Ps.
Nice one John
Sara Fregonese
PhD candidate
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU UK
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: A forum for critical and radical geographers
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of jon swords
>Sent: 05 September 2007 15:39
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: geographers and air travel
>
>In a chicken/road stylee:
>
>How did the critical geographer get to the conference..?
>
>Hot air balloon.
>
>....also applicable for politicians courting 'green votes' on
>the campaign trail.
>
>Sorry, best i could do.
>
>Jon
>
>
>>From: [log in to unmask]
>>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: geographers and air travel
>>Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:13:09 -0400
>>
>>
>>C'mon, you think about one, Mr. Research Student! All the time in the
>>world
>>- to think about it and research it ...!
>>
>>Don't make it boring!
>>Nick
>>
>>
>>I'm sure there is joke here somewhere about the amount of hot air
>>released at conferences...?
>>?
>>Jon?
>>?
>>?
>>Kind regards?
>>?
>>Jon Swords?
>>?
>>PhD Research Student?
>>Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies?
>>University of Newcastle upon Tyne?
>>NE1 7RU?
>>?
>>0191 222 8522?
>>[log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: jon swords <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Sent: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11.31am
>>Subject: Re: geographers and air travel
>>
>>
>>I'm sure there is joke here somewhere about the amount of hot air
>>released at conferences...?
>>?
>>Jon?
>>?
>>?
>>Kind regards?
>>?
>>Jon Swords?
>>?
>>PhD Research Student?
>>Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies?
>>University of Newcastle upon Tyne?
>>NE1 7RU?
>>?
>>0191 222 8522?
>>[log in to unmask]
>>?
>>?
>> >From: Sophie Wynne-Jones <[log in to unmask]>?
>> >Reply-To: Sophie Wynne-Jones <[log in to unmask]>?
>> >To: [log in to unmask]
>> >Subject: geographers and air travel?
>> >Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:12:37 +0100?
>> >?
>> >Hello all?
>> >?
>> >I am emailing with regards to a number of points that were
>raised at the?
>> >IBG last week in relation to our responsiblities as geographers to
>>reduce?
>> >our air travel in the face of climate change.?
>> >?
>> >I was greatly concerned that a number of geographers feel unable to
>> >act
>>in?
>> >this regard despite a deep appreciation of the problems
>involved and the?
>> >difficulties with carbon off-setting. As was noted in the
>'Sustainablity?
>> >-Post-mortem?' session, the reduction in air travel and subsequent
>>up-take?
>> >of video-conferencing as a possible alternative is
>something that has
>>been?
>> >embraced in many other professional areas, and I was
>wondering why, as?
>> >such well informed academics, we are so slow to react in this area.?
>> >?
>> >I am not suggesting that this alternative should be
>enforced in any way,?
>> >merely that the possibility could become available to those
>of us who do?
>> >not wish to fly. Furthermore, I do not see that it would have to
>> >result
>>in?
>> >a reduction of networking opportunities. For example, would it be
>>possible?
>> >to have a British meet of the AAG, with interactive links to the
>>sessions?
>> >in Boston but also enabling some face to face meetings? Obviously
>> >this
>>is?
>> >not a perfect solution, but could it be a step in the right
>direction -?
>> >and an alternative provision for individuals that wish to reduce
>> >their
>>air?
>> >travel.?
>> >?
>> >I would be interested to hear peoples thoughts and other ideas.?
>> >Thanks?
>> >Sophie Wynne-Jones?
>>?
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