Dear all,
Please see the below call for papers for postgraduates and early career researchers. Please feel free to get in touch with any questions or queries.
We hope to see you there.
Kind regards,
Lisa, Angela and Mathias
***With apologies for cross-postings - please circulate widely***
RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 31st Aug - 2nd Sept 2011
Open session for Postgraduate Transport Researchers and Early Career Symposium Research Group Affiliation(s) Transport Geography Research Group Sesssion Convenor(s) Angela Curl (University of Aberdeen) Mathias Wilde (University of Applied Sciences Efurt, Germany)
Abstract
The Transport Geography Research Group would like to draw your attention the following opportunities for postgraduates and early career researchers at the 2011 RGS-IBG conference.
1. Open session for Postgraduate Researchers sponsored by the TGRG.
This session is for postgraduate students in any aspect of transport geography that is not covered by the themed sessions sponsored by TGRG in 2011. (Themed sessions include Sustainable Freight Transport and Governance). Presenters are encouraged to submit a paper for the Postgraduate Prize and priority will be given to papers intending to enter for the Postgraduate Prize.*
2. We will also be holding an Early Career Researchers Symposium on "Progress in Transport Geography".
This is organised jointly with the Arbeitskreis Verkehr of the German Geographical Society. The session will provide the opportunity to meet with other Young Researchers in transport geography and share ideas. The focus will be on skills development and establishing a network for now and as your career develops.
*The TGRG has a small prize for the best postgraduate presentation in one of the TGRG sessions at the RGS-IBG 2011 Conference. If you wish to enter for the Postgraduate Prize a full paper should be submitted to the Chair and Secretary of TGRG, prior to the conference date for judging (further information on this will be available in due course). While early career researchers are encouraged to submit conference abstracts for the joint session, only work presented as a result of a Masters or PhD study will be eligible for the prize.
Instructions for Authors
To respond to these calls for papers please send a 200 word abstract to the convenors Angela Curl ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]:[log in to unmask]>>), Lisa Davison ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]:[log in to unmask]>>) or Mathias Wilde ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]:[log in to unmask]>>) no later than Friday 4th February.
When responding please indicate whether you are considering submitting a paper for the Postgraduate Prize and also whether you would like your paper to be considered in the TGRG postgraduate session or for the symposium session with AK Verkehr, or no preference.
We would also like to draw your attention to the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Mid term conference to be hosted over the weekend of 1st-2nd April 2011 at the Department of Geography, Durham University.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/geography/conferences/rgs_ibg_midterm/
Please send abstracts of no more than 200 words to the conference to either [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]:[log in to unmask]>> or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]:[log in to unmask]>> by no later than 1st February 2011.
It would be good to see a good representation of transport geographers at this event so please bring this to the attention of postgraduate students in your departments and encourage them to consider attending.
The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.
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