The IGU Commission on Population Geography is organising 7 sessions at the next IGU conference in Moscow (16-21 August 2015). Session 1: Human mobility and latest Census data: new evidences, new insights (JOINT SESSION Commission on Population Geography and Commission on Global Change and Human Mobility) Session 2: Migrating out of Poverty in Asia (TBC) Session [...]
The UCD School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy and UCD Earth Institute invite you to participate in the next IGU Urban Commission meeting to be held in Dublin in August this year. Full details are available at the dedicated website: www.igudublin2015.com. The theme of the Conference is: Urban challenges in a complex world – [...]
The Commission on Geography of Governance is hosting its next conference in Portugal in April next year. Important dates: Abstracts - 15 December 2014 Acceptance notification - 5 January 2015 Registration & payment - 6-20 January 2015 Conference dates - 9-10 April 2015 For more information, visit the Commission's website, the conference website or download [...]
International Geographical Union Regional Conference ”Changes, Challenges, Responsibility” Kraków, Poland, 18-22.08.2014 The 2014 IGU Regional Conference took place in Krakow, Poland, in the Jagiellonian University. This combination of time and location has a few dimensions which contributed to the conference organization. In 2014, Poland celebrated 25th anniversary of the political independence resumption, the Jagiellonian University [...]
One of the most important roles that the IGU plays is through its membership of the International Council for Science (ICSU). ICSU’s mission is to strengthen international science for the benefit of society and it is vital that geographers are represented here so that we can make a contribution to the global science research agenda. [...]
At the recent IGU Executive Committee meeting held prior to the Krakow conference, the decision was confirmed to invite the University of Laval/Université Laval in Quebec, Canada, to host the Regional Conference of the International Geographical Union in August 2018. This will bring the IGU back to North America for the first time in more [...]
While the number, variety and quality of academic papers at the Krakow Regional Conference is impressive, the hospitality of the local hosts has got the delegates really talking! Delicious canapes and dishes at the ice-breaker party, fine pastries at coffee-time and a wonderful range of options at lunch (all included in the registration fee) - [...]
More than 1400 Geographers arrived today to register at the IGU Regional Conference. The venue for the Opening Ceremony was the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. The University is the oldest in Poland (and one of the oldest in Europe) and this year celebrates its 650th anniversary. There were a number [...]
Due to circumstances beyond the control of IGU, the planned November workshop in Libreville, Gabon has had to been postponed. While the decision is regrettable, it is still hoped to hold the workshop in 2015 at a date still to be decided. Updates will of course appear on this site.
Colloque Gabon. L'Université Omar Bongo et l'UGI prévoient actuellement d'organiser un atelier international commun qui aura lieu à Libreville du 11 au 13 novembre 2014 et intitulé « L'insertion mondiale de l'Afrique. Une mise en perspective par les géographes africains » (le colloque sera suivi d'une excursion à Lambaréné et à Port-Gentil). L'intention est double [...]
