Conference of Irish Geographers 2012

 Geographies of Globalisation and Crisis:

Climate, Food, Fuel and Finance

Friday 25^th to Sunday 27^th May 2012
hosted by
The Department of Geography,

The School of Natural Science
Trinity College Dublin
 in association with
The Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI)

Keynote Speakers:

• Professor David Simon, Royal Holloway, University of London.

• Professor Helga Leitner, University of Minnesota.

• Professor Eric S. Sheppard, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota and Incoming President, Association of American Geographers.

 Click here to view the Draft Programme for CIG 2012

Registration Details

• Please note the GSI is pleased to announce a small fund to assist unfunded postgraduate students to attend the Conference of Irish Geographers 2012 click here for further details

The registration fee includes:

• Admission to all sessions of the conference, including the keynote addresses.

• Welcome reception on Friday evening.
• Coffee breaks throughout the duration of the conference.
• Participation in the conference fieldtrip.

Registration Procedure

To register for the conference please complete the following steps:

1.     If you are giving a paper please mail a 200 word abstract of your paper and title to Professor Mark Hennessy (mhnnessy@tcd.ie) by April 25^th 2012. If you would like to present a poster please email your abstract to by April 25^th to Dr. Kieran Rankin (krankin@tcd.ie). If you are not presenting a paper or poster but would like to register and attend please email Dr. Rankin indicating that. Posters will be displayed during the course of the conference.

a.     If you are organizing a panel please include the title of the panel, all four abstracts or three abstracts and name of discussant.

b.     Papers will be 20 minutes in length.

c.     The conference organizers welcome papers and panels from all areas of Geography and cognate fields.

d.     In your email please also indicate if you are NOT willing to serve as a chair for other panels.

2.     Complete payment (see payment options below)

To avoid the late registration fee both steps must be completed by 25^th April 2011. A conference schedule will be available for download by May 20^th on the conference website.

Accommodation
There is a limited amount of accommodation available on campus on a first-come first-served basis. (Available nights of May 25th, 26th and 27th).
 
Option 1) Ensuite single room - E71.50 per night
Option 2) Ensuite twin room - E120 per night
Option 3) Apartment with three bedrooms, including living room, kitchen and toilet - E214.50 per night or E71.50 per person per night.
 
Please email Lucy Crockford (crockfol@tcd.ie) to check availability in advance specifying which nights you would like to stay, the type of accommodation you would like and any dietary requirements. In this email please also indicate if you WILL BE attending the conference dinner. Once campus rooms have been allocated participants will be responsible for their own accommodation. . If available, to reserve a room please include the appropriate amount in your cheque or Paypal¨ payment).

Fieldtrip

Professor Andrew MacLaran will lead a walking tour which explores the redevelopment of the Dublin Docklands, leaving from Trinity on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm, departing from the foyer of the Museum Building. The trip will take approximately three hours.

Payment Options

Cheque

Cheques should be made payable to Trinity Number 1 Account and posted to Executive Officer, Department of Geography, TCD, Dublin 2. Please indicate in a note what the cheque covers.

Credit Card

Please follow the link below to pay by Paypal

Example of payment

Standard Registration (GSI member) - E100

Two nights' accommodation in a single ensuite room - E71.50 X 2 (E143)

Conference dinner - E30

Total - E278

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