Designer of 9/11 Memorial to Speak at AAG Annual Meeting
 Michael Arad, the architect who won the international competition to design the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, will speak at the AAG Annual Meeting in New York. His lecture, "Building the National 9/11 Memorial: A Site of Memory and Remembrance," will be on Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Learn more.
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FEATURED THEMES
Symposium Examines Practice, Method of Qualitative GISA special symposium at the AAG Annual Meeting will examine Qualitative GIS as both a practice and method. The ontological, epistemological and methodological challenges in conducting geographical research with Qualitative GIS will also be addressed throughout the series of eight sessions. Attendees will have the opportunity to develop international networks with like-minded researchers for collaboration. Learn more. More Featured ThemesThe 2012 AAG Annual Meeting will offer many unique opportunities for geographers and related scholars to interact around topics of common concern. The pages linked below briefly describe each featured theme, which contain only a few of the many exciting sessions and events planned for the upcoming AAG Annual Meeting: |
Careers-Related Activities at AAG Annual Meeting Emphasize Occupational Sectors, Resume Writing, Mentoring Sessions
An expanded offering of sessions and activities at the AAG Annual Meeting will focus on careers and professional development. Key topics cover preparation for careers in the business, government, nonprofit, and academic sectors. A resume-writing workshop and career mentoring sessions are also scheduled throughout the week. Job opportunities and participating employers will be available in the jobs center. Learn more.
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More Field Trips Added to Program
Be sure to take a look at the updated list of available field trips and excursions being offering at the AAG Annual Meeting. Here are a few of the new listings you might have missed:
- Landmarks of Brooklyn's Industrial Waterfront
- Layered SPURA: Spurring Conversations through Visual Urbanism
- Black Rock Forest: Ecological and Geographic Education and Research in the
- Fresh Kills in Transformation: From Dump to Park
- Queens County Farm Museum
- Biting the Big Apple
- Sopranoland Suburbia
- The Backbones of New York: How New York's Infrastructure Came to Be
- Yankee Stadium Tour Excursion
- Science for Sustainable Development: A Tour of the Lamont Campus of
- A Night at a Private New York Jazz House with a Private Supper
View all field trip descriptions
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Get a Discount on Your Stay at the Sheraton Hotel
 If you're planning to attend the AAG Annual Meeting, be sure to stay at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers to receive the AAG conference discounted rate. Located in Midtown Manhattan, the Sheraton offers quick and easy access to all conference activities and hundreds of New York City's cultural activities.
The Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers offers rooms starting at $242 USD.
Get details.
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Celebrate with this Year's Honorees at the AAG Awards Luncheon
Join colleagues and friends in New York for the AAG Awards Luncheon on Feb. 28 to celebrate and congratulate the recipients of the AAG Honors and several other awards, including the AAG annual book awards, Burrill Award, Miller Award, Nystrom Award, Jackson Prize, AAG Enhancing Diversity Award, Specialty Group Awards, and 50 Year Members. Tickets are only $55. Learn more.
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