From the Meridian

"From the Meridian" is a column by AAG Executive Director Doug Richardson, published in the AAG Newsletter from 2002 to 2012. 

2012

• December 2012 - AAG Newsletter To Go Online in 2013
• July-August 2012 - Reluctantly Transitioning to the Inevitable: Online Publications
• June 2012 - Emerging Themes for the Los Angeles AAG Annual Meeting
• May 2012 - An International Call for Authors
• April 2012 - New York City: an International Gathering
• March 2012  - Welcoming International Geographical Societies to New York

2011

• December 2011 - Help Geographers in Need
• November 2011 - Secretaries of State Support AAG Geography Education Resolution
• May 2011 - Sleepless in Seattle and Soon on Sabbatical
• April 2011 - Future Research Directions at NSF
• March 2011 - AAG Initiative for an NIH-Wide GIS Infrastructure
• February 2011 - GIS&T Innovation in Latin America
• January 2011 - Guest Editorial: You Won't Like This 

2010

• December 2010 - Creating an International Encyclopedia of Geography
• November 2010 - Geography Interacting with the Humanities
• October 2010 - Rebuilding Geography in Haiti
• September 2010 - AAG Launches New Website
• July/August 2010 - Space-Time Integration in Geography and GIScience
• May 2010 - Building Partnerships for Geography
• April 2010 - Blueprint Needed for Geography Education
• March 2010 - Bowling Together: Participatory Geography at the AAG
• February 2010 - Mapping Procurement Practices -- Best and Wurst
• January 2010 - The Library of Congress: Geography's Treasury

2009

• December 2009 - Supporting Geography in Tough Economic Times
• November 2009 - Geography and Climate Change
• October 2009 - AAG Launches Model Program to Support and Enhance Diversity
• September 2009 - Jane Goodall to Receive New AAG Atlas Award
• July/August 2009 - AAG, Harvard, State Department Focus on Science Partnerships
• June 2009 - Spatial Histories, Temporal Geographies
• May 2009 - Geography and Mental Health
• April 2009 - Las Vegas: Building Partnerships for Geography
• March 2009 - Stimulating Geography
• February 2009 - AAG Enhancing Diversity: Progress and Plans
• January 2009 - Geography Education and Employment Outside of Academia

2008

• December 2008 - Supporting the Next Generation of Geographers
• November 2008 - Faculty and Teacher Professional Development at the AAG
• October 2008 - Sustainable "Greening" of the AAG
• September 2008 - Geography and Human Rights
• July-August 2008 - Reading Kierkegaard in Las Vegas
• June 2008 - Global Dialogues: Geography and Sustainable Development in Africa
• May 2008 - Boston: Traditions and New Directions in Geography
• April 2008 - Archiving and Accessing Geography's History
• March 2008 - Building and Sustaining Disciplinary Support for New Scholars
• February 2008 - From Idea to Reality: The AAG's Developing Regions Membership Program
• January 2008 - Indigenous Geographies of Struggle and Self Determination

2007

• December 2007 - AAG Center for Global Geography Education Receives NSF Grant
• November 2007 - Noam Chomsky and Jeffrey Sachs to join AAG for Boston Meeting
• October 2007 - Expanding Support for AAG Journals
• September 2007 - AAG Workshop Supports Educational Collaborations in the Americas
• July-August 2007 - Educating Congress on Geography Education
• June 2007 - AAG to Host NCGE Central Office
• May 2007 - San Francisco: Advancing Geography in Partnership with You
• April 2007 - Enhancing Diversity
• March 2007 - The Plan to Hijack Mapping
• February 2007 - The International Geographical Union: Appreciation and Change
• January 2007 - Building a Foundation for the AAG's Future

2006

• December 2006 - Is it Time for an AAG “Developing Regions” Membership Program?
• November 2006 - Building a Foundation for Science: The GIS&T Body of Knowledge
• October 2006 - Protecting the AAG and Supporting Hotel Unions
• September 2006 - Disciplinary Data: Critical Needs and Updated Priorities
• July-August 2006 - Looking Northward
• June 2006 - Harvard’s President Summers Launches New Geography Center
• May 2006 - PAIGH and AAG Cooperation
• April 2006 - Chicago: Advancing Geography in Partnership With You
• March 2006 - Geography and the Humanities
• February 2006 - AAG and International Outreach
• January 2006 - Mather and Marble Gifts to Support Geography for Years to Come

2005

• December 2005 - Bringing Geography Back to Harvard
• November 2005 - AAG Senior Associates Program Update
• October 2005 - Building the AAG's Capacity to Respond Quickly
• September 2005 - Making Connections: Geography and Drug Addiction
• July-August 2005 - Reaching Out to Latin American Geographers
• June 2005 - AAG Journals Go Online with Synergy
• May 2005 - Advancing Geography in Partnership With You
• April 2005 - AAG Launches Study on Graduate Education in Geography
• March 2005 - An "NIH of Geographic Research"
• February 2005 - Geography and the Indian Ocean Tsunami
• January 2005 - New Year's Reflections...and Resolutions

2004

• December 2004 - The AAG Washington Monitor
• November 2004 - Race/Ethnicity and Place Conference Builds Bridges for Geography
• October 2004 - AAG Offers New Services to Support Specialty Groups
• September 2004 - AAG Initiates Program for Senior Geographers
• July-August 2004 - The "AAG Washington Monitor"
• June 2004 - Mapping the News
• May 2004 - An Office of the Geographer in the U.S. Congress
• April 2004 - AAG Expands Geography Education Initiatives
• March 2004 - The Tapestry of Geography
• February 2004 - Financial Progress at the AAG
• January 2004 - AAG Reaches Out with Specialty Conferences

2003

• December 2003 - Opportunities for Geographers at the National Science Foundation
• November 2003 - The AAG's Long Range Plan
• October 2003 - The Ingredients of a Great Centennial Meeting
• September 2003 - AAG Director of Educational Affairs Osa Brand Retires
• July-August 2003 - Time Out for Summer Reading
• June 2003 - Federal Funding for Geography Education?
• May 2003 - Supporting Geography at a Critical Time
• April 2003 - Planning Now for the AAG's Centennial Year
• March 2003 - Geography is Key Player in NSF 10-Year Outlook
• February 2003 - Bound for New Orleans: The AAG's 99th Annual Meeting
• January 2003 - Executive Director Emeritus: A Tribute to Ron Abler

2002

• August 2002 - Challenges Facing the AAG