International Geographical Union
Executive Committee Meeting Schedule
Saturday 18th, April and Monday 20th April 2026
Naples / Italy
Research Centre Calza Bini, Department of Architecture, University of Naples Federico II
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IGU EC Naples, Italy Schedule and Agenda V5 updated on 17042026
1. Welcome, Apology and Meeting Logistics
2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Minutes
3. 01 Minutes of the Lublin, Poland, EC Meeting (NL/BG/PK)
4. Point of discussion (between +/- 20/25 minutes)
4.01 EC meeting schedule 2026
4.01a İstanbul 2026 August (BG)
4.01b Nepal EC November/December 2026 (AD/PK)
4.02 Financial =30 min.
4.02a General report; (HB/PM)
4.02b Countries in Good Standing for 2026 (PM/HB/BG)
4.02c Extraordinary GA/ Location bank accounts and head office (NL/HB/PM)
4.02d Private funds (HB)
4.02e European Funds and Program (RLG)
4.03 IGU Advisory Board (NL/RLG/BG)
4.04 IGU Task Officers (NL/BG) with process
4.04b is Proposal for IGU task officer
4.05 UGI EC Gender Equality Committee (NL/AD)
4.05a Composition
4.05 Statement / European Funds
5. Point of Information, with/approval (between +/-15/20 minutes)
5.01 Report on EC election 2026 (NL/MM)
5.01 List of Candidates
5.02 Election Procedures
5.02 IGU commissions & National Committee
5.02a IGU Commission Award (RLG/NL/BG)
5.02b IGU Annual Report 2025 (NL/BG/PK)
5.02c Report on National committees & IGU commissions: online meetings (NL/BG)
5.02d Membership request from the Geographical Society of Mongolia (HB/BG)
5.02e Report on the Membership progress (Chile, Senegal, Nepal, Cameroon, etc.) (RLG)
5.03 IGU Honours and Award 2025 (MM/NL/RLG)
5.04 Geo AI Task Force (NL/PK/BG)
5.05 IGU MoU – MoA
5.05a AAG booth update and 2027 AAG-IGU Panel (HB)
6.Point of Information (+/- 10/15 minutes)
6.01 IGU Survey (Strategy) (NL)
6.02 Participation of Global South geographers at the IGU conferences and congresses (AD/NL)
6.03 IGU Website, Social Media and e-Newsletter (NL/BG/PK)
6.03a Report on IGU Website (PK/NL)
6.03b Instagram Account revival (PK/BG/NL)
6.03c e-Newsletter March 2026 (NL/BG/PK)
6.04 Publishing
6.04a IGU Bulletin (BG/PK)
6.04b The editorial committee of Springer’s AGES Series (RLG)
6.04c Edward Elgar IGU Series update (HB)
6.04d IGU Video, The journal Database, YouTube, Podcast (MW/BF)
6.05 IGU Conferences and Congresses
6.05a 2026 iGeo – Istanbul, Turkiye, (BG)
6.05b IGU Regional Conference İstanbul, 17-21 August 2026 (BG)
6.04b+ Accommodation, new members and EC Participation
6.05c IGU Thematic Conference (3-5 Nov), Aligarh Muslim University, India 2026 (AD)
6.05d Proposal of IGU Thematic Conference 2027 (5-8 July) on Artificial Intelligence and Geography, Paris, France (NL/BG)Support Letters Cultural Geography Commission, YECG Commission, GDSCW Commission, Gender and Geography Commission, Commission on Geographical Education
6.05e International Geographical Congress, Melbourne 9-14 July 2028 (PM)
6.05f The Spanish Association of Geography pre-congress meeting (RSL)
6.05g Special Sessions _ 4th International GORILLA Conference
6.06 ISC Governing Board elections (NL/MP/MM)
6.07 SCGES Report (Report on Gender Equality and Women Representation in Science Organizations) (NL/AD)
6.08 FIG (NL)
6.09 GeoNight, April 10th, 2026 (10th edition)(NL/PK)
6.10 UN-GGIM- Geospatial Societies and CODATA (PK)
6.11 GeoUnions (MM)
6.12 IGU & CLACSO
7. Other Business (10/15 min.)
7.01 IGU Gifts and Costs (NL)
8. Adjourn
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