Newsletter – June 2022

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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

Locating Ourselves, and Our Purpose, in Time

By Emily Yeh

Image of Emily T. Yeh

As I wrap up my year serving as AAG president, I find myself experiencing a disorienting swirl of temporalities…. As geographers, we know that time is inseparable from space, and vice versa. As Doreen Massey famously argued, “the spatial is integral to the production of history, and thus to the possibility of politics, just as the temporal is to geography.” History is always spatial and as such it does not literally repeat, stay still, or move backwards.


ANNUAL MEETING

AAG 2023 Denver Postcard - Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado, 1908 vintage mapSave the Date for AAG 2023 in Denver

Join us for the Mile-High meeting. Mark your calendar for the hybrid AAG Annual Meeting in Denver, CO on March 23-27, 2023. We invite you to organize and participate in sessions, workshops, field trips, special events, and activities. Look for more information throughout the summer to help you plan. We look forward to seeing you online and in the Rocky Mountains.


PUBLICATIONS

NEW Annals Alert: Articles with topics ranging from low carbon energy transition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative to urban sprawl

Annals journal coverThe most recent issue of the Annals of the American Association of Geographers has been published online () with 17 new articles on contemporary geographic research plus an . Topics in this issue include ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; and . Locational areas of interest include ; ; ; and . Authors are from a variety of research institutions including ; ; ; and the.

All AAG members have full online access to all issues of the Annals through the Journals section of the . Each issue, the Editors choose one article to make freely available. In this issue you can read by Kathryn Gillespie for free.

Questions about the Annals? Contact .

In addition to the most recently published journal, read the latest issue of the other AAG journals online:

• Annals of the American Association of Geographers
• The Professional Geographer
• GeoHumanities
• The AAG Review of Books

New Books in Geography — Summer Available

Summer scene with butterfly, flowers and grass with sun in backgroundThe AAG compiles a quarterly list of newly published geography books and books of interest to geographers. The list includes a diversity of books that represents the breadth of the discipline (including key sub-disciplines), but also recognizes the work which takes place at the margins of geography and overlap with other disciplines. While academic texts make up most of the books, we also include popular books, novels, books of poetry, and books published in languages other than English, for example.

Some of these books are selected for review in the AAG Review of Books. Publishers are welcome to contact the AAG Review of Books Editor-in-Chief , as well as anyone interested in reviewing these or other titles.

Browse the full list of new books

New issue of African Geographical Review

African-Geographical-Review-cvr-212x300-1The latest issue of the journal of the Africa Specialty Group of the AAG, the African Geographical Review, has recently been published. Volume 41, Issue 2 is available online for subscribers and members of the Africa Specialty Group. This issue contains eight research articles on topics ranging from food and water security to development to environmental management.

See more about the journal


ASSOCIATION NEWS

Make a Difference, Support the AAG Student Travel Fund

You make the AAG so extraordinary, and when members and friends come together, our collective support becomes part of something much bigger. Your will make so much possible for a geographer who is starting their career and dreaming of making a difference through this profession that we love. Your contribution will go directly to helping undergraduate, graduate, and post-doc students attend the AAG 2023 Annual Meeting in Denver. Our goal is to offer at least 100 students a travel award of up to $500.

Your gift at any level will be a tremendous boost to those who are completing their education and entering the job market. Building their network, making connections with potential employers, and having the opportunity, perhaps for the first time, to present their research in person, could not be more important.

Don’t let the summer slip away. to support the next generation of geographers.

Registration Open for Summer Series for Grad Students and Recent Graduates

Photo of African American student writing notes in notebook with book and laptop at a cafe tableThe AAG 2022 Virtual Summer Series is back. Sign-ups are open for our Graduate Forums and Seminars, which will continue throughout the summer.

Our are led by the AAG Graduate Student Affinity Group and will offer graduate students with sessions that enable them to network and feel a sense of community.

Our target Master’s or Doctoral students in Geography programs and recently graduated geographers, and cover a wide range of practical topics.

Take Part in the AAG’s Graduate Faculty Development Alliance Workshops, June 13-17

Participants of the 2008 GFDA workshop gather for a photoTwo summer professional development workshops from the AAG’s Graduate Faculty Development Alliance will continue online in 2022. Registration will be filled on a first come, first served basis and is free for AAG Members and $150 for non-members.

Department Chairs, Heads, new Deans, and other emerging leaders — develop the tools you need to do your job, network with peers, and learn from top leadership professionals in an inclusive, innovative, and interactive series.

The AAG Geography Faculty Development Alliance for early career geographers, as well as non-AAG members who are graduate students or teaching geography in higher education, offers an innovative, new online approach to the highly successful early career workshops that have been offered since 2002.

Register for either workshop

Learn More about AAG Membership with June Webinar

How to Make the Most of AAG Membership as a Student or Young Professional webinar collage with photos of Jack Swab, Amina Naliaka, Ali Alruzuq and April L Graham-JacksonAAG is wrapping up the spring Professional Development webinars with . Hear the experiences and perspectives of four AAG members who have been active in the AAG while pursuing their education. From establishing a professional network, to keeping informed of the latest research and industry trends, to methods training and learning about career opportunities, the AAG is there to help you succeed!

This webinar will be on Tuesday, June 7th from 4-5:15pm ET. to register. Once registered, and click “Join Session” on the day of the event to attend.

