The Urban Geography Research Group has had some proposed sessions
submitted so far but is still seeking more for next year's RGS-IBG
conference in Manchester, August 2009.
Those interested in organising a session are encouraged to get in touch
with Matt Collins ([log in to unmask]) as soon as possible, and to
put out a call for papers.
The UGRG needs sessions to be submitted to it by *January 23rd* in order
to be able to meet and decide on which to put forward.
The original call for sessions from last month is included for reference
below.
Regards,
Matt Collins
on behalf of the UGRG
Dear Colleagues,
The Urban Geography Research Group is pleased to announce its annual
call for sessions for the RGS-IBG ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2009
which will take place in MANCHESTER, 26-28 AUGUST 2009.
The chair of the 2009 conference is Professor Stuart Lane (Durham
University), and the theme of the conference is “Geography, Knowledge
and Society”. Priority will be given to sessions that address the
conference theme, more information on which can be found at
http://www.rgs.org/AC2009
Individuals or groups who would like to propose a session for UGRG
sponsorship should submit a *PROPOSAL PACK* to Matt Collins
[log in to unmask] by *4pm* on the *23rd* of January 2009. To be
considered for sponsorship, the Pack must contain the following:
* Session title and abstract (max 400 words)
* Name(s) and affiliation(s) of session convenor(s)
* Full list of Papers to be included in the session
* Paper titles, and name(s) and affiliation(s) of author(s)
* Abstracts (c 200 words) for each Paper
Sessions will be 1 hour 40 minutes in length but the format is flexible,
e.g. contributed papers, poster sessions, panel discussions and
practitioner forums. It is expected that most sessions will contain five
x 20 minute papers (with time included in each for questions) or four x
20 minute papers with discussion / questions at the end.
SESSION CONVENORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PUT OUT A CALL FOR PAPERS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE SO AS TO BE ABLE TO FORWARD A COMPLETE LIST OF AUTHORS/PAPERS
FOR THEIR SESSION TO THE UGRG BY THE 23rd JANUARY DEADLINE.
Convenors will be notified as to whether or not their session has been
sponsored after the meeting of the UGRG committee on 6th February 2009.
Research group sponsorship provides promotion for your session, and can
help manage timetabling clashes for parallel sessions. It also enables
you to bid for money for Research Group guests (who may be speakers in
your session). UGRG are able to sponsor 7 sessions (with sessions
submitted jointly to other research groups counting as only 0.5 of the
quota) and encourage submissions that are innovative and exciting and
that connect the conference theme to the aims of the Urban Geography
Research Group (http://www.urban-geography.org.uk/).
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