Final reports – IGU-CAG Regional Conference and iGEO
Final reports of both the IGU-CAG Regional Conference and iGEO held in Quebec, Canada, in August 2018, are now available. Download here: IGU-CAG Regional Conference iGEO
IGU Urban Geography Commission annual meeting
4 to 9 August 2019 - LUXEMBOURG URBAN CHALLENGES IN A COMPLEX WORLD The urban geographies of the new economy, services industries and financial market places The Urban Commission of the International Geographical Union (IGU) in collaboration with the Urban Studies team of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Luxembourg, is pleased [...]
Geography: Shaping Australia’s Future
The Australian Decadal Plan for Geographical Sciences was launched in Sydney on 22nd November 2018. The plan, entitled: Geography: Shaping Australia’s future was prepared by the National Committee for Geographical Sciences and presents the state of play of geography as a discipline in Australia. It provides a unified vision for Australian geography over the next [...]
IGU Commission Geography of Governance – Annual Conference
International Conference Local and Urban Governance: Trends, Challenges and Innovations in a Globalizing World International Geographical Union Commission on Geography of Governance 4 - 7 September 2019 Cidade da Praia, Cape Verde The International Conference on Local and Urban Governance: trends, challenges and innovations in a globalizing world, convened by the International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on [...]
The second IGU-AGLE commission conference held in Sweden
The Second International Conference of the International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on Agricultural Geography and Land Engineering (AGLE) was held in Jönköping, Sweden, October 17-19, 2018. Scholars from Sweden, China, France, Holland, UK and Australia gathered and shared with their studies in the fields of sustainable rural development and land use. The conference “Policy, research [...]
Two University of Chile academics win top Geography award
On 2 October, the Chilean Society of Geographical Sciences (SOCHIGEO) awarded two academics from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism - Enrique Aliste Almuna, director of the Department of Geography, and Professor Belisario Andrade Johnson. Read more here.
FOSS4G 2018 Conference
The annual FOSS4G conference is the largest global gathering focused on open source geospatial software. FOSS4G brings together developers, users, decision-makers and observers from a broad spectrum of organizations and fields of operation. Through six days of workshops, presentations, discussions, and cooperation, FOSS4G participants create effective and relevant geospatial products, standards, and protocols. 27, 28 [...]
Inaugural Conference of the IGU Commission on African Studies
IGU COMMISSION ON AFRICAN STUDIES INAUGURAL CONFERENCE, 17-18 MAY 2018, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, NAMBIA The IGU Commission on African Studies held its inaugural conference on 17-18 May 2018 at the University of Namibia, Namibia. The conference, whose theme was: What is Africa’s response on global challenges: Understanding drivers of poverty and reducing inequality?, was a [...]
Geography for Sustainable Development- Vision 2030
The first conference on Education for Sustainable Development in Saudi Arabia: "Geography for Sustainable Development- Vision 2030” will be held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Dates: 27-29 March 2018 More information: download the programme
EURASIAN GIS CONGRESS 2018
This congress will be held on 04-07 September 2018 at Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography in Baku, Azerbaijan. Web-site of congress is:http://eurasiangis2018.selcuk.edu.tr/ The EURASIAN GIS CONGRESS 2018 aims to bring together researchers, academicians and postgraduate students of all levels to exchange and share their experiences and research results with an interest in Geographical Information Sciences. It also provides forum for [...]