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Apologies for cross posting The Economic Geography Research Group (EGRG) have received some great submissions for EGRG session sponsorship for the forthcoming RGS-IBG Annual International Conference in Exeter, and we have room to sponsor a couple more sessions. If you would like us to sponsor your session, please contact us with the necessary information (as detailed below) by the end of this month if possible please. CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS for the Economic Geography Research Group (EGRG) at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference 2015, Exeter The Committee of the Economic Geography Research Group (EGRG) would like to invite proposals for sessions to be sponsored by the EGRG at the 2015 Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) (RGS-IBG). The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2015, which will be chaired by Professor Sarah Whatmore (University of Oxford), will have as its theme Geographies of the Anthropocene. EGRG members and those of the geographical and related communities are invited to propose sessions. We would also welcome joint sessions with other research groups. Proposals should relate to debates, literatures or approaches in economic geography (http://www.egrg.rgs.org/). Sessions may take the form of presented papers, panels, practitioner forums, discussions or workshops, and innovative sessions and formats are encouraged. Conference details Date: Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 September 2015 (with an opening event on Tuesday 1 September) Location: University of Exeter Conference Theme: The conference has a theme of 'Geographies of the anthropocene. The Anthropocene has been claimed to herald a new geological epoch in which human society is acknowledged as having become the greatest force shaping planet earth. Although its recognition as a new age in geological history remains provisional, the idea of the Anthropocene has already captured the public imagination and that of scientists, social scientists and humanities scholars variously advancing new projects, agendas and critiques in its wake. For example, it has given rise to the 'post-disciplinary' ambitions of an Earth Systems Science that presents the integrative role of geography with new challenges; it marks a radical geo-political moment in which the earth shapes new concerns and forms of public engaged in the contestation of planetary governance; and it heralds new demands on our habits of thought in which 'post-human' or 'more-than-human' modes of theorising and analysis are stretching familiar models of historical, cultural and economic analysis in new directions. This annual conference theme aims to bring all areas of the discipline to the table, including the physical geography and climate science communities, to explore the rich array of geographical work engaging this powerful idea and its consequences. Submitting Proposals for EGRG sponsored sessions Proposals for, or questions about, EGRG sponsored sessions should be sent to Sarah Marie Hall at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Proposals should comprise (i) Title; (ii) Name of Co-sponsoring groups, if applicable (iii) Name and Contact Details for Session Convenors (iv) Abstract, outlining scope of session (v) Number of session timeslots that are sought - usually up to 2 timeslots per session, with each timeslot comprising 100 minutes (vi) Indication, if known, of preferred organization of session, e.g. 4 x 20min presentation, plus 20min discussion or 5 x 15min presentation, with 5min question for each, etc; (vii) Indication, if known for any non-standard arrangements, e.g. video-conferencing. The EGRG will confirm details of their sponsored sessions early in February 2015/ASAP. Dr Sarah Marie Hall Hallsworth Research Fellow and Lecturer in Human Geography, Geography, School of Environment, Education and Development The University of Manchester Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Telephone: 0161 275 3652 Website: http://staffprofiles.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/Profile.aspx?Id=sarah.m.hall Spotlight: http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/geography/ourpeople/staffspotlight/sarah-marie-hall/