 Last call for papers
Experience-based Geography Learning 2012 Symposium, 22 August – 25 August, University of Freiburg, Germany
Dear Colleagues,
As already announced, the German HGD (German Academic Association for Geography and its Didactics) and the Commission on Geographical Education (CGE) of the International Geographical Union (IGU) invite you to our joint symposium in Freiburg, Germany, in August 2012. The Symposium takes place right before the IGU main Congress in Cologne. Our preparations are in full swing and we are looking forward to having a scientifically inspiring meeting flanked by an entertaining social programme and various field trips.
We would like to remind you that our deadline for abstract submission is comming closer: Dec. 1st, 2011.
Early bird registrations ends Jan. 31st, 2012.
For further information please check our conference homepage:home.ph-freiburg.de/geo/igu/index.html
On behalf of the organizing committee,
With best wishes,
Yours
Gregor C. Falk
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IGU CGE Symposium Freiburg 22nd-25th Aug. 2012
University of Education - Department of Geography
Visit our Webpage: www.ph-freiburg.de/igu
Organizing Committee:
Prof. Dr. H. Haubrich
Prof. Dr. Y. Schleicher
Prof. Dr. S. Reinfried
Prof. Dr. G. C. Falk (Chair)
IGU Congress and Pre-Congress Commission on Geographical Education Symposium, August 2012
The major international pre-congress meeting of the Commission on Geographical Education (IGU – CGE) in Freiburg, Germany (August 22-25, 2012) and the Main Congress of the International Geographical Union (IGU-IGC) in Cologne, Germany (August 26-30, 2012) are now just one year away.
We encourage you to participate in both meetings. Each offers focused geographical education sessions, compelling keynote presentations, and opportunities to interact with colleagues from around the world.
To facilitate participation in both the Commission on Geographical Education (CGE) and the IGU meetings, there is a field experience planned from Freiburg to Cologne (including a boat trip on the Rhine) which is included in the pre-congress fee. The plan is to attend the pre-congress meeting in Freiburg, August 22-25, then travel with the Commission to Cologne to attend the main congress, August 26-30.
For detailed information, please visit the conference websites:
1. The Pre-Congress in Freiburg:
home.ph-freiburg.de/geo/igu/index.html
The call for papers for the IGU-CGE symposium in Freiburg/Germany (August 22nd-25th, 2012) is now open. See: home.ph-freiburg.de/geo/igu/Papers.html. The organizing committee has prepared a great program that includes exciting social events and field trips. We are looking forward to welcoming many of you.
2. 32nd Internatiola Congress of the IGU in Cologne:
The call has beenn made for papers for the 32nd International Congress of the IGU in Cologne (August 26-30, 2012). See:
www.igc2012.org/frontend/index.php?sub=12&ses_id=a7b28c6807bd6f68adf8ff398e6d1318
The sessions that concern geographical education are listed under C08.11 Geographical Education.
www.igc2012.org/frontend/index.php?folder_id=84&ses_id=a7b28c6807bd6f68adf8ff398e6d1318
The ten sessions can be seen here.
The Deadlines are:
• Pre-conference in Freiburg: the call for Papers will end on the 1st of December 2011.
• Main Congress in Cologne: the call for Papers will end on the 15th December 2011.
2012 International Geography Olympiad
The next International Geography Olympiad is to be in Cologne in Germany. The 2012 Olympiad will start at August 21st and end on August 26th. The local organisers can host 30 teams. Alongside the written test, a multimedia test and a one full day fieldwork excursion are part of the programme. Invitations for the 2012 Olympiad are being sent to participants of earlier Olympiads and to IGU contacts. Applications should be sent to the Secretariat by January 1th, 2012. The local organising committee in Germany is already preparing the accommodation and the programme. More information can be found on the Olympiad website at www.geoolympiad.org.
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