theme in the coming years is also aimed at.

Also, European participation in the AAG series of seminars on Geography in the World will be discussed. A new seminar is planned for the next AAG Meeting in Los Angeles, April 9-13 2013. Please let us know who will be attending and presenting as a representative of a geographical society by email (Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. E' necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.) and consult the EUGEO website for further details and information (www.eugeo.org). This seminar is public and open for every registered person for the IGC. Also look at the IGC website (igc2012.org) to register for this conference, registration is necessary to get access to the venue.

• Nine members have so far announced to present; Please note: 1-3 page A4 handouts (Word-file) and max. 5 slide Powerpoint presentations are due before August 1, please send these two files to: Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. E' necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo..
• We invite all other European Geographical Societies to also attend.

EUGEO 2013 Congress: Summer 2013, Rome

Soon more information about this congress will become available at the EUGEO website (www.eugeo.org) and the congress website (www.eugeo2013.com). You can already register for being kept informed by email.

Calls European Commission for expressions of interest for experts in urban and regional studies and policies

It is important that geographers will be on the list of experts. Please consider reacting:

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:88796-2012:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0 and
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:72740-2012:TEXT:EN:HTML

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