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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? >? >_________________________________________________________________? >Get Pimped! FREE emoticon packs from Windows Live - >http://www.pimpmylive.co.uk? > > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get a FREE AOL Email account with unlimited storage. Plus, share and store >photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your >favourite artists. Find out more at >http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548. _________________________________________________________________ Can you see your house from the sky? Try Live Search Maps http://maps.live.com