AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of GEOGRAPHERS San Francisco Tuesday 2016 Annual Meeting EOGRAM March 29, 2016 PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY Welcome to San Francisco! Thriving in a Time of Disruption in The AAG is pleased to welcome Higher Education you to San Francisco. We are glad Tuesday, March 29, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. to have you with us and hope you Continental 5, Hilton Hotel, Ballroom Level enjoy several days of outstanding sessions and great networking AAG President Sarah Bednarz has organized her Presidential Plenary into a opportunities with colleagues and moderated discussion around the eponymously named theme, “Thriving in a Time friends. of Disruption in Higher Education,” with a focus on strengths and opportunities for geography in higher education. Douglas Richardson, American Association Join the conversation. Follow us of Geographers, will provide opening remarks. Panelists will include Jenny Zorn, @theAAG and use #AAG2016. California State University-Bakersfield; Elizabeth Wentz, Arizona State University; Kristopher N. Olds, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kavita Pandit, Georgia State University; and Yonette Thomas, American Association of Geographers. AAG Communications Center Honorary Geographer Judith Butler: Visit the communications center in Demography in the Ethics of Non-Violence the Yosemite Ballroom Foyer (Hilton) Tuesday, March 29, 11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. to learn more about AAG projects, Plaza A, Hilton Hotel, Lobby Level programs, tools, and resources. Judith Butler, the AAG’s 2016 Honorary Geographer, will present a plenary session, “Demography in the Ethics of Non-Violence.” AAG Past President Mona Domosh will confer the award upon her a during the session. Butler is the Maxine Lactation Room Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and Program in Critical Theory at the University of California at Berkeley. For the benefit of nursing mothers, AAG has provided a lactation room for this year’s annual meeting. Please visit Guide for Newcomers the volunteer desk, in the Yosemite Foyer on the Second Level of Tower Panel Session 2 in the San Francisco Hilton Union Welcome to the AAG Annual Meeting: A Discussion on Navigating and Square Hotel, for access and more Making the Most of the Conference information. Jobs & Careers Center (Yosemite B, Hilton Hotel, Ballroom Level) Tuesday, March 29, from 8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. Childcare Services This special session is designed to provide an overview of the conference. Meeting veterans will share tips and tricks about managing your time and maximizing your The AAG is providing full-time, participation in the conference. professionally managed and staffed onsite childcare services for the 2016 Downloadable Guide Annual Meeting in San Francisco, at This guide for newcomers to the Annual Meeting [PDF] addresses some of the the San Francisco Hilton Hotel from most frequently asked questions we receive from first-time attendees. If you have March 29 to April 2 in room Union a question that’s not covered here, visit the Annual Meeting area of our website or Square 23-24 on the Fourth Floor. email us at [email protected]. AAG Exhibit Hall Upcoming Events The AAG Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall is located in the AAG Honorary Geographer: Judith Butler Tuesday, March 29, 11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Riverside Exhibit Hall, on the Purple Level of the West Plaza A, Hilton Hotel, Lobby Level Tower. See page 84-86 for an AAG Exhibit Hall floor plan and list of exhibitors. Sarah Bednarz’s Presidential Plenary: Thriving in a Time of Disruption in Higher Education Wednesday, March 30 Tuesday, March 29, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Continental 5, Hilton Hotel, Ballroom Level Thursday, March 31 The Past Made Present: Author meets critics on 11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open David Lowenthal’s new book The Past Is a Foreign 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Physical Geography, Challenges of the Country - Revisited “Anthropocene” reception in the Hall Wednesday, March 30, 3:20 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Imperial B, Hilton Hotel, Ballroom Level Friday, April 1 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Rebecca Solnit and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro: Mapping the Infinite City Wednesday, March 30, 5:20 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Twitter Scavenger Hunt Imperial B, Hilton Hotel, Ballroom Level Take a selfie with your favorite exhibitor at @theAAG and enter to win a free registration to the 2017 AAG Annual The AAG-Esri GeoMentors Program: Increasing Meeting in Boston! Don’t forget to use the contest hashtag GIS and Geography in K-12 Education #AAG16Selfie Tweet your photo no later than Friday, April 1 Thursday, March 31, 10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. to be included in the drawing! Plaza A, Hilton Hotel, Lobby Level Changes and Future Trends at Leading Geography Organizations Download the Mobile App A conversation with Doug Richardson, AAG; Jack Dangermond, Esri; and Gary Knell, National Geographic Society Download the AAG Annual Meeting app to help balance Thursday, March 31, 1:20 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. your schedule of preferred sessions, events and meetings with Plaza A, Hilton Hotel, Lobby Level friends and colleagues, while keeping informed with daily Geograms and social media updates. Networking features Mona Domosh’s Past President’s Address: offer colleagues tools to share schedules and exchange contact Genealogies of Race, Gender, and Place information. Thursday, March 31, 5:20 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Imperial A, Hilton Hotel, Ballroom Level AAG International Reception Internet Access Thursday, March 31, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Continental 1, Hilton Hotel, Ballroom Level There is complimentary wireless internet access for attendees in the San Francisco Hilton Union Square Hotel and the AAG Membership Survey San Francisco Marker Hotel. Hilton: Select network Hilton Friday, April 1, 11:50 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. Events; Enter password aag2016. Marker: Select network Golden Gate 1, Hilton Hotel, Lobby Level Marker; Enter password 501. AAG - ISUH International Geography, GIScience, and Urban Health Theme: Opening Plenary Friday, April 1, 5:20 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Field Trips Nikko Ballroom, Hotel Nikko, 3rd Floor All field trips require advance registration. Please visit the World Geography Bowl AAG Registration Desk, in the Yosemite Foyer on the Second Friday, April 1, 7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Level of Tower 2 in the San Francisco Hilton Union Square Imperial B, Hilton Hotel, Ballroom Level Hotel, to register for a workshop. Field trips will depart from Taylor Street Entrance in the San Francisco Hilton Union 2016 AAG Awards Luncheon Square Hotel. We recommend arriving 15 minutes prior to Saturday, April 2, 11:50 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. your field trip start time to ensure a timely departure. Nikko Ballroom, Hotel Nikko, 3rd Floor.