ASIA_NEWS: call for papers, geography conference

[Greg Young]

From: Chris Tabart <Chris.Tabart at anu.edu.au>
About: CALL FOR PAPERS: Institute of Australian Geographers
  Conference, July, Canberra


SHAPING GROUNDS
INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHERS' CONFERENCE 2002
9-12 JULY, CANBERRA

CALL FOR PAPERS

The IAG conference in 2002 will be held at the Australian National
University, Canberra.

Conference theme:  SHAPING GROUNDS

SHAPING as in: creating, fashioning, forming/directing the course
of/developing from vagueness or confusion into something
coherent/assuming a shape or form

GROUNDS as in: the surface of the earth or part of it/elements or
rudiments of any study/the position maintained or defended by one/a
region, land or country

Papers are invited for inclusion in general and thematic sessions. The
conference organizers would like to encourage lively interchange
between all branches of geography. Interest has been expressed in
thematic panel or paper sessions that bring together geographers with
different research interests. See the list of proposed sessions
below. Suggestions for other thematic sessions are welcomed.

ABSTRACTS:  Paper titles and abstracts due by March 15, 2002.

Please send abstracts via e-mail to iag2002 at anu.edu.au in the
following format:

Presenter's name(s) and affiliation

Paper title

Body of abstract - no more than 200 words, Times New Roman 5 pitch, 12
point font, single spaced

Website:  www.iag.org.au/conf2002.html

The conference website is continually being updated. Please check for
details about keynote speakers, accommodation, registration, panels
and thematic sessions.

Physical, social and cultural carrying capacity/TROUBLED GROUNDS

Using rangelands sustainably/MARGINAL GROUNDS

Questioning Australia's place in Asia/GROUNDS FOR A REGION?

Physical and biological degradation, political mediation/SALTED
GROUNDS

Managing hydrological systems sustainably/FLOWING GROUNDS

Issues and challenges in the rural sector/GROUNDS FOR CHANGE AND
ADJUSTMENT?

Race and belonging /CONTESTED GROUNDS

Domesticity and housing /HOME GROUNDS

Cultures of nature /NATURAL GROUNDS

Applied cultural geographies /MAPPING GROUNDS

Geography and philosophy /INTERSECTING GROUNDS

Cultural and social capital/GROUNDS FOR MOBILITY?

Alternative economies/COMMUNAL GROUNDS?

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Chris Tabart
Human Geography Department
RSPAS
Building 9
The Australian National University
Canberra  ACT 0200

Ph:  (02) 6125  2232
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