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> Apologies for Cross Postings > > 2nd Call for Papers - please forward to any interested parties > > RGS-IBG Postgraduate Forum Mid-Term Conference – Department of > Geography, University of Liverpool, Saturday, March 1st 2008 > > http://www.liv.ac.uk/geography/postgrad/conf/forum.htm > > The RGS-IBG Postgraduate Forum Mid-Term Conference provides a > relaxed, supportive, yet academically relevant atmosphere for > postgraduate geographers from all aspects of the discipline to > present their research and to discuss ideas. The conference is also > a social event, and an ideal opportunity to meet up with other > postgraduates. > > The event encourages postgraduates at any stage in their research > career to present their work, or simply to listen to others. We > welcome papers or posters from any geography-related subject: human > geography, physical geography, and GIS. Presentations will be > arranged into themed sessions (based on submitted abstracts) that > will run throughout the day. Posters will be displayed during the > lunch period for viewing by all delegates. > > In addition workshops two workshops will take place: > > · Academic Careers Workshop: how to begin to think about and > develop an academic career while still a postgraduate. Session run > by Staff at the University of Liverpool > · An Introduction to Publishing: run by the RGS-IBG Journal > and Book Series Editors and led by Prof. Alison Blunt, Editor of > Transactions, this session will aim to help postgraduates understand > how to get their articles published. > > In 2008, Liverpool will be the European Capital of Culture, and as > such offers an exciting chance to see a vibrant city undergoing > radical change, with arts and cultural events in full swing and many > regeneration projects being undertaken. > > Contributions > We welcome papers and posters from students at any stage in their > research. The guidelines for these are as follows: > > Papers > Presentations should be 15 minutes in length, with five minutes > allocated for questions thereafter. > PowerPoint facilities will be provided. Overhead projectors and > facilities for sound can be arranged on request. > Abstracts of 200 words can be submitted to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] > . > > Posters > Posters should be A0, A1, or A2 size. > Posters will be mounted on display boards throughout the day, and > presenters will be allocated a 30-minute slot in which to answer > questions. > Abstracts of 200 words can be submitted to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] > . > > Dates > Abstracts will be accepted up to and including 25 January 2008. > > Registration > The cost for the conference (including lunch) will be £13. > > More to be announced... ---------- Ivo Wengraf PhD Student Geography Department Room 105, Roxby Building University of Liverpool Liverpool Merseyside L69 7ZT 07764 586516 [log in to unmask]