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*********************** *Call for session proposals for the **GIScRGat the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2015* *********************** Dear all The*Geographical Information Science Research group (GIScRG)* is pleased to announce its call for sessions for the 2015 RGS-IBG Annual International Conference. This year’s conference has ‘Geographies of the Anthropocene’ as its theme, and will be chaired by Professor Sarah Whatmore (University of Oxford).It will be held at the University of Exeter, on 1-4 September 2015. Further info is available at: http://www.rgs.org/AC2015 GIScRG encourages submissions that are innovative and exciting, and that connect to the conference theme and the aims of the GIScRG (see http://quantile.info/2014/09/30/giscrg/ ). Proposals for GIScRG sponsored sessions should be send to Yi Gong ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) by *19 Dec 2014*. Please make sure to include ·The session title and abstract (max 300 words) ·The name(s) and affiliation(s) of the session convenor(s) ·The format the session (e.g. presented papers, panels, practitioner forums, discussions or workshops) ·The number of timeslots required - each timeslot lasts100 minutes (this can be divided up as the session convenor(s) choose, e.g. 5x20 minute presentations or 4x20 minute presentations leaving 20 minutes for discussion at the end) You may also wish to consider a co-sponsored session with another research group - the RGS-IBG research group list is available at http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Research+and+Higher+Education/ResearchGroups/Browse+Research+Groups.htm. We look forward to hearing from you! Yi On behalf of GIScRG committee *********************** Please feel free to distribute this call for session proposals to anyone who may be interested. *Important dates:* 19^th Dec – session title and abstract submission deadline 29^th Dec – committee decision and notification 20^th Feb –full session submission deadline *********************** -- Dr Yi Gong Research fellow Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University 33 Park Place, Cardiff, UK CF10 3AT [log in to unmask] +44 (0)29 208 70955