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2005 Annual Meeting Program THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS 2005 Annual Meeting Program April 5-9, 2005 Denver, Colorado 1 THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS 2005 Annual Meeting April 5-9, 2005 Denver, Colorado PROGRAM The Association of American Geographers 1710 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009-3198 Phone (202) 234-1450 Fax (202) 234-2744 Web: www.aag.org E-mail: [email protected] 3 Wiley Geography The new age of discovery Concepts and Regions in Geography, 2nd Edition H. J. de Blij, Michigan State University Peter O. Muller, University of Miami with media integration by Eugene Palka, United States Military Academy, West Point 0-471-64991-0, 448 Pages, Paper, ©2005 Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada, 6th Edition Stephen Birdsall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Eugene Palka, United States Military Academy Jon Malinowski, United States Military Academy Margo Price, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 0-471-15226-9, 544 Pages, Cloth, ©2005 Introducing Physical Geography, 4th Edition Alan H. Strahler, Boston University Arthur Strahler 0-471-67950-X, 704 Pages, Paper, ©2006 Physical Geography: Science and Systems of the Human Environment, 3rd Edition Alan Strahler, Boston University Arthur Strahler 0-471-48053-3, 794 Pages, Cloth, ©2005 Human Geography: Culture, Society and Space, 7th Edition H. J. de Blij, Michigan State University Alexander B. Murphy, University of Oregon js/se 5-01512 0-471-44107-4, 608 Pages, Cloth, ©2003 For more information, go to www.wiley.com/college/geography 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS AAG Officers, Councillors, and Staff .................................................................... 6 Committees ........................................................................................................... 7 General Information ............................................................................................... 8 Getting Around the Adam’s Mark Hotel ............................................................. 14 Plenary Sessions ................................................................................................. 16 Special Events ..................................................................................................... 20 World Geography Bowl....................................................................................... 30 New Technology Forum ...................................................................................... 32 Jobs in Geography (JIG) ...................................................................................... 34 Specialty Meetings ............................................................................................. 38 Workshops ......................................................................................................... 44 Excursions ........................................................................................................... 57 Field Trips ........................................................................................................... 59 Exhibit Hall Floor Plan ......................................................................................... 77 Exhibitors ............................................................................................................ 78 Advertisers ......................................................................................................... 80 2006 Annual Meeting Information ...................................................................... 82 Conference At A Glance ...................................................................................... 84 Daily Planner Tuesday, April 5.................................................................................... 88 Wednesday, April 6 .............................................................................. 89 Thursday, April 7 .................................................................................. 90 Friday, April 8 ....................................................................................... 91 Saturday, April 9 ................................................................................... 92 Instructions to Session Chairs ............................................................................ 93 Key to Session Numbers .................................................................................... 96 Key to Rooms ..................................................................................................... 98 Sessions Tuesday, April 5.................................................................................. 100 Wednesday, April 6 ............................................................................ 127 Thursday, April 7 ................................................................................ 189 Friday, April 8 ..................................................................................... 266 Saturday, April 9 ................................................................................. 342 Participant Index ............................................................................................... 398 Specialty Group Sessions Index ........................................................................ 439 Topical Index ..................................................................................................... 444 Hotel Floor Plans .............................................................................................. 455 5 AAG OFFICERS, COUNCILLORS, AND STAFF Officers Victoria A. Lawson, President, University of Washington Alexander B. Murphy, Past President, University of Oregon Richard A. Marston, Vice President, Oklahoma State University Darrell E. Napton, Treasurer, South Dakota State University Kavita K. Pandit, Secretary, University of Georgia Douglas Richardson, Executive Director National Councillors Thomas J. Baerwald, National Science Foundation Sarah Witham Bednarz, Texas A&M University Kristin Dow, University of South Carolina Kenneth Foote, University of Colorado Ines M. Miyares, Hunter College Ann Oberhauser, West Virginia University Regional Division Councillors East Lakes: Samuel Aryeetey-Attoh, University of Toledo Great Plains-Rocky Mountains: Darrell E. Napton, South Dakota State University Middle Atlantic: Martha E. Geores, University of Maryland Middle States: Gregory A. Pope, Montclair State University New England-St. Lawrence Valley: Timothy J. Rickard, Central Connecticut State University Pacific Coast: Stuart C. Aitken, San Diego State University Southeastern: Kavita K. Pandit, University of Georgia Southwestern: Olen Paul Matthews, University of New Mexico West Lakes: Jon T. Kilpinen, Valparaiso University Staff Paul J. Abel, Director of Finance Robert Andelman, Chief Information Officer Robin Friedman, Managing Editor, AAG Journals Gayathri Gopiram, Software Engineer Heather Heimbuch, Communications Coordinator Ehsan M. Khater, Office Coordinator Oscar Larson, Conference Director Jongwon Lee, Education Fellow Teri Martin, Accounting Manager Megan Nortrup, Publications Coordinator and Newsletter Editor Douglas Richardson, Executive Director Nicholas Schiller, Careers Program Coordinator Michael Solem , Director of Educational Affairs Patricia Solis, Project Director John Wertman, Director of Public Policy 6 COMMITTEES LOCAL SUPPORT COMMITTEE John W. Wyckoff (Co-Chair), University of Colorado – Denver Joseph J. Kerski (Co-Chair), U.S. Geological Survey Fred Chambers, University of Colorado – Denver John Dietz, University of Northern Colorado Amanda Gierow, Arapahoe Community College Rudi Hartmann, University of Colorado – Denver Steve Hick, University of Denver Curt Holder, University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Robb Menzies, Denver Public Schools Rafael Moreno, University of Colorado – Denver Tyler Otto, Digital Globe James Pardue, Vargis Victoria Provenza, Leica GeoSystems Donald G. Sullivan, University of Denver Deb Thomas, University of Colorado – Denver Esther Worker, ESRI Jeff Young, Leica GeoSystems PROGRAM COMMITTEE Andrew R. Goetz (Co-Chair), University of Denver Gary L. Gaile (Co-Chair), University of Colorado – Boulder Sharolyn Anderson, University of Denver Susan W. Beatty, University of Colorado – Boulder Jim Doerner, University of Northern Colorado Ken Engelbrecht, Metro State College Steve Gordon, U.S. Air Force Academy Eve Gruntfest, University of Colorado – Colorado Springs John Harner, University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Rudi Hartmann, University of Colorado – Denver Curt Holder, University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Katherine Johnson, University of Northern Colorado Rafael Moreno, University of Colorado – Denver Christine Richter, University of Denver Gil Schmidt, University of Northern Colorado 7 GENERAL INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY In support of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the AAG and its contracted facilities will accommodate reasonable requests for accessibility to the extent possible. Individuals requiring special accommodations are asked to make their specific needs known to the AAG or to the facilities. ALCOHOL The AAG expects all attendees to act responsibly when consuming alcoholic beverages. Consumption of alcohol by those under the age of 21 is prohibited. BAGS/COATS/PACKAGES For security reasons, the AAG is unable to hold attendees’ bags, packages, briefcases, coats, laptops or other personal items at registration. For your own safety and the security of your belongings, we strongly recommend checking these items at the bell stand of the Adam’s Mark. CHILD CARE AAG will reimburse
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