The (preliminary) presentation schedule is up just in time to take advantage of some great fares on Continental.
Find your presentation time here: http://communicate.aag.org/eseries/aag_org/program/index.cfm?mtgID=55
Monday, January 25, 2010
AAG 2010 schedule is up!
The (preliminary) presentation schedule is up just in time to take advantage of some great fares on Continental.
Find your presentation time here: http://communicate.aag.org/eseries/aag_org/program/index.cfm?mtgID=55
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Student Research Competition: Graduate Student Affinity Group
Pre-Application Due: December 20, 2009
Full Proposal Due: February 5, 2010
The award winner will be contacted shortly before the upcoming AAG Annual Meeting in Washington DC and will be announced at the GSAG business meeting.
Full Proposal Due: February 5, 2010
The award winner will be contacted shortly before the upcoming AAG Annual Meeting in Washington DC and will be announced at the GSAG business meeting.Applications are now being accepted for the Research Award Competition of the Graduate Student Affinity Group (GSAG) of the AAG.
The awards are $500.00 to support M.A. or Ph.D. research. Proposals are accepted for research to be conducted anytime through January 2011
Graduate students working on any aspect of geographical research (social or physical sciences, qualitative or quantitative methods) are encouraged to apply. Proposals will be evaluated based on the clarity of research proposal, including specification of research problem, context, and methods, as well as the intended use of the award.
The award winner will be contacted shortly before the upcoming AAG Annual Meeting in Washington DC and will be announced at the GSAG business meeting.
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Only fully completed applications will be considered. Applicants must provide a short pre-application (due December 20, 2009), and a full proposal (due February 5, 2010).
Applicants (1) must be enrolled in a Masters or Ph.D. graduate degree program in geography or related discipline, and (2) must be a current member of the GSAG.
The recipient of the funds will use them towards the completion of a graduate research project (as part of a Master’s or Ph.D. thesis or dissertation), and will be required to submit a brief summary of their research project and use of the award for the GSAG newsletter. In the event research supported through the award is published in a scholarly journal, an acknowledgment of GSAG financial support would be appreciated. Note that funds provided by GSAG cannot be used for travel to conferences and must be applied toward the completion of all or part of your research project.
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We are requesting that all applicants submit a short pre-application form by December 20, 2009 (5:00 pm EST) to Nicholas Crane at crane.61[at]osu.edu, or Chris Riley at riley.212[at]osu.edu. This ensures that we have time to contact appropriate reviewers for the submissions.
The pre-application will include:
- Your name, contact information, and affiliation
- The names of your primary research advisor and committee members (if known)
- A brief bio (emphasizing your area of interest/specialization, current research, and intended use for the award) of no more than 250 words.
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After submitting a pre-application, applicants will have until February 5, 2010 to submit a full award proposal to Nicholas Crane at crane.61[at]osu.edu, or Chris Riley at riley.212[at]osu.edu.
In two pages or less – single spaced, 1 inch margins, no smaller than 12 point font of Times New Roman, Garamond, or similar – proposal will include:
- Project title
- Project description (topic, objectives, situation in relevant literature, theoretical framework, background information, etc)
- Research methods (“methodology,” or how you intend to address your research questions)
- Budget justification (how you will use the funds towards the completion of your research project – travel expenses, purchase of software or other necessary equipment, laboratory fees, etc.)
Allowable beyond the two pages of text:
- Works cited
- An additional page of figures
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Please submit the pre-application and full proposal in a Word or PDF document by the deadlines indicated above. No late or incomplete submissions will be accepted. Based upon the quality of proposals and available resources the GSAG reserves the right to 1) offer more than one award or 2) no award.
Please direct questions to Nicholas Crane at crane.61[at]osu.edu or Chris Riley at riley.212[at]osu.edu. Also, feel free to distribute this announcement to your department, your colleagues, and any pertinent research listservs.
Student Paper Competition: Graduate Student Affinity Group
Abstracts Due: December 20, 2009
Full Papers Due: February 5, 2010
Eligibility:
This competition is open to all graduate students presenting original research of which they are lead author. Papers must be presented at AAG. Students must be fully registered for the conference and members of the GSAG at the time of submission (dues are currently $2).
Winner Expectations:
We encourage students to publish winning manuscripts in academic journals. If a winning manuscript appears in print, an acknowledgement of financial support from the GSAG would be appreciated. Winners will be announced during the GSAG’s annual business meeting at the AAG Annual Meeting.
Full Papers Due: February 5, 2010
Students interested in participating should submit their abstract (of 250 words or less) to the GSAG by December 20, 2009, and an electronic copy of their paper, in full, including figures and references, by February 5, 2010. No late or incomplete submissions will be accepted.
