Home AAG Home Page Plan to Attend Geogram Register Accommodations About Las Vegas Transportation International Travel Childcare Accessibility Plan Your Schedule Program Schedule-at-a-Glance Themed Tracks Exhibit Hall Field Trips Workshops Jobs in Geography Center Plan to ParticipateCall for Papers Submit an Abstract Organize a Session Organize a Field Trip Organize a Workshop Host a Group Event Screen a Film Jobs in Geography Center Exhibitor Information Sponsorship & Advertising OpportunitiesAcademic Book ExhibitConference Assistants Grants & Awards Enrichment Fund Nystrom Award Specialty Group Competitions Additional Information About Our Sponsors Contact Us Forms

Join Us in Las Vegas

Join 7,000 geographers, GIS specialists, and environmental scientists from around the world in Las Vegas for the very latest in research, policy, and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience during the annual conference of the Association of American Geographers, to be held March 22-27, 2009.

On-Site Registration Opens
at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 21
Online Registration is Closed

Some Sessions Located in Las Vegas Convention Center

Some sessions will be located in rooms at the Las Vegas Convention Center. To access those rooms, exit the Riviera near the Capri meeting rooms (across from the business center). Cross the Riviera parking lot and enter the convention center parking lot. Look to your left and you will see the Las Vegas Convention Center. Upon entering the building, take the escalator up to the 2nd level and follow the signs to the N meeting rooms.

Special Session Tracks

Be sure to note the many thematically-organized paper and panel session tracks at this year's conference. They include:

• Geographic Research in Africa
• Geography & Human Rights
• Geography of AIDS/HIV
• Historical GIS

Preliminary Program Open

The preliminary program of abstracts, sessions, and presentations is now available online. View the Program.

About the Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers attracts geographers and related professionals from around the world. Our meeting forum stimulates discussion about research, education, accomplishments, and developments in geography.

This year's program will feature:

• 4,000 presentations by leading scholars and researchers from more than 60 countries
  
  
• An international networking reception
  
  
• Exhibitions showcasing recent scholarly publications, advanced geographic technologies, and expanding employment opportunities
  
  
• Numerous field trips to explore the rich cultural and physical geography of Las Vegas and the surrounding region