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Apologies for cross-posting. Please feel free to circulate. Dear all, As many of you will have seen, the RGS-IBG has released details and a call for sessions/papers for its Annual International Conference in 2014. The event will take place in London from 26-29 August 2014 (full details can be seen here: www.rgs.org/AC2014) The Space, Sexualities and Queer Research Group of the RGS-IBG has sponsored a number of sessions in the past and hopes to have a good presence again at the upcoming meeting. If you are interested in organising a session to be sponsored by the SSQRG, please submit a proposal for a session/sessions to Martin Zebracki ([log in to unmask]) by 18 December 2013 (see 'Additional Information' below). This will allow the committee a bit of time to make final decisions about sponsorship and for session organisers to then make a call for abstracts so that final session proposals can be submitted to the conference committee for the final 13 February 2014 deadline. We are happy to co-sponsor sessions with other research groups that relate to the aims of the SSQRG. Please feel free to also get in touch informally if you'd like to discuss session ideas (contact Martin - email above). Best, Joe SSQRG website officer Joe Hall | Doctoral Candidate | GEES | University of Hull | HU6 7RX | UK Tel: +44 (0)1482 465313 | Personal Profile <http://www2.hull.ac.uk/science/geography/staff/research_students/j-hall .aspx> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joe-hall/2b/171/530> | Follow me on Twitter <https://twitter.com/joe291286> Additional Information ================================================ RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2014 Geographies of co-production 26 to 29 August 2014, at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London ================================================ CALL FOR SESSIONS, PAPERS AND POSTERS Dear colleague, The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is pleased to announce that the Call for Sessions and Papers has opened for its Annual International Conference 2014 (AC2014). The conference, which will be chaired by Professor Wendy Larner (University of Bristol), will have as its theme Geographies of co-production. The conference is taking place in London in late August: Date: Wednesday 27 to Friday 30 August 2014, with opening events on Tuesday 26 August Location: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London Website: www.rgs.org/AC2014 Members of the geographical and related communities are invited to propose sessions and papers for the conference. If you have any questions, please start by checking the conference website, www.rgs.org/AC2014. Otherwise, please don't hesitate to get in contact by emailing [log in to unmask] Stephanie Wyse Professional Officer, Conference & Research Groups @RGS_IBG #RGSIBG14 ==================================== Conference theme ==================================== The conference has a theme of 'Geographies of co-production', which welcomes an exploration of the new encounters universities and researchers are having with commercialisation, open innovation, participatory social science, engaged arts, and public engagement, and how these are shaping research and funding agendas, institutional practices, and academic identities. In this exploration, delegates are encouraged to reflect on: the challenges and new opportunities that arise when geographers reflect what we think we know against those who start from a different entry point and bring different perspectives to our field of knowledge; the challenges of multi-disciplinarity; how different communities might deploy each other's perspectives to create new understandings; collaborative knowledge making; dynamic locations for knowledge formation, novel forms of exchange and dissemination, and innovative methods for geographical research and teaching. W: www.rgs.org/AC2014Theme ==================================== Key dates ==================================== Prospective delegates are asked to take note of the following key dates and deadlines: * Friday 21 February 2014 - Deadline for submitting sessions (with paper and author information, including abstracts), and paper or poster proposals for open sessions * End of March 2014 - Conference organisers confirm acceptance of sessions for the conference programme and commence scheduling. Registration opens. * Early May 2014 - Conference organisers publish the provisional programme and timetable for feedback. The programme is expected to reach "final" status by early July 2013. * 13 June 2014 - Early-bird registration deadline, by which date all those listed on the conference programme (convenors, chairs, presenting authors) should be registered to attend. The AC2014 conference website has a full timeline of conference activities. W: www.rgs.org/AC2014Timeline ==================================== Guidelines for participation ==================================== The conference accepts proposals for organised sessions as well as individual papers and posters. Individuals may submit a paper/poster proposal to either of a) the Call for Papers for an organised session, or b) the Call for Papers for the conference 'open' sessions. A list of Calls for Papers inviting contributions to organised sessions will be updated regularly on the conference website from later in November (as they are advertised by session organisers). Prospective delegates are asked to take note of the guidelines for participation before proposing a session or paper, which include: * Session timeslots are 1 hour 40 minutes long. Sessions using alternative formats that encourage greater interaction and discussion are encouraged. * Session organisers are responsible for deciding the timing of presentations within their own session, e.g. four 20min presentations with a 20min discussion, or five 15min presentations with 5min questions for each. Timing should be clearly communicated to contributors in advance. * A session may not normally occupy more than two timeslots in the programme - requests for additional timeslots should be made before the 21 February submission deadline, by contacting [14][log in to unmask] * Individuals may not make more than two substantive contributions to the conference (where a substantive contribution is a paper/poster presentation of any length; panel discussion; discussant or other session contribution). Acting as session organiser, chair or facilitator , and being a non-presenting co-author is excluded from this limit. * Distance presentations (by