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American Association of Geographers
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AAG brings together members of the global geographic community. We are an academic & professional organization representing educators, researchers, & practitioners in geography. https://www.aag.org/membership/
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The Education Symposium is BACK for #AAG2026! On Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, join teachers, researchers, and institutional leaders for numerous sessions covering geography in schools, colleges, and universities with a focus on growing geography’s next generation. buff.ly/dh4HuMH
Three photos on left hand side with text: AAG 2026 Annual Meeting Geography Education Symposium Geography education is crucial to creating the next generation of problem solvers for the wicked problems and multidisciplinary challenges of climate, health wealth disparity, and more. This Symposium will offer a two days of sessions for educators covering geography in schools, colleges, and universities, including sessions, panels, networking, and mentoring. Session topics explore fostering open practices in geography education, teaching geography to non-geographers, introducing the Generation Alpha Task Force, and beyond. Additional thanks to AAG’s Geography Education Specialty Group, Community College Affinity Group, and the AAG GenAlpha Committee, Healthy Departments Committees, and subcommittees.
February 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Reminder: AAG Elections are in swing! To participate, make sure your membership is current and watch your inbox for your AAG Election ballot. The ballot will end on this Friday, February 20, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST.

Learn about AAG’s governance: buff.ly/D1PTmqV
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February 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Tomorrow: San Francisco has always been at the vanguard of LGBTQ activism as communities have developed resilient, place-based presence in neighborhoods across the City.

Come learn from local Cultural District leaders about the history of the #queer #geography of San Francisco! buff.ly/4KvXdXZ
An informational graphic promoting an event about LGBTQ Cultural Districts. The top section features the title and event time, placed over a softly blurred image of a city street with rainbow-toned stripes framing the bottom edge. A central paragraph outlines the history, goals, and community impact of San Francisco’s Cultural Districts. At the bottom are four circular speaker photos with their names and positions written beneath each one. The layout is organized and easy to read, blending text and imagery in a balanced way.
February 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Serving as a professor at the University of Alabama since 2002, Dr. Seth Appiah-Opoku is honored with the AAG Distinguished Teaching Award for his exceptional contributions to geographic education over nearly three decades.

Learn about the awardee: buff.ly/uQ2QcCg
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February 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Join Queer & Trans Geographies Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers for a free, virtual pre-conference webinar, organized with the three queer Cultural Districts of San Francisco:

LGBTQ Cultural Districts: Landscapes of Progress
February 19, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
February 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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🌎 AAG 2026 Symposium on Spatial AI and Data Science: Frontiers and Applications

Join us at AAG2026 as we explore how advances in #AI, #DataScience, and #cyberGIS are transforming geographic research and real-world practice.

🔗 For more information: i-guide.io/aag-2026-sym...
February 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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🎉 Kudos to geography master's students Albert Agyei and Saheed Oyekunle Oyetunji for receiving AAG-GTU Travel Awards! #Geography #AAG #GTU #StudentSuccess #GIScience #AcademicExcellence
February 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Valentine’s Day lines for the geographer in your life!!
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February 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Congratulations to @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and our very own @darribas.bsky.social and @rsfrankl.bsky.social for winning a Media Achievement Honor from the @geographers.bsky.social!

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Congratulations to Levi John Wolf and our very own Dani Arribas-Bel and Rachel Franklin for winning a Media Achievement Honor from the American Association of Geographers! Dani, Rachel and Levi creat...
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February 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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The #AAG2026 mobile app is almost here! The app helps you get the most out of the Annual Meeting—explore the full program, manage your schedule, view interactive maps, and more. Attendees will soon receive instructions on how to unlock all meeting content. Check out the user guide: buff.ly/RX9eTdV
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February 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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San Francisco has always been at the vanguard of LGBTQ activism as communities have developed resilient, place-based presence in neighborhoods across the City.

This Thursday, come learn from local Cultural District leaders about the history of the #queer #geography of San Francisco! buff.ly/4KvXdXZ
An informational graphic promoting an event about LGBTQ Cultural Districts. The top section features the title and event time, placed over a softly blurred image of a city street with rainbow-toned stripes framing the bottom edge. A central paragraph outlines the history, goals, and community impact of San Francisco’s Cultural Districts. At the bottom are four circular speaker photos with their names and positions written beneath each one. The layout is organized and easy to read, blending text and imagery in a balanced way.
February 16, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Women are essential to how people see and understand the world, yet their contributions have long been overlooked. Melinda Laituri, professor emeritus at Colorado State University, shares the importance of women addressing the intractable issues societies face around the world. buff.ly/QYXcDP8
Gladys West, right, developed the mathematical models behind GPS. U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons
February 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Reminder: AAG Elections are in swing! To participate, make sure your membership is current, so you're ready to vote, and watch your inbox for your AAG Election ballot. The ballot will end on February 20, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST.

Learn about AAG’s governance: buff.ly/D1PTmqV
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February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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American climate science is losing federal support right when we need it most.

Project Drawdown is stepping up: launching the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship for early/mid-career PhD scientists to do good science that does good.

🗓️ Apply by April 17
👉 https://bit.ly/4kx2J1Q
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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We are accepting submissions for the 2026 PASG Student Awards!

