The article offers information on the Nystrom Competition of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) featuring papers based on dissertations in geography.
Highlights the annual conference organized by the Institute of British Geographers in Durham, England. Topics discussed during the event; Theme of the papers presented; Attendees of the conference.
Geographers at the AAG's centennial are challenged with exceptional opportunities to create a more central place for geography in society and in the university. Realizing these opportunities requires identifying and leveraging key emerging trends in the formation and uses of geographic knowledge. Better integration of geography's profound technological innovations with its core traditions also is necessary to strengthen the discipline's research capacity, and to more effectively engage with and contribute to the needs of society. Trends toward multidisciplinary research and integrative science, and the heightened need for geographic understanding in today's world, hold further promise for advancing the discipline while sustaining its historic strengths and diversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]