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Celebrating a Century of Geography in South Africa [Description: Embleem - klein] The Society of South African Geographers 10th Biennial Conference, Stellenbosch, 25 - 29 September 2016 The first South African university lecturer in geography, James Hutcheon, was appointed to a position in the then South African School of Mines and Technology (later the University of the Witwatersrand, Wits) in 1917. A hundred years later, in 2016, there will be over 150 scholars teaching geography at 16 university departments across the country. The Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) invites you to join us in celebrating a century of geography teaching and research at tertiary level in South Africa by attending this historic occasion to be held at the STIAS conference centre in Stellenbosch (50km from Cape Town). In the 2001 SSAG State of the Discipline Report it was said that disciplines of learning are at the base of human development and that they make fundamental contributions in determining the quality of human society. Their acceptance, role and continuity are determined by the relative contribution they make to development in both material and non-material contexts. At the 2016 SSAG conference we will celebrate, rethink and reinterpret the multiplicity of facets of geography, both in a historical and contemporary South African context. The five-day conference will host geographers (academics and students) from around the world and feature the following: § Keynote presentations from distinguished South African and other international scholars and researchers § The latest research: - Presentations and posters by geography scholars and students from around the world who have a special interest in South African geography § Exhibit hall: Booths and exhibits showcasing recent publications and new geographic technologies § Workshops: A writing workshop for emerging academics § Field trips: Attendees also will have several options to explore the rich human and physical geography of the Cape Winelands and the Cape Town metropolitan region through informative field trips and excursions during and after the conference § Special events More information about the conference, such as the timeline and key deadlines for registration and submission of abstracts, how to organize a special session and specific conference themes, will be announced in December 2015. Bookmark: www.ssag.co.za or get on our mailing list: [log in to unmask] The integrity and confidentiality of this email is governed by these terms / Hierdie terme bepaal die integriteit en vertroulikheid van hierdie epos. http://www.sun.ac.za/emaildisclaimer _______________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] An urban geography discussion and announcement forum List Archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/URB-GEOG-FORUM Maintained by: RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group UGRG Home Page: http://www.urban-geography.org.uk