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Honorable election The Chair of the IGU Global Understanding Commission has been elected as 2025 Distinguished Fellow of The International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI). This election occurred alongside colleagues from Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, Shenzhen University, the University of Hong Kong and Arizona State University and is an interesting opener for [...]

En mémoire du Professeur Gabriel WACKERMANN (1928-2026) C’est avec une profonde tristesse que nous vous faisons part du décès du Professeur Gabriel WACKERMANN. Géographe émérite français, le Professeur Gabriel Wackermann a marqué durablement la discipline par l’ampleur de son œuvre, la rigueur de sa pensée et la générosité de son engagement intellectuel. Son parcours témoigne [...]

      Happy New Year 2026

IGU CDES 2026 Conference, May 27-29, 2026, Turku, Finland "Strengthening Economic Resilience: Geographies of Policies, Knowledge Co-Creation and Industry Transformations" Organized by Economic Geography unit, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku Abstract submission deadline: 15 February 2026. Submission: SUBMIT ABSTRACT Details and Call for Papers Conference website: IGU-CDES Conference 2026

International Mountain Day 2025 ️ 11 December 2025 15:00–16:30 GMT Online Seminar We are pleased to announce that the hashtag IGU Commission of Mountain Studies and the Commission on Biogeography and Biodiversity are jointly organizing an online seminar to celebrate International Mountain Day2025! This year’s theme, “Glaciers matter for water, food and livelihoods in mountains [...]

Dear IGU Colleagues, On behalf of the IGU Executive Committee, it is my great pleasure to release the call for nomination of candidates for the following four IGU Honors & Awards in 2026. Announcement: English & French The IGU Planet and Humanity Medal, created to honour individuals (not necessarily geographers) who have made outstanding contributions [...]

IGC 2024 Dublin: Celebrating a World of Difference, Creating a Lasting Legacy The report from ISHF 2025 can be viewed here: ISHF 2025 Dublin – Fáilte Ireland’s Role in Driving Change in Social Housing

#survey on participation in scientific organizations: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/scientific_organizations_survey There is still time to take part in the global survey on participation, leadership, and inclusion in scientific organizations, launched by the International Science Council, The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science. Are you a scientist involved in a scientific organization? This [...]