Submissions should be sent to Phil Birnie at birnie.1[at]osu.edu. For more details, please contact Phil Birnie, Student Paper Competition Chair, at birnie.1[at]osu.edu or Nicholas Crane, GSAG Chair, at crane.61[at]osu.edu.
Award Amounts: There are three awards available in this competition.1 1st place will receive $200; 2nd place will receive $100; 3rd place will receive $75
Details of the paper competition:
Paper submissions must:
- Conform to Annals of the AAG Style Sheet
- Be a research paper (review and concept papers will not be judged)
- Be limited to 4000 words not including figures or references. (Papers of more than 4000 words will not be considered)
- Be based upon original research for which the graduate student is the lead author
Eligibility:
This competition is open to all graduate students presenting original research of which they are lead author. Papers must be presented at AAG. Students must be fully registered for the conference and members of the GSAG at the time of submission (dues are currently $2).
Winner Expectations:
We encourage students to publish winning manuscripts in academic journals. If a winning manuscript appears in print, an acknowledgement of financial support from the GSAG would be appreciated. Winners will be announced during the GSAG’s annual business meeting at the AAG Annual Meeting.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Deadline for AAG Abstracts Extended
Scrambling to get your AAG abstract in by the end of the day? Well, it's your lucky day. You can extend your procrastination another two weeks.
Planning to attend the conference? Leave a comment below to let us know!
Abstracts are now due on Wednesday November 18th.
Here's a procrastination video by Johnny Kelly. Of course, if you watch it... you are procrastinating.
Planning to attend the conference? Leave a comment below to let us know!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Student Paper Competition: Cartography Specialty Group
Cartography Specialty Group
Student Competitions
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2010 Cartography Specialty Group
Honors Student Paper Competition
Call for Abstracts
The Cartography Specialty Group (CSG) of the Association of American Geographers is pleased to announce the 2010 Honors Student Paper Competition to be presented at the AAG Annual Meeting in Washington DC (April 14-18, 2010). The purpose of this competition is to promote written scholarship and high quality presentation by students in the field of cartography and geovisualization.
We invite students to submit full papers to the competition and present those papers at a special session of the 2010 AAG.
Eligibility:
The competition is open to students at all academic levels. A student must be currently enrolled in an accredited two or four year institution. Applicants must also be a current member of the AAG Cartography Specialty Group (CSG). Any paper authored and presented by a student is eligible for the competition, provided the paper has not already been published or presented somewhere else.
Guidelines for Applications:
To be considered for participation in the CSG paper competition, an extended abstract of approximately 250 words that describes an ongoing or complete research investigation must be submitted electronically as an attachment (Microsoft Word) to Sarah Battersby at battersb@mailbox.sc.edu. An abstract submission must be in Microsoft Word format, with 12-point Times New Roman font, one inch margins with left justification (ragged right), and single-spaced lines. Applicants must clearly indicate that they wish to be considered for the CSG Student Paper Competition.
Applicants must register for the 2010 AAG Annual Meeting before submitting an abstract to the CSG student paper competition. Please submit an AAG participant number which is issued when successfully registering for the AAG meeting with your abstract. For detailed instructions on how to acquire a participant number for the annual meeting, see the AAG web page (http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2010/registration.htm).
The abstract and participant code are due to Sarah Battersby (battersb@mailbox.sc.edu) by October 21, 2009.
Judging:
Abstracts and written papers will be judged by the CSG Awards Committee on several criteria: potential contribution to the field of cartography and geovisualization, originality, appropriate use of methodology, scholarship, organization, and written composition. The oral presentation of papers will be judged on professional delivery, organization, clarity, and appropriate use of graphics. Judging will take into account the academic level of the applicants.
Finalist:
Finalists will be notified of the acceptance of their abstract via e-mail no later than October 27, 2009. Each finalist will be asked to submit a full paper of approximately 6,000 words to be considered for presentation at the 2010 AAG Annual Meeting. The deadline for submission of full papers is March 24, 2010.
Paper Submission:
We especially encourage papers on theoretical, conceptual, and methodological developments in cartography and geovisualization rather than on particular mapping applications. Papers must be written entirely by the applicant. Students who are selected as finalists will be placed in a special session at the annual meeting. The only exception is a student who is also selected as a Nystrom Dissertation Award finalist, in which case, he or she may present in the Nystrom paper session instead.
Papers, including the related bibliography and associated tables and figures, must be submitted in the format used by the Cartography and Geographic Information Society
(for details see
http://www.cartogis.org/publications/document.2006-09-05.7116381016).
A cover page should include the student author's name, academic affiliation, faculty advisor for the paper, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. The second page should include only the title of the paper and the abstract. The content of the paper should begin on the third page.
The final written paper should be submitted electronically via e-mail to Sarah Battersby (battersb@mailbox.sc.edu) as a Microsoft Word document attachment (12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins with left justification, and double spaced). The content of the paper, including text, references, figures and tables, is limited to about 20 pages in length and should not exceed 6,000 words.
