Invitation for Chapter Book Title: RESEARCH ISSUES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY Editors: Jerzy Bański, M. Meadows and RB Singh Chapter structure 1. Introduction 2. Subject matter, objectives and scope of research Topics undertaken as part of the research issue, characteristics of the research subject, identification of basic objectives and examples of research questions and [...]
The 2nd national forum on geographic modeling and simulation（and the launch ceremony of the training course on domestic geographical analysis models) was successfully completed The 2nd national forum on geographic modeling and simulation (and the launch ceremony of the training course on domestic geographical analysis models) was successfully held in Nanjing Normal University during Jan [...]
Dear IGU Community of Geographers The current IGU Executive Committee (EC) took office following the virtual General Assembly in August 2020. Since then, the EC has held several online meetings, one of which we devoted to refining an actionable Strategy to guide the IGU through the next four years, during which time we will celebrate [...]
Professor Moshe Brawer 1919-2020 Professor Moshe Brawer, Israel’s veteran and senior geographer passed away at the age of 101 on December 28 th 2020. Professor Brawer was responsible for the establishment of two of Israel’s five major Geography Departments, at Tel Aviv and Bar Ilan Universities. At Tel Aviv he chaired the Department in its [...]
The American Association of Geographers' annual meeting will be fully virtual in 2021. Attendees including geographers, GIS specialists, environmental scientists, and other leaders will share and discuss the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience. The meeting will be held from Wednesday, April 7 - Sunday, April 11, and will feature more [...]
Dear IGU Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to release the calls of nominations of the candidates for the following two IGU Honors & Awards in 2021 on behalf of the IGU Executive Committee. The IGU Lauréat d’honneur, established to recognize individuals who have achieved particular distinction or who have rendered outstanding service in the [...]
Dear Colleagues Founded in 1990, the International Festival of Geography (FIG) welcomes every year 50,000 visitors for 3 days in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. It is in this small town of the Vosges that in 1507, to complete the "Universalis cosmographiae ilustrationes" by the cartographer Waldsee muller, the "Cosmographiae Introductio" was printed. It is known to be the [...]
Dear Colleagues Department of Geography, Faculty of Earth Sciences is organizing the IGU India International conference (Virtual), 2020 on “Global to Local Sustainability & Future Earth” involving IGU commissions from 18th to 20th December 2020 at MLSU, Udaipur, India Register to Participate: Link for Registration- https://bit.ly/3kMHwAy Website: www.mlsu.ac.in Conference Brochure: IGU Udaipur brochure 2020 Contact [...]
Geography Awareness Week, November 16-21, 2020 Resources for celebrating #GeographyAwarenessWeek #GeoWeek. We have day-by-day themes you can use to align your content with ours if you wish. Established by a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress in 1987, Geography Awareness Week (GAW) is observed the third week in November every year. In 2020, GAW will [...]
