Dear IGU Colleagues The IGU is delighted to note that our President, Professor Michael Meadows has been awarded a Fellowship by the Geographical Society of China (GSC) in recognition of his outstanding support for the Society and for Chinese geography. The Fellowship recognizes Professor Meadows’ constant support for the GSC, as well as his valuable [...]
Dear IGU Colleagues Firstly, allow me to thank you all for being willing to stand for election for the vacant IGU Vice-President positions. Thanks to the diligent work of both Aharon Kellerman and Jarkko Saarinen as tellers, I am pleased to be able to report the official results of the recent e-ballot. 51 National Committees [...]
Dear IGU Colleagues 6th Edition of the GeoNight // 6e édition de la Nuit de la Géographie WEBINAR GOVERNING THE URBAN NIGHT LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF THE URBAN NIGHT TIME The IGU Commission Geography of Governance organizes a Webinar on 'Governing the Urban Night', during the 6th edition of the Night of Geography (https://www.geonight.net/), on [...]
Dear Colleagues, It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that the Department of Geography, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India is going to organize an International Geographical Union (IGU) Thematic Conference on “Sustainability, Future Earth and Humanities: Opportunities and Challenges” in the month of November 24th -25th, 2022. The mode of the conference will [...]
Dear Colleagues ECR workshop on Geospatial Analytics and Urban Planning (only for those in India). The deadline has been extended to 28th February 2022. To express your interest, please send a CV, recommendation letter from supervisor or head of the department (or relevant authorities), and a draft paper on topics relevant to the workshop theme. [...]
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 [...]