Call for Nominations for AAG Honors and AAG Fellows

Image showing AAG award pin and certificatePlease consider nominating outstanding colleagues for the , the highest awards offered by the American Association of Geographers, and the , a program to recognize geographers who have made significant contributions to advancing geography. Please note that both of these programs are now operating under recently revised guidelines. Individual AAG members, specialty groups, affinity groups, departments, and other interested parties are encouraged to nominate outstanding colleagues by September 15.

More information about AAG Awards

Nominations Sought for Candidates to 2023 AAG Council

The AAG Nominating Committee for the 2023 AAG Election seeks nominations for Vice President (one to be elected) for National Councilor (two vacancies), and for International Councilor (one vacancy) for the 2023 election. Those elected will take office on July 1, 2023. Nominations are due no later than September 15, 2022. The AAG encourages nominations of a broad range of colleagues who reflect different disciplinary specialties, regional locations, gender, race, ethnicity, diverse ability, stage in career, and institutional diversity (e.g., candidates at non-PhD-granting or 2-year degree-granting institutions, and/or candidates who serve in Historically Black, Hispanic Serving, and tribal colleges).

Nominations for Vice President should be directed to , Nominating Committee Chair. Nominations for National Councilor should be directed to , Nominating Committee Member. Nominations for International Councilor should be directed to , Nominating Committee Member.

AAG Sponsoring New Books Network Geography Channel

AAG is pleased to announce our new collaboration with the , a consortium of author-interview podcast channels covering a range of scholarly topics. As the Geography channel sponsor, we have an opportunity to showcase the wide array of new publications across geography. Know of a recent title? NBN is a crowdsourced entity, and the content is supplied by hosts. The best news – anyone can be a host. about contacting the publisher and author (if needed), and event get a $25 stipend per interview. Explore NBN, and listen to about AAG. Happy listening (and hosting)!

Visit the New Books Network Geography channel


Member News

June Member Updates

Bowie State University Professor Sumanth Reddy captures nine of his students in an action pose as they explore Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. Credit: Sumanth ReddyBowie State University geography professor Dr. Sumanth Reddy and nine students are on the adventure of a lifetime: a 10-day camping trip in the Four Corners area of the U.S. Southwest, covering 1,500 miles and visiting five national parks. The group will take a close look at sites of historic significance in Black and African American history, and will also apply their diverse skills—from computer science to biology to history—to examining the impacts and remedies for climate change in the landscapes they visit. This experience was made possible through AAG’s Bridging the Digital Divide fund, in partnership with Esri and our members to bring more tech, tools, and great learning experiences to HBCU and MSI institutions.

Read more


RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Help AGI with COVID-19 Study Focusing on Permanent Changes from the Pandemic

Thanks to continued support by the National Science Foundation (Award #2029570), the American Geosciences Institute is pleased to announce that their study on the impacts of COVID-19 on geoscience workplace and instructional environments has been extended into a third and final phase. This final phase of the study will track the transition of instructional and work intervention strategies used during the pandemic into their adoption as permanent approaches used within academia and the workforce.

The study will continue to accept new participants through December 2022 and is open to all geoscientists, including students, retirees, and those not currently employed, who reside in the United States and are at least 18 years old. We also encourage company, organization, and academic leaders to participate on behalf of their organizations to elucidate the organization-level changes underway. Share your specific experiences in how your life as a geoscientist has been transformed because of the pandemic by participating in COVID-19 Impact monthly surveys; through an oral history interview; and/or joining your colleagues in a panel discussion as part of a Fall 2022 webinar series.

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June virtual events hosted by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is AAG 2022's gold sponsor

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is hosting the “Data Dive: Indicators of Entrepreneurship” webinar at 11 a.m. CT on June 7. This spring, the Kauffman Foundation released updates to their entrepreneurship indicators, highlighting the latest entrepreneurial trends in both the and the . The upcoming free webinar is a time to continue those conversations and learn about how these studies impact the entrepreneurial field — informed directly by the researchers themselves.

The next virtual Early-Stage Researcher Professional Development session will take place on Friday, June 24 at 1 p.m. CT with mentors Jon Carr (North Carolina State University) and Jeff York (University of Colorado, Boulder). This series is open to 18 early-stage researchers, providing an opportunity to connect with research mentors to discuss research approaches, professional development, and the research career trajectory.

June 30 at 10:00-11:00 a.m. CT is the next Entrepreneurship Issues forum: Designing and Disseminating Research with Communities in Mind: Exploring Community-Engaged Research Translation. Community-engaged research translation and knowledge co-production are approaches to research that value community voice and make meaningful contributions to solving problems and changing systems. Join to learn about these methods and consider how you can begin to work with communities and stakeholders, apply these methods in your own research, and explore the use of these approaches in entrepreneurship research and economic development research more broadly.


In Memoriam

The AAG is saddened to hear of the passing of this past month.

 


Featured Articles

Resources for Climate Action

By Michael Gould

Screenshot of the Drought Aware web app

Esri offers a huge collection of resources related to climate and sustainability topics. In 2022 we will publish a collection of learning/teaching resources to help non-climate-specialists at universities (primarily) to introduce climate action topics into their classroom or research activities, with a focus on solutions and opportunities to take action.

See the resources


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