At the most recent meeting of the IGU Executive Committee, which was held in Cape Town in December 2015, the draft IGU Strategy document was approved. The strategy deals with the way forward for the International Geographical Union and highlights its tasks and priorities leading up to the IGU centennial General Assembly in 2022. The [...]
June 15-19, 2015 in Provence, France This five-day workshop emphasizes understanding geomorphic and ecological process as a sound basis for planning and designing river restoration projects and programs. The course is in English, but draws heavily on river restoration and management experiences in France and elsewhere in the EU, complemented by experiences in North America and elsewhere. [...]
International Conference on Population Geographies 2015: The Spatial Dimensions of Population 30 June to 3 July 2015 The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Important dates: Monday 16 February 2015 - Deadline for submitting abstracts Monday 9 March 2015 – Notification of acceptance Monday 16 March – Registration opens Monday 4 May – Deadline for Early bird [...]
Coastal Cities 2015 7 - 9 July, 2015 at New Forest, UK View the conference website for more information or to submit an abstract. Coastal Cities 2015 is organised by the Wessex Institute, UK and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. It is sponsored by WIT Transactions on the Built Environment and the [...]
The 13th European Geoparks Conference is taking place in Rokua, Finland from 3-6 September 2015 Topic: Responsible use of natural and cultural heritage From the start Geopark sites and concept have emphasised a responsible use of natural and cultural heritage. With their specific geological, mineralogical, geophysical, geomorphological, palaeontological and geographical features, the Geoparks are used as a basis for enhancing the [...]
The European Urban Research Association and the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania cordially invite you to the 2015 EURA conference Transforming cities, transformative cities Sibiu, Romania, 17-20 September 2015 Conference tracks Track 1. The spatiality of the city as a basis of transformation Track 2. The democratic city: institutional reforms and policy processes Track [...]
WMESS 2015 aims to provide a forum for discussion of the latest findings and technologies in different fields of Earth Sciences and give opportunities for future collaborations. The hope is that it will be an appreciated platform for sharing knowledge and experiences in the fields of Earth Sciences given below. The symposium will be held in Prague (Czech Republic) from 7-11 September [...]
The conference is dedicated to the 140th birthday anniversary of Alexandre Javakhishvili – a famous Georgian geographer and anthropologist, the Academician of Georgian Academy of Sciences and Honored Worker of Georgian Science. It will take place from 22-23 October 2015. Important dates: Abstracts Submission - 15 March, 2015 Notification of Authors - 1 April, 2015 [...]
The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2015 is happening at the University of Exeter, UK 2-4 September 2015. You are invited to submit proposal for paper of presentation. Session title: Challenges of cultural distance and second language acquisition for international students in higher education Important dates: Deadline for abstract submission - Monday 9 February 2015 Conference dates - 2-4 September [...]
The IGU Commission on Population Geography is organising 7 sessions at the next IGU conference in Moscow (16-21 August 2015). Session 1: Human mobility and latest Census data: new evidences, new insights (JOINT SESSION Commission on Population Geography and Commission on Global Change and Human Mobility) Session 2: Migrating out of Poverty in Asia (TBC) Session [...]
