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IGU International Geographical Union Union Géographique Internationale UGI IGU E-NEWSLETTER IGU International Geographical Union Union Géographique Internationale UGI IGU E-NEWSLETTER Quarterly URL: http://www.homeofgeography.org/ e-mail: [email protected] New Series 7 July 2013 Editor: Giuliano Bellezza This Newsletter is circulated to more than 1500 individuals and bodies. Announcements, information, calls for participation in scientific events, programmes and projects are welcome. Please send them to [email protected] or [email protected] CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE 1) Short note from IGU VP Giuliano Bellezza 2) Draft Minutes of the EC Meeting in Kyoto, 2-4 August 2013 2a) English Version 2b) Version Française 3) Reports from Conferences and Meetings 3a) AAG Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 9-13 April 3b) EUROGEO 2013, Bruges, 9-11 May 3c) GEOMED International Geography Symposium, Antalya, 10-14 June 4) Obituaries 4a) Bertha Becker 4b) Kash Nathi Singh 1 5) Forthcoming events 5.1) Canadian Geographer Association Conference, Memorial University, Saint John (Newfoundland), 11-15 August 2013 5.2) Tunis Summer School, Human Rights and Democratic Transition, 18-23 August 5.3) International Cartographic Conference, Dresden (Germany), 20-25 August 2013 5.4) Map drawing Children Competition, Dresden (Germany), 25-30 August 2013 5.5) International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, Merida (Mexico), 26-31 August 5.6) Geopolitics toward future, Rome, 2-4 September 2013 5.7) methods in mediated environments: connecting diverse worlds, Victoria University, Wellington, 2-6 September 2013 5.8) European Geoparks Conference, Cilento Vallo di Diano (Italy), 4-6 September 5.9) Colonial and Postcolonial Urban Planning in Africa, Lisbon 5-6 September 5.10) Global Suburbanisms: Governance, Land and Infrastructure in the 21st Century, York University, Toronto, 26-28 September 1) SHORT NOTE FROM IGU VP AND NEWSLETTER EDITOR GIULIANO BELLEZZA The first IGU e-Newsletter (July 2006) was the care of a large Editorial Board: Editor-in-Chief: Ronald F. Abler - Associate Editor: Markku Löytönen - Editors: Giuliano Bellezza, Woo-ik Yu - Managing Editor: Laura Ayo - Publisher: Home of Geography. In the subsequent years, the board shrunk substantially to the point that, by issue 26 (October 2011), it consisted of Editor-in-Chief: Ronald F. Abler and Editor Giuliano Bellezza. Personnel on the Board stayed the same ever since. The shrinking has now reached its ultimate end: with the present issue, the Editorial Board is composed only by me. I’ll do my best to deliver a good product, but readers should be aware that contributors only rarely are native speakers of English (and, even less, native writers). I will really miss the support of the Editor in Chief, but I find consolation in knowing that my friendship with my great Big Brother Ron (and with Barbara) will never wane. 2 2) DRAFT MINUTES OF THE EC MEETING KYOTO, INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER 2-4 AUGUST 2013 (Draft minutes to be adopted in the next IGU EC, in Moscow, April 2014) 2a English version Welcome, Meeting Logistics and Introductions The meeting was chaired by President Vladimir Kolossov, who welcomed Secretary-General Mike Meadows and Vice-Presidents Ron Abler, Dietrich Soyez, RB Singh, Joos Droogleever- Fortuijn, Yukio Himiyama, Giuliano Bellezza, Jarkko Saarinen, Aharon Kellerman and Qin Dahe. Adoption of the Agenda The agenda prepared and distributed in advance of the meeting was adopted. Minutes The minutes of the Rohtak March 2013 meeting had previously been approved via email and were tabled for noting. Organization and Operations Commission Assignments, Liaison and Membership. President Kolossov asked for ideas as to how to structure the scheduled meeting with Commission (and National Committee chairs) that was taking place within the Kyoto Regional Conference. Suggestions included the matter of IGU conference registration fees; communication with and co-operation between commissions, including possible involvement in initiatives such as Future Earth, joint research projects funded by major bodies (the example of the Mediterranean Commission’s award of Marie Curie funding applies), the possibility of an ‘excellence award’, incentives for commissions that best achieve IGU objectives or increase membership, and a possible registration fee discount for chairs that convene sessions at IGU conferences and congresses. SG Meadows tabled a draft list of criteria for an IGU Commission excellence award and, with additional criteria, this would be discussed at the upcoming Chairs meeting. A financial reward (US$2500 annually) seems feasible with the suggestion that the winning chairs use the sum to encourage participation of younger or developing world geographers