Awards:
Up to five competition finalists will be selected by the CSG Awards Committee on the basis of the quality of their abstracts. Each finalist will be awarded a full student registration to attend the 2010 AAG Annual Meeting in Washington DC. The first place winner will receive a $100 cash prize.
The awards committee reserves the right not to offer such prizes if the papers are not a professional quality. The award will be decided on the basis of the written paper and the oral presentation. The results of the competition will be published in the AAG Newsletter and on the specialty group's web page.
Contact Info:
Sarah Battersby
Department of Geography
University of South Carolina
709 Bull Street, Callcott Building
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-777-5729
E-mail: battersb@mailbox.sc.edu
Student Competitions
________________________________________
2010 Cartography Specialty Group
Honors Student Paper Competition
Call for Abstracts
The Cartography Specialty Group (CSG) of the Association of American Geographers is pleased to announce the 2010 Honors Student Paper Competition to be presented at the AAG Annual Meeting in Washington DC (April 14-18, 2010). The purpose of this competition is to promote written scholarship and high quality presentation by students in the field of cartography and geovisualization.
We invite students to submit full papers to the competition and present those papers at a special session of the 2010 AAG.
Eligibility:
The competition is open to students at all academic levels. A student must be currently enrolled in an accredited two or four year institution. Applicants must also be a current member of the AAG Cartography Specialty Group (CSG). Any paper authored and presented by a student is eligible for the competition, provided the paper has not already been published or presented somewhere else.
Guidelines for Applications:
To be considered for participation in the CSG paper competition, an extended abstract of approximately 250 words that describes an ongoing or complete research investigation must be submitted electronically as an attachment (Microsoft Word) to Sarah Battersby at battersb@mailbox.sc.edu. An abstract submission must be in Microsoft Word format, with 12-point Times New Roman font, one inch margins with left justification (ragged right), and single-spaced lines. Applicants must clearly indicate that they wish to be considered for the CSG Student Paper Competition.
Applicants must register for the 2010 AAG Annual Meeting before submitting an abstract to the CSG student paper competition. Please submit an AAG participant number which is issued when successfully registering for the AAG meeting with your abstract. For detailed instructions on how to acquire a participant number for the annual meeting, see the AAG web page (http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2010/registration.htm).
The abstract and participant code are due to Sarah Battersby (battersb@mailbox.sc.edu) by October 21, 2009.
Judging:
Abstracts and written papers will be judged by the CSG Awards Committee on several criteria: potential contribution to the field of cartography and geovisualization, originality, appropriate use of methodology, scholarship, organization, and written composition. The oral presentation of papers will be judged on professional delivery, organization, clarity, and appropriate use of graphics. Judging will take into account the academic level of the applicants.
Finalist:
Finalists will be notified of the acceptance of their abstract via e-mail no later than October 27, 2009. Each finalist will be asked to submit a full paper of approximately 6,000 words to be considered for presentation at the 2010 AAG Annual Meeting. The deadline for submission of full papers is March 24, 2010.
Paper Submission:
We especially encourage papers on theoretical, conceptual, and methodological developments in cartography and geovisualization rather than on particular mapping applications. Papers must be written entirely by the applicant. Students who are selected as finalists will be placed in a special session at the annual meeting. The only exception is a student who is also selected as a Nystrom Dissertation Award finalist, in which case, he or she may present in the Nystrom paper session instead.
Papers, including the related bibliography and associated tables and figures, must be submitted in the format used by the Cartography and Geographic Information Society
(for details see
http://www.cartogis.org/publications/document.2006-09-05.7116381016).
A cover page should include the student author's name, academic affiliation, faculty advisor for the paper, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. The second page should include only the title of the paper and the abstract. The content of the paper should begin on the third page.
The final written paper should be submitted electronically via e-mail to Sarah Battersby (battersb@mailbox.sc.edu) as a Microsoft Word document attachment (12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins with left justification, and double spaced). The content of the paper, including text, references, figures and tables, is limited to about 20 pages in length and should not exceed 6,000 words.
Awards:
Up to five competition finalists will be selected by the CSG Awards Committee on the basis of the quality of their abstracts. Each finalist will be awarded a full student registration to attend the 2010 AAG Annual Meeting in Washington DC. The first place winner will receive a $100 cash prize.
The awards committee reserves the right not to offer such prizes if the papers are not a professional quality. The award will be decided on the basis of the written paper and the oral presentation. The results of the competition will be published in the AAG Newsletter and on the specialty group's web page.
Contact Info:
Sarah Battersby
Department of Geography
University of South Carolina
709 Bull Street, Callcott Building
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-777-5729
E-mail: battersb@mailbox.sc.edu
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