Dear IGU Colleagues The International Geographical Union has issued a public statement (English and French) in which we highlight our position in relation to academic freedom. Although academic freedom is compromised in a number of countries around the world, we have taken the decision, at the request of the chair of the French National Committee, [...]
International Geodiversity Day will enable coordinated activities to take place worldwide, highlighting the importance of geodiversity. Bringing together people, communities, organisations, and countries across the world, it is expected that this will include educational, awareness raising, and public and policy engagement activities. More details can be found here: http://www.geodiversityday.org/
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 [...]
Dear Colleagues Greetings from the GeoNight organising committee (CNFG, EUGEO, IGU). This year we are hoping to organise many events across the globe on Friday April 9th, the date of GeoNight. As always, all countries are free to participate. The main goal of GeoNight events is to promote geography and geographers to the general public [...]
Dear IGU Colleagues Series Editors Professor Iain Hay and Michael Meadows announce the forthcoming publication of the first book in ‘The International Geographical Union Series on Contemporary Geographies’. The volume, entitled Geographies of Cosmopolitanism is by Professor Barney Warf of the University of Kansas. Invigorating and timely, this book provides a thorough overview of the geographies of [...]
Dear Colleagues I am pleased sending you the call for application for the CIPSH Chair of 2021. Enclosed please find the announcement of the calls with detailed information regarding the application procedures. The deadline for application is March 1, please send all application materials electronically to the CIPSH email address (emailcipsh@icphs.org) Hsiung Ping-chen 熊秉真 Secretary [...]
Invitation for Chapter Book Title: RESEARCH ISSUES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY Editors: Jerzy Bański, M. Meadows and RB Singh Chapter structure 1. Introduction 2. Subject matter, objectives and scope of research Topics undertaken as part of the research issue, characteristics of the research subject, identification of basic objectives and examples of research questions and [...]
Dear IGU Community of Geographers The current IGU Executive Committee (EC) took office following the virtual General Assembly in August 2020. Since then, the EC has held several online meetings, one of which we devoted to refining an actionable Strategy to guide the IGU through the next four years, during which time we will celebrate [...]
The American Association of Geographers' annual meeting will be fully virtual in 2021. Attendees including geographers, GIS specialists, environmental scientists, and other leaders will share and discuss the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience. The meeting will be held from Wednesday, April 7 - Sunday, April 11, and will feature more [...]
Dear IGU Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to release the calls of nominations of the candidates for the following two IGU Honors & Awards in 2021 on behalf of the IGU Executive Committee. The IGU Lauréat d’honneur, established to recognize individuals who have achieved particular distinction or who have rendered outstanding service in the [...]
