Nominations for IGU MGSC Awards 2026 Extended Deadline for submission: Oct 25, 2026 Nowadays, the IGU Outstanding Achievement Award and the Excellent Young Scholar Award in Modeling Geographical Systems (OAA 2026 and YSA 2026) are accepting nominations to recognize researchers for long and meritorious contributions to the geographic modeling research community, or young researchers for [...]
What AI Does to the World(s): Critical Geographic Perspectives? IGU thematic conference Paris (France) 5-8 Jul 2027 Session proposal submission deadline extended till: 30 October 2026 Timetable Call for papers opens: 15 November 2026 Paper proposal deadline: 30 December 2026 Notification of acceptance: 25 January 2027 Registration opens: 25 January 2027 Conference begins: 5 July [...]
MELBOURNE 2028 We warmly invite you to Melbourne for the 2028 Congress, ‘Making Geographical Connections’ On behalf of the Local Organising Committee, a warm welcome to preparations for the IGC2028 in Melbourne, Australia! We’re busy developing what promises to be a wonderful event. We hope that many of you will make the trip of a [...]
2027 International Conference: Sustainable Development of Middle-Sized Cities and Urban Regions in Central Europe The IGU Commission on Local and Regional Development (IGU CLRD) is pleased to announce the 2027 International Conference: Sustainable Development of Middle-Sized Cities and Urban Regions in Central Europe, which will take place on 8–10 April 2027 in Győr, Hungary. The [...]
In memory of Prof. Dr. Christopher Bryant, 1945 - 2026 Christopher Bryant, who served as Chair of the IGU Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems from 2000 to 2006, represented the last presidency of the Commission’s first phase. This period was marked by the transition from earlier Rural Geography commissions that had operated under [...]
A TRIBUTE TO YVES LACOSTE (1929–2026) Amaël Cattaruzza Paris 8 University, French Institute of Geopolitics (IFG) Past-President of the French National Committee of Geography (CNFG) The IGU regrets to announce the passing of a French geographer whose great influence on the discipline has been widely recognized. Below is a letter of announcement compiled by Amaël [...]
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Professor Emerita Sarah Witham Bednarz, a distinguished scholar whose work shaped generations of geography educators and researchers. Renowned for her contributions to spatial thinking, the educational use of geospatial technologies, and teacher education, she helped strengthen the intellectual foundations of our [...]
Sustainable Cities Website: https://geosus.iseis.cuhk.edu.hk/ Date: November 27-29, 2026 Location: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK, China The International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability 2026 aims to address the challenges associated with sustainable cities development by interdisciplinary research methods.
Dear Colleagues We are delighted to update you on the latest information about the journal impact factor (JIF). On June 17, this year's Journal Citation Reports were released, and JIF 2025 of GeoSus reaches 9.8, ranking Q1 in the following categories: 3/71 in Geography, Physical (Percentile 96.5); 19/114 in Green & Sustainable Science & Technology [...]
The IGU regrets to announce the passing of a Swiss geographer whose great influence on the discipline has been widely recognized. Below is a letter of announcement compiled by two of his colleagues (version in French follows). Note also that The Faculty of Geosciences and Environment at Lausanne University has published a tribute to Jean-Bernard [...]
