RGS-IBG Postgraduate Forum Mid-Term Conference - Department of  Geography,
University of Liverpool, Saturday, March 1st 2008

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 Area, the prestigious
journal of the RGS-IBG, this session will aim to help postgraduates
understand how to get their articles published (TBC)

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
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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
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Dates
Abstracts will be accepted up to and including 25 January 2008.

More to be announced...

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Ivo Wengraf
PhD Student
Geography Department
Room 105, Roxby Building
University of Liverpool
Liverpool
Merseyside
L69 7ZT
07764 586516
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