in commission activities; it was further agreed that the winning Commission chair (or nominee) be invited to present a plenary address at an appropriate IGU conference or congress (in consultation with the Local Organising Committee). A sub-committee of VPs Droogleever-Fortuijn, Soyez, Bellezza and Abler was established to finalise the criteria and administer the award. The matter of communication with Commission (and National Committees) was discussed at length and some ideas as to how to improve the level of contact were put forth. President Kolossov presented an analysis of the IGU commission steering committee membership. The prominence of USA representation and developed countries as a 3 whole was noted, as was the limited representation from the developing world. The presentation is to be edited and prepared for distribution via the e-newsletter (Meadows, Bellezza). Executive Committee Calendar 2013-14. The upcoming EC calendar was tabled is as follows: Moscow, Russia: arrival 26th April 2014, meeting 27th and 28th, two day excursion 29th, 30th April, 1st May 2014 departures. Krakow, Poland; arrival 14th August 2014, meeting 15th and 17th August, Excursion 16th August, thereafter attend the Regional Conference. Cape Town, South Africa: November 2014 (actual dates to be confirmed with new EC members following the 2014 IGU election, but the second half of the month is desirable). IGU Country Membership Report. Outstanding 2013 dues reminders have been sent out and the subscriptions continue to be credited so that the revenue situation for this year is predicted to be approximately the same as in previous years. SG Meadows requested some assistance from EC members with respect to subscriptions from countries as appropriate (All). There has been limited success in renewed subscriptions from some countries (e.g. Pakistan, Ghana) and some encouraging communications with representatives either from ‘new’ countries (e.g. Serbia) or lapsed members (e.g. Vietnam, Colombia). SG Meadows noted the increased category of membership for China-Beijing (with supplementary subscription of an additional US$2500 annually) and thanked VP Qin for the part he had played in this. Meadows also mentioned the donation of the South African IGU National Committee to formally provide full member Category A status of Zimbabwe for a trial period of three years. VP Abler reported that the United States has agreed to contribute $1,000 per year to the IGU Country Dues Fund. SG Meadows should bill the USA for its statutory amount plus $1,000 in a single invoice each year. African and other Developing Country Membership. Soyez commented on the ongoing difficulty of fostering membership in other developing countries. Meadows made the point that such funds could possibly be better spent by supporting conference attendance of younger delegates rather than a simple ‘donation’ of membership subscription to the IGU, or to initiate a research project; building up contacts with younger geographers is probably the best way forward; even visits by EC members to national conferences could be more useful. Ton Dietz is able to supply contact email addresses, although many of these would not regard themselves as ‘geographers’. In order to grow the African geographer contact list, SG Meadows agreed to approach African National Committee chairs with a view to obtaining their own list of email contacts. It was agreed to renew efforts stimulate IGU in Africa through a Regional Conference and the establishment of a regional network (Meadows, Soyez). Funding possibilities for this could include CODESRIA. It was agreed to make available the ‘African’ email address list to facilitate wider circulation of the e-newsletter to African geographers (Meadows, Bellezza). IGU Financial Report and Projection. Meadows again reported that the financial situation of the IGU remains sound although must be carefully monitored given that we are currently in a cycle of annual Regional Conferences with intendant travel grant commitments, as well as the increased level of annual funding to IYGU. VP Abler noted that Euro 5000 from the proceeds of the IGU Cologne Congress has been credited to the Endowment Fund, which has a balance exceeding US$36000 (although the interest rates are very low and there is a need to find a more efficient means of investing this amount). Means of increasing IGU funding were discussed briefly but it was agreed that raising subscription funds at this stage would probably not be well received by the National Committees. 4 IGU Publications. A special session on this matter is scheduled at the Kyoto conference. VP Saarinen reported on discussions he had held at the recent conference of Nordic Geographers around the possibility of a dedicated IGU journal in online format; the physical geographers in particular have some misgivings
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