Join us for this compelling meeting with high-profile sessions, as well as many opportunities for networking and learning about the region. This is THE geography conference you don’t want to miss.
This summer we invite you to organize and get involved in sessions, workshops, field trips, special events, and activities.
Visit this space for continued updates on registration, schedules, deadlines and special events coming this summer!
Registration Fees
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Deadlines and Submissions
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Schedule and Program
SESSION SCHEDULE
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Careers & Professional Development Center
Featuring more than 60 panels and workshops focused on career preparation and professional development for geographers, this is the central hub for students, job seekers, and other meeting attendees to network and learn from professional geographers and develop strategies for finding employment in geography-related occupations.
More information to come as the program is planned.
THEMES
The themes of AAG 2025 connect our meeting and academic offerings to the ecologies, history, and cultures of our host location in Detroit, affirming the interconnectedness of place and beings here and around the world. These themes will shape keynotes and special events during the meeting. We also intend them to offer food for thought for impromptu conversations and connections. You may choose to edit your submitted abstracts, sessions, posters, and discussions to reflect one or more of these themes (optional).
More information coming this summer!
Special Events
Each year, special events, timely plenaries, and interesting sessions are held during the annual meeting.
Check back soon for developing announcements and information.
World Geography Bowl
Don’t miss this exciting annual quiz bowl tournament featuring teams of graduate and undergraduate geography students representing each of the AAG’s regional divisions. The tournament is fully staffed by volunteers, who write and edit questions and help run the proceedings as judges, scorekeepers and moderators.
Get Involved
There are many ways to get involved in the upcoming annual meeting beyond presenting research or participating in a session. Become a sponsor, exhibitor or advertiser, work as a conference assistant to offset your registration fee, involve a non-geographer, serve as a career mentor, or pursue one of the many other opportunities to bolster your participation.
- Sponsorship, exhibitor and advertising opportunities
- Plan a workshop (coming soon)
- Plan a field visit (coming soon)
- Conference assistant positions (coming soon)
- Career mentor options (see below)
- Host a meeting or event (coming soon)
- Join the conversation on social media using #AAG2025
Volunteers needed for the Careers & Professional Development Center
The AAG currently seeks volunteers encompassing a wide range of professional backgrounds, interests, and experiences to participate as career mentors and to help organize and lead career and professional development-themed sessions during the annual meeting.
Career mentoring provides an open forum for students and job seekers to receive one-on-one and small-group consultation about careers in a variety of industries and employment sectors. Mentors are expected to answer questions and provide general career advice to students and job seekers interested in learning more about industries that employ geographers, the work geographers perform, and strategies for getting into the field.
If you plan to attend the annual meeting, we hope you will consider participating!
To volunteer, please contact us at careers@aag.org with a brief note indicating your interest by October 16, 2024.
The AAG seeks professional geographers to organize a career or professional development-themed session or workshop during the annual meeting.
We are open to sessions, workshops, or other activities covering a broad range of topics, from diversity in academia and the workforce, to professional networking strategies, to employment opportunities in the business/government/nonprofit sectors, to work-life balance and more.
If you are planning to attend the annual meeting and would like to organize an in-person or virtual session, workshop or other activity related to careers and professional development that we could cross-promote or co-sponsor, please contact us at careers@aag.org by October 16, 2024.
Accessibility and Inclusion
The AAG works to create an Annual Meeting that is accessible to all. This includes reasonable accommodations as specified by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). AAG and its conference venues ensure mobility access within all session and conference rooms.
An accessibility request question is available during the registration process and can also be sent to accessibility@aag.org. If possible, please make accommodation requests no later than one month prior to the meeting. This provides both the AAG and its contracted facilities lead time for ensuring optimal access, e.g. contracting with sign language interpreters.
Plan your trip
Accommodations
The Detroit Renaissance Center is a spectacular home for our annual meeting activities, sessions, and attendees! Sessions and related events will be held at both the adjacent Detroit Marriott and the Renaissance Center. AAG is negotiating special room rates on behalf of attendees to be lower, more equitable, and more predictable over time than the regular rates offered to non-conference attendees.
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive,
Detroit, MI, 48243
+1 313-568-8000
Room rates coming later this summer
Justify Your Trip
Requesting funding from your university, company, or organization to attend the Annual Meeting? The AAG provides language below for all prospective attendees to use to help with the funding request process.
- Become part of an international community of geographers. Join thousands of
geographers and related professionals from 60+ countries who attend the Annual Meeting. - Present your research. Showcase your work at any stage for constructive feedback and advice with a paper or poster presentation.
- Collaborate and connect. Engage with other scholars in the field, explore potential
collaborations, and make lifelong connections with important figures in the discipline. - Broaden your horizons. Discover the many facets of geography by meeting new people and attending sessions on unfamiliar topics.
- Never stop learning. Earn continuing education credit for your professional licenses or accreditation by participating in workshops, presenting your research, and attending sessions.
- Network to get work. Attend career mentoring sessions, visit our Jobs & Careers Center, and participate in professional development workshops. The Exhibit Hall also features dozens of organizations from academia, government, and the private sector that are looking to hire talented geographers.
- Stay up-to-date. Keep an eye on current technologies and best practices in your facet of the discipline at technical workshops, the Exhibit Hall, and cutting-edge session presentations.
- Explore! The AAG Annual Meeting changes locations each year, allowing attendees to explore and discover new places in addition to all the conference has to offer.
Travel to the United States
Invitation Letter
The AAG provides a formal invitation letter to help with the visa submission process. The general visa form letter will allow you to fill out your contact information, then save or print a copy for your records.
If you have already registered and would like your abstract and/or session title included in your invitation letter, please use the custom visa form.
Download a general visa letter Download a custom visa letter
Visa Information
Visa requirements often change and vary by country, so be sure to visit the U.S. State Department website for the latest information when planning your trip. If you need a visa, be sure to apply early. We recommend applying three to four months before your date of travel to allow sufficient time to process your application.
Travelers entering the United States under the Visa Waiver Program need a valid ESTA approval. The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) is an online application process used to determine the eligibility of visitors to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program and ESTA.
Additional tips and information about visa requirements are available from The National Academies International Visitors Office.
AAG Event Policies
We strive to create a professional and safe environment for all during AAG events. As part of this effort, we require all attendees to read our policies, so that they can agree to the questions during the registration process.
Review our policies