"Emerging Asias" and other Featured Themes at AAG 2013 - Los Angeles

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News and updates about the AAG Annual Meeting In This Issue Featured Theme: Emerging Asias Emerging Themes Important Dates About the Meeting "Emerging Asias" at the Los Angeles AAG Annual Meeting   AAG President Eric Sheppard's plenary at the AAG Annual Meeting will take up the question of "Emerging Asias," acknowledging Los Angeles' and California's location on the Pacific Rim and their increasing interconnections with Asia. Emerging Asias is one of several featured themes to help focus discussion and provide a fresh and engaging structure to the conference. The presidential panel session will anchor this track. Attendees are also encouraged to develop timely, relevant themes. Learn more.  Emerging Themes  Each year, the AAG identifies a few themes for its Annual Meeting to help focus discussion and provide a fresh and engaging structure to the conference program. Attendees are also invited to develop themes relevant to the meeting's location or influenced by political and intellectual trends within the discipline. Current themes include: Emerging Asias Beyond the Los Angeles School: Global Urbanization Climate Change, Variability, Adaptation and Justice Geography, GIScience, and Health: Spatial Frontiers of Health Research and Practice Activist Geographies: Struggles for Social and Environmental Justice Borders  Please take a moment to read the Call for Papers and Abstract Guidelines.    Learn more.   Important Dates October 24 - Abstract Deadline (Call for papers ends; Last day for presenters to register and submit abstracts) March 15 - Early registration discount ends April 9-13 - AAG Annual Meeting About the AAG Annual Meeting   The weeklong conference is expected to host more than 8,000 geographers from around the world and feature over 4,000 presentations, posters, workshops, and field trips by leading scholars and researchers. The AAG Annual Meeting is an interdisciplinary forum open to anyone with an interest in geography and related disciplines.   The AAG Annual Meeting is an interdisciplinary forum open to anyone with an interest in geography and related disciplines. All scholars, researchers, and students are welcome to submit abstracts for papers and presentations.    Learn more.   We look forward to seeing you in Los Angeles!   Sincerely, Oscar Larson AAG Conference Director meeting@aag.org David Coronado AAG Communications Director geography@aag.org AAG 2013 LOS ANGELES April 9-13, 2013 Quick Links   Annual Meeting        Register     Organize a Workshop   Organize a Field Trip Host an Event   Meeting News & Announcements   Hotels Plan Your Trip   Session Collaboration Board    Guide for Newcomers   Volunteer Opportunities     Childcare & Parent Resources    About Us    Contact Us   Sign Up for AAG SmartBrief Designed for geographers, AAG SmartBrief is a FREE, weekly e-mail update that keeps you abreast of the latest in geography news, research, technology, and applications. Sign up.   Connect with us:

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