video-conference or other format) are possible for a limited number of sessions. Session organisers are asked to remind contributors of the limit on contributions when accepting paper proposals for a session. The conference organisers will also contact individuals making multiple programme contributions once all session proposals have been received. Read more about the guidelines for participation: W: www.rgs.org/AC2014Participation Read more about suggested session formats, including some alternative formats that encourage interaction and discussion: W: www.rgs.org/AC2014SessionFormats ==================================== About proposing sessions ==================================== Members of the geographical and related communities are invited to propose sessions for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2013. Sessions may be proposed independently, or with the support of one of the Society's Research Groups (which allows the session to be "badged" in the conference programme). To seek Research Group support for a proposed session, contact the Chair of the Research Group directly for more information: W: www.rgs.org/ResearchGroups Session organisers are encouraged to send a copy of their Call for Papers to the conference organisers as soon as possible, in addition to ditributing it widely. Email your Call for Papers to [log in to unmask] Sessions may take the form of presented papers, panels, practitioner forums, discussions or workshops. Innovative sessions and formats are especially encouraged. Session organisers may wish to read some short guides on alternative session formats: W: www.rgs.org/AC2014SessionFormats Session organisers should read the guidelines for participation before proposing a session for the conference, as they contain key information about session organisation and scheduling. All sessions will be reviewed and approved by the Conference Planning Committee. W: www.rgs.org/AC2014Participation Session organisers are asked to set their deadline for CfP contributions far enough ahead of the 21 February 2014 programme submission deadline to allow unsuccessful contributors time to re-submit their paper for an open session by that date. More information about sessions, advice on how to advertise a Call for Papers on the conference website, information about arranging Research Group session sponsorship, and a form for submitting your session proposal to the conference organisers may be found on the conference website. W: www.rgs.org/AC2014ProposeSession ==================================== About proposing papers and posters ==================================== Members of the geographical and related communities are invited to submit a paper or poster proposal to the 'open' call for papers and posters (announced by the conference organisers) or to respond to Calls for Papers announced by Research Groups and other session organisers. Both routes are open to all prospective delegates. You do not need to be a member of a Research Group to propose a paper for a Research Group sponsored session. Find out more about the Call for Papers, including how to submit a paper proposal: W: www.rgs.org/AC2014ProposePaperPoster 'Organised' sessions (Research Group sponsored or other independent sessions) Prospective delegates may choose to submit their papers to sessions organised by or sponsored by Research Groups or other (independent) session organisers. Calls for papers will be announced on relevant mailing lists, and also advertised on the conference website as soon as possible. Please note that the deadline for submitting a paper to an organised session will be earlier than the 21 February programme submission deadline, to allow session organisers time to decide which papers to accept. 'Open' calls for papers and posters Prospective delegates are also invited to submit paper or poster proposals to 'open' sessions organised by the RGS-IBG conference organisers. The organisers and Conference Planning Committee will use the titles, abstracts and keywords to review the contributions, group them into themed sessions and arrange a Chair for the session. Papers should not be submitted for consideration in both 'organised' and 'open' sessions at the same time. Papers submitted for consideration in organised sessions at AC2014 should receive a decision from session convenors by early to mid-February. Details of accepted papers for organised sessions will then be sent to the conference organisers by the session convenors before the 21st February 2014 deadline. Prospective delegates who are unsuccessful in their paper proposal to an organised session are encouraged to re-submit their paper proposal for an 'open' session before the 21 February 2014 deadline. ==================================== Find out more about the Society's work ==================================== Join Us, and support geography Fellowship offers the opportunity to network with others in your profession and to support the spread of geographical knowledge. W: www.rgs.org/JoinUs Geography Directions This blog, linking our latest journal content to geographical news stories, is an easy way to keep up with new papers but also provides useful links for teaching and accessible content for students - please have a look online and consider 'following' us! W: www.geographydirections.com Scholarly Publishing The Society's scholarly publications provide an outlet and support for the dissemination of high quality research across the breadth of the discipline. We publish three leading journals (Transactions of the IBG, The Geographical Journal and Area) and an academic book series. W: www.rgs.org/Journals Grants The Society provides funding for geographical research to students, postgraduates, early-career researchers and more established researchers, with deadlines in November for a range of postgraduate and senior research grants. W: www.rgs.org/Grants Research Groups 27 active groups bring together researchers and those with a professional interest in a particular aspect of geography and related disciplines. The groups offer a wide range of opportunities and activities, from events and publications to research funding and student dissertation prizes. You do not need to be a member of the Society to join a Research Group. W: www.rgs.org/ResearchGroups ........................................................................ ............................ Dr Stephanie Wyse Professional Officer Research and Higher Education Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR, England T: +44 (0)20 7591 3027 F: +44 (0)20 7591 3001 W: www.rgs.org <http://www.rgs.org/>