• IGU Regional Conference in Kraków, Poland,
2013-10-01
Call for Sessions
IGU Regional Conference in Kraków, Poland,
18-22 August 2014
CHANGES, CHALLENGES, RESPONSIBILITY
The sessions to be organized during the IGU regional conference in Kraków can be categorized as follows: plenary sessions, Commission / Task Force sessions and thematic sessions.
The sessions at the IGU regional conference in Kraków will be organized by the IGU commissions and task forces. Additionally, the participants may propose thematic sessions to be organized during the conference.
The proposals for Commission / Task Force sessions must be submitted to the organizing committee no later than 15 October 2013 and the proposals for other sessions no later than 30 November 2013. Joint sessions on appropriate themes relevant to two or more IGU commissions are especially encouraged, as are those that contribute to future earth and the International year of Global Understanding. Interested participants should indicate the relevant commission/task force when submitting abstracts.
Thematic sessions may be organized by the conference participants to present the achievements of research groups or the results of important international and IGU research projects, or to gather experts specialized in a particular research topic in order to discuss selected research issues.
additionally, the conference participants are encouraged to organize workshops and special sessions for young scholars and university teachers, school geography teachers and students.
If you want to organize a session sponsored by the Commission on Political Geography pleas contact the chair of the Commission elena.dellagnese@unimib.it and/or the secretary v.d.mamadouh@uva.nl
For more information about the IGU 2014 Regional Conference, see the conference website http://www.igu2014.org
