The International Geographical Olympiad, known as iGeo, concluded on Sunday 15th August in Istanbul - although of course the participants (from no less than 48 countries) joined the event virtually. The winning team was Singapore, and the top Gold Medal was awarded to Rustam Bigildin of Russia. Congratulations to the local organizers, the iGeo Task [...]
On the 22nd June 2021, representatives from almost all of the world’s geographical societies met to discuss their individual and collective responses to environmental crises. Jointly organised by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, the Royal Geographical Society (https://protect-za.mimecast.com/s/qMkzCwjyBrS53ZmyTVMJSF) and the International Geographical Union, the online meeting was attended by over 65 delegates from 30 countries. [...]
An international conference on the life and work of the geographer, anarchist and active, Kropotkin, will be held at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, from 19th to 23rd July 2021 with the support of the IGU Commission on the History of Geography. The proceedings will be broadcast live, and free of charge, on the [...]
A free online workshop: Nature-Based Solutions implementation and Ecosystem Services Assessment in a Changing Environment will be held on 23-26 June, 2021. The workshop is being organized under the auspices of the journal Geography and Sustainability (see: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/geography-and-sustainability Now the registration is open, we warmly welcome participants worldwide to join us! The online classroom will be [...]
The IGU has for some years now been invited to send a representative to the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) sessions. As in the past, IGU was represented this year by Professor Cosimo Palagiano, joint chair of the IGU-ICA Joint Commission on Toponymy. During this session, Helen Kerfoot was given the [...]
The University of Salento is hosting online, on 27th and 28th May 2021 the thematic conference "Heritage Geographies: politics, uses and governance of the past". Registration and attendance is free (see details below). The initiative is promoted by the International Geographical Union (promoting commissions: "Political Geography" ,"Cultural Approaches to Geography", "History of Geography", "Geography of [...]
Learn for our Planet. Act for Sustainability 17 – 19 May 2021 Follow the conference live 17 May, 12:00pm – International Conference Watch event live: English - original language 18 May, 08:00 am – International Conference Watch event live: English - original language 19 May, 1:00 pm – International Conference Watch event live: English - [...]
Dear Colleagues, As planning for an in person IGC 2021 kicked into high gear last year, we were hopeful that delaying the meeting to August 2021 would allow an opportunity for LOC and IGU and its participants to safely reconnect at Istanbul University in 16-20 August 2021. After having detailed meetings with the IGU Board [...]
IGU Announces broadcast of the Virtual General Assembly 2020 on YouTube Channel. Follow link https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Fe9bjknzlyj8
2nd April 2020 Postponement of 34th IGC 2020 İstanbul Dear Colleagues Following the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and its current trajectory, it has become clear that it will not be possible to hold the 34th International Geographical Congress in İstanbul in August this year as originally planned. Today, the Local Organising Committee and the [...]
