From the Meridian: Columns by Doug Richardson
“From the Meridian” is a column by AAG Executive Director Doug Richardson, published in the AAG Newsletter from 2002 to 2012.
2012
- December 2012 – AAG Newsletter To Go Online in 2013
- July-August 2012 – Reluctantly Transitioning to the Inevitable: Online Publications
- June 2012 – Emerging Themes for the Los Angeles AAG Annual Meeting
- May 2012 – An International Call for Authors
- April 2012 – New York City: an International Gathering
- March 2012 – Welcoming International Geographical Societies to New York
2011
- December 2011 – Help Geographers in Need
- November 2011 – Secretaries of State Support AAG Geography Education Resolution
- May 2011 – Sleepless in Seattle and Soon on Sabbatical
- April 2011 – Future Research Directions at NSF
- March 2011 – AAG Initiative for an NIH-Wide GIS Infrastructure
- February 2011 – GIS&T Innovation in Latin America
- January 2011 – Guest Editorial: You Won’t Like This
2010
- December 2010 – Creating an International Encyclopedia of Geography
- November 2010 – Geography Interacting with the Humanities
- October 2010 – Rebuilding Geography in Haiti
- September 2010 – AAG Launches New Website
- July/August 2010 – Space-Time Integration in Geography and GIScience
- May 2010 – Building Partnerships for Geography
- April 2010 – Blueprint Needed for Geography Education
- March 2010 – Bowling Together: Participatory Geography at the AAG
- February 2010 – Mapping Procurement Practices — Best and Wurst
- January 2010 – The Library of Congress: Geography’s Treasury
2009
- December 2009 – Supporting Geography in Tough Economic Times
- November 2009 – Geography and Climate Change
- October 2009 – AAG Launches Model Program to Support and Enhance Diversity
- September 2009 – Jane Goodall to Receive New AAG Atlas Award
- July/August 2009 – AAG, Harvard, State Department Focus on Science Partnerships
- June 2009 – Spatial Histories, Temporal Geographies
- May 2009 – Geography and Mental Health
- April 2009 – Las Vegas: Building Partnerships for Geography
- March 2009 – Stimulating Geography
- February 2009 – AAG Enhancing Diversity: Progress and Plans
- January 2009 – Geography Education and Employment Outside of Academia
2008
- December 2008 – Supporting the Next Generation of Geographers
- November 2008 – Faculty and Teacher Professional Development at the AAG
- October 2008 – Sustainable “Greening” of the AAG
- September 2008 – Geography and Human Rights
- July-August 2008 – Reading Kierkegaard in Las Vegas
- June 2008 – Global Dialogues: Geography and Sustainable Development in Africa
- May 2008 – Boston: Traditions and New Directions in Geography
- April 2008 – Archiving and Accessing Geography’s History
- March 2008 – Building and Sustaining Disciplinary Support for New Scholars
- February 2008 – From Idea to Reality: The AAG’s Developing Regions Membership Program
- January 2008 – Indigenous Geographies of Struggle and Self Determination
2007
- December 2007 – AAG Center for Global Geography Education Receives NSF Grant
- November 2007 – Noam Chomsky and Jeffrey Sachs to join AAG for Boston Meeting
- October 2007 – Expanding Support for AAG Journals
- September 2007 – AAG Workshop Supports Educational Collaborations in the Americas
- July-August 2007 – Educating Congress on Geography Education
- June 2007 – AAG to Host NCGE Central Office
- May 2007 – San Francisco: Advancing Geography in Partnership with You
- April 2007 – Enhancing Diversity
- March 2007 – The Plan to Hijack Mapping
- February 2007 – The International Geographical Union: Appreciation and Change
- January 2007 – Building a Foundation for the AAG’s Future
2006
- December 2006 – Is it Time for an AAG “Developing Regions” Membership Program?
- November 2006 – Building a Foundation for Science: The GIS&T Body of Knowledge
- October 2006 – Protecting the AAG and Supporting Hotel Unions
- September 2006 – Disciplinary Data: Critical Needs and Updated Priorities
- July-August 2006 – Looking Northward
- June 2006 – Harvard’s President Summers Launches New Geography Center
- May 2006 – PAIGH and AAG Cooperation
- April 2006 – Chicago: Advancing Geography in Partnership With You
- March 2006 – Geography and the Humanities
- February 2006 – AAG and International Outreach
- January 2006 – Mather and Marble Gifts to Support Geography for Years to Come
2005
- December 2005 – Bringing Geography Back to Harvard
- November 2005 – AAG Senior Associates Program Update
- October 2005 – Building the AAG’s Capacity to Respond Quickly
- September 2005 – Making Connections: Geography and Drug Addiction
- July-August 2005 – Reaching Out to Latin American Geographers
- June 2005 – AAG Journals Go Online with Synergy
- May 2005 – Advancing Geography in Partnership With You
- April 2005 – AAG Launches Study on Graduate Education in Geography
- March 2005 – An “NIH of Geographic Research”
- February 2005 – Geography and the Indian Ocean Tsunami
- January 2005 – New Year’s Reflections…and Resolutions
2004
- December 2004 – The AAG Washington Monitor
- November 2004 – Race/Ethnicity and Place Conference Builds Bridges for Geography
- October 2004 – AAG Offers New Services to Support Specialty Groups
- September 2004 – AAG Initiates Program for Senior Geographers
- July-August 2004 – The “AAG Washington Monitor”
- June 2004 – Mapping the News
- May 2004 – An Office of the Geographer in the U.S. Congress
- April 2004 – AAG Expands Geography Education Initiatives
- March 2004 – The Tapestry of Geography
- February 2004 – Financial Progress at the AAG
- January 2004 – AAG Reaches Out with Specialty Conferences
2003
- December 2003 – Opportunities for Geographers at the National Science Foundation
- November 2003 – The AAG’s Long Range Plan
- October 2003 – The Ingredients of a Great Centennial Meeting
- September 2003 – AAG Director of Educational Affairs Osa Brand Retires
- July-August 2003 – Time Out for Summer Reading
- June 2003 – Federal Funding for Geography Education?
- May 2003 – Supporting Geography at a Critical Time
- April 2003 – Planning Now for the AAG’s Centennial Year
- March 2003 – Geography is Key Player in NSF 10-Year Outlook
- February 2003 – Bound for New Orleans: The AAG’s 99th Annual Meeting
- January 2003 – Executive Director Emeritus: A Tribute to Ron Abler
2002
- August 2002 – Challenges Facing the AAG