Dear colleagues, First of all, on behalf of the GeoNight organising committee, we wish you all the best for this new year 2022. Let’s hope this one will be less turbulent and more joyful. As it has become a yearly tradition, we are contacting you to inform you that this year, the GeoNight is going [...]
Workshop 'Smart and Resilient Local Governance' Gyor, Hungary 13 - 14 June 2022 While the magnitude of challenges vary across borders, external shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic to the climate crisis highlighted the pivotal role local governments play in response to a crisis. It emphasized not just the importance of strengthening functions to withstand these [...]
Dear IGU Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to inform that the calls of nominations of the candidates for the following four IGU Honors & Awards 2022 is still open for nomination. The IGU Lauréat d’honneur, established to recognize individuals who have achieved particular distinction or who have rendered outstanding service in the work of [...]
Dear Colleagues The International Geographical Union (IGU) announces the availability of travel grants awarded on a competitive basis to help defray the costs of in-person participation in the 2022 IGU Centennial Congress, 18-22 July 2022 in Paris, France. Click to download announcement pdf Applications should be accompanied by a written statement, the abstract of your [...]
International Conference LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN A TIME OF GLOBAL EMERGENCIES IGU Commission Geography of Governance Annual Conference - 2022 Mexico City, 29 - 31 August 2022 Date: 29 - 31 August 2022 Conference venue: Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM), Mexico,Casa de la Primera Imprenta de América, Mexico City Themes: The Conference is organized into 4 tracks [...]
Dear colleagues, The summer has been quite eventful for the geographic communities, rhythmed by numerous international symposia (IGU Istanbul, Eugeo Prague amongst others). It is now time to prepare the future important steps for the discipline, and notably the Paris IGU-UGI Centennial Congress to be held in Paris in 2022 (July 18-22). You only have [...]
Dear IGU colleagues This is a call for proposals for books to be published as part of the IGU’s new series produced in a collaboration between the International Geographical Union and Edward Elgar Publishing. The International Geographical Union Series on Contemporary Geographies (IGUSCG) is intended to deliver original, thought-provoking and international perspectives on contemporary geography. [...]
5th International Conference on 'Urban e-Planning' - 2021 (Virtual / Online) The 'Urban e-Planning' Conference, promoted by the 'International Journal of E-Planning Research' (IJEPR), in collaboration with the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, is an annual forum for the discussion of recent research developments in the field of urban e-planning. The [...]
Dear Colleagues We are pleased to bring to your attention the news of the founding of the Young and Early Career Geographers Working Group on Geography and Sustainability (YECG-GeoSus), co-organized by IGUYECG (International Geographical Union - Young and Early Career Geographers Task Force) and IGU-GFE (International Geographical Union - Geography for Future Earth: Coupled Human-Earth [...]
Dear Colleagues The IGU Commissions: Local and Regional Development and Land Use and Land Cover Change together with the Bulgarian National Science Program "Environmental Protection and Reduction of Risks of Adverse Events and Natural Disasters" are organising a face-to-face seminar, entitled "Local and Regional Aspects of Natural Hazards" with colleagues prior to the 34th IGU [...]
