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What will be Presented at the 2021 AAG Meeting?

Jeong Chang Seong April 2, 2021 What will be Presented at the 2021 AAG Meeting?2021-03-31T15:26:56-04:00 Annual Meeting
Jeong Chang Seong, Sanghoon JI, Ana Stanescu, Yubin Lee, and Chul Sue Hwang Building off of an analysis completed for the cancelled in-person portion of the 2020 AAG Annual Meeting, Seong et al. have provided an update on presentation topics in anticipation of the 2021 AAG Annual Meeting.  A total of 2,952 papers and posters…
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Social Media at #AAG2021

Emily Fekete February 16, 2021 Social Media at #AAG20212021-02-16T14:54:37-05:00 Annual Meeting
We’re getting closer to the 2021 AAG Annual Meeting! Whether you will be attending the meeting all week, for a few days, or catching up with recordings of presentations between other obligations, there are plenty of ways to get involved using social media. Social media is a great way for seasoned conference goers and newcomers…
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What will be Presented at the 2020 AAG Meeting?

Jeong Chang Seong February 25, 2020 What will be Presented at the 2020 AAG Meeting?2020-04-01T11:14:55-04:00 Annual Meeting
Jeong Chang Seong, Chul Sue Hwang, Ana Stanescue, Yubin Lee, and Youngho Lee A total of 4,893 papers and posters are scheduled to be presented at the Denver AAG Annual Meeting in April this year (numbers as of February 2, 2020). In order to help meeting participants and fellow geographers to sketch out what is…
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Introducing the “Climate Action Task Force”

Patricia M. Martin and Joseph Nevins October 28, 2019 Introducing the “Climate Action Task Force”2019-12-02T17:00:43-05:00 Annual Meeting
In response to the current climate crisis, last spring we circulated a petition among various geography listservs requesting that the AAG Council take significant action “to reduce CO2 emissions related to the Annual Meeting.” The petition asked that the “Council do so in a manner commensurate with what the recent (October 2018) Intergovernmental Panel on…
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Social Media at #aagDC

Emily Fekete March 19, 2019 Social Media at #aagDC2019-03-19T11:14:27-04:00 Annual Meeting
We’re getting closer to the 2019 AAG Annual Meeting! Whether you will be attending the meeting all week, for a few days, or looking to follow the action from afar, there are plenty of ways to get involved using social media. Social media is a great way for seasoned conference goers and newcomers alike to…
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The Chesapeake Bay: Destruction and Rehabilitation in the Nation’s Largest Estuary

RDK Herman December 1, 2018 The Chesapeake Bay: Destruction and Rehabilitation in the Nation’s Largest Estuary2019-04-23T09:44:54-04:00 Annual Meeting
It’s another drizzly day on the Chesapeake, and the boat we are on bobs gently on the opaque, mud-colored water. A crusty old crabber from Tangier Island, by the nickname of Captain Cook (use of nicknames is an old and strong tradition on Tangier), has just dropped a scraper overboard and brought up a bunch…
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AAG Grants & Awards Conferred

AAG Names Rita Colwell as the 2019 Honorary Geographer

Emily Fekete November 14, 2018 AAG Names Rita Colwell as the 2019 Honorary Geographer2018-11-14T11:03:16-05:00 AAG Grants & Awards Conferred
Rita Colwell (Photo by Sam Kittner) The American Association of Geographers has named Rita Colwell, the first woman to be director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), as its 2019 AAG Honorary Geographer. Rita Colwell currently is a distinguished university professor at the University of Maryland at College Park and at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg…
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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

Catherine W. Cooper November 1, 2018 Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center2018-12-05T17:57:57-05:00 Annual Meeting
“I never ran my train off track and I never lost a passenger.” Harriet Tubman was fond of saying this in her later years, but during the 1850s when she was actively escorting enslaved people north to freedom using the Underground Railroad (UGRR) network, she was taking grave risks with her own life and liberty…
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Focus on D.C. & the Mid Atlantic

The Resilient Streams in the Urban Landscape of Washington, D.C.

Ranbir S. Kang October 1, 2018 The Resilient Streams in the Urban Landscape of Washington, D.C.2018-11-15T10:03:30-05:00 Focus on D.C. & the Mid Atlantic
The process of urbanization often leads to the alteration of local streams. Such alterations range from complete disappearance of streams by making them flow underground, converting them into canals, loss of their aquatic habitat, and changes in their morphology (Kang and Marston 2006; Kang 2007) . In Washington, many streams and springs have disappeared during the last 200 years…
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Stories of Change Hidden in Washington, D.C.’s Alleys

Rebecca Summer September 1, 2018 Stories of Change Hidden in Washington, D.C.’s Alleys2018-11-15T10:02:05-05:00 Focus on D.C. & the Mid Atlantic
Washington, is known for its monuments, museums, and grand government buildings. It is associated with policy wonks, foreign dignitaries, and political controversy. But it is also a home town for thousands of people who live in its lively neighborhoods. How best to get a glimpse of everyday life for ’s residents, those people living in…
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AAG Grants & Awards Conferred

Carla Hayden, 2019 AAG Atlas Awardee, to Speak in D.C.

Emily Fekete August 22, 2018 Carla Hayden, 2019 AAG Atlas Awardee, to Speak in D.C.2018-08-22T10:51:28-04:00 AAG Grants & Awards Conferred
The American Association of Geographers invites attendees of the 2019 AAG Annual Meeting in Washington, , to join in celebration of Carla Hayden at the AAG Atlas Award Ceremony. Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress, will deliver a keynote address at noon on Friday, April 5, after being presented with the 2019 AAG Atlas Award,…
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The National Mall: Making Space for the Dream

Lisa Benton-Short August 1, 2018 The National Mall: Making Space for the Dream2018-09-04T11:15:28-04:00 Annual Meeting
On September 24, 2016, thousands gathered on the National Mall to celebrate the grand opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The building is distinctive: the bronze-meshed ziggurat moves upwards towards the sky and into the light. Inside the new 400,000 square foot museum are some 36,000 artifacts that share truths…
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