- PASG Undergraduate Paper Award ($100)
- PASG Graduate Paper Award ($100)
- PASG Student Poster Award ($100)

Interested students should reach out to Dr. Joe Weber at jweber2@ua.edu no later than 11:59 PM EST on March 15th, 2026!
February 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Looking forward to this!
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Don’t miss it! AAG President Bill Moseley joins four panelists at #AAG2026 to take an up-close look at the interplay of technology and geography, particularly in examining the future of food and agriculture. buff.ly/SQPo5xs

Be sure to join the plenary on Thursday, March 19, 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM PT.
Text on top of white square with cricle frames of panelists' headshots and titles, with text: 2026 Presidential Plenary Catalyzing Positive Food System Change: Geography and The Future of Food and Agriculture President William (Bill) Moseley, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography at Macalester College, will moderate a panel that takes an up-close look at the interplay of technology and geography, particularly in examining the future of food and agriculture. Four panelists will invite reflection on the power of geographical theory and scholarship to illuminate and provide insight on food and agriculture related challenges, as well as the possibilities for positive change. Thursday, March 19, from 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM PT | Continental 4 & 5, Ballroom Level, Hilton Union Square
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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The ghost of editor @mickodopolous.bsky.social will be "floating" at #AAG2026. Cultivating book projects on behalf of @upittpress.bsky.social.

Buy him a drink, or grab an appointment here bit.ly/3MdV2AX
to tell him your bookish thoughts.
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Mick Gusinde-Duffy, Editor at Large for U Pitt Press will be available for book meetings throughout the conference. Bring your groundbreaking political geography projects for discussion.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Grateful to my co-authors for the conversations around sustaining our departments better. The paper is an outcome of our symposium during AAG 2024.

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Dr. LaToya Eaves and her co-authors recently published a new article, “Fostering Harassment-Free Geography Departments: Proactive Strategies for Departments and Their Leaders” in The Professional Geographer.

Read it at the 🔗 below! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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February 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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Distinguished Professor Mark Schwartz is awarded AAG’s Distinguished Scholarship Honors for his internationally recognized work pioneering the subdiscipline of phenoclimatology, exemplifying geography’s power to bridge disciplines and data-driven inquiry. buff.ly/wdmfUr8
Headshot of Mark Schwartz against various shades of blue with white topography. Text reads: AAG Distinguished Scholarship Honors Distinguished Professor Mark D. Schwartz, of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, is internationally recognized for founding the subdiscipline of phenoclimatology—the integrative study of relationships between seasonal biological activity and climate. Over four decades, his pioneering work has transformed understanding of vegetation phenology and its central role in assessing and predicting global environmental change. His work exemplifies geography’s power to bridge disciplines and connect data-driven inquiry with environmental understanding.
February 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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#AAG2026 Webinar: This Thursday, Bernice Asantewaa Kumi delves into the overlooked realities faced by immigrant employees in the Bay Area. Learn how workplace abuse and organizational politics shape wellbeing, creativity, and everyday experiences.

Save your seat: buff.ly/ErqocX1
White box on top of a photo of warehouse workers. Text states: Unseen struggles; Immigrant workers, creative expression and the hidden costs of workplace abuse. Thursday, February 12, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time This webinar examines the hidden experiences of immigrant workers in the Bay Area, focusing on how workplace abuse and organizational politics shape wellbeing, creativity, and everyday life. While the region is celebrated for innovation and opportunity, many immigrant workers navigate precarious labor conditions marked by power imbalances and marginalization. This presentation explores how creative expression and storytelling serve as tools of resilience and resistance, situating these experiences within the Bay Area’s broader social, economic, and cultural landscape. By foregrounding immigrant voices, the webinar offers a deeper, place-based understanding of inequality, labor, and creativity in the region.
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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Don’t miss it! AAG President Bill Moseley joins four panelists at #AAG2026 to take an up-close look at the interplay of technology and geography, particularly in examining the future of food and agriculture. buff.ly/SQPo5xs

Be sure to join the plenary on Thursday, March 19, 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM PT.
Text on top of white square with cricle frames of panelists' headshots and titles, with text: 2026 Presidential Plenary Catalyzing Positive Food System Change: Geography and The Future of Food and Agriculture President William (Bill) Moseley, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography at Macalester College, will moderate a panel that takes an up-close look at the interplay of technology and geography, particularly in examining the future of food and agriculture. Four panelists will invite reflection on the power of geographical theory and scholarship to illuminate and provide insight on food and agriculture related challenges, as well as the possibilities for positive change. Thursday, March 19, from 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM PT | Continental 4 & 5, Ballroom Level, Hilton Union Square
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.

Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, a UW–Madison assistant professor of Latin American and Caribbean history, assisted in writing historical narratives to accompany videos for “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
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February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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At AAG Detroit in 2025, Dr. LaToya Eaves was in dialogue with Drs. Katherine McKittrick, Willie Jamaal Wright, and Kevin Grove about the pathbreaking book, Black Geographies and the Politics of Place.

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February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Don't forget: AAG Elections are kicking off! To participate, make sure your membership is current, so you're ready to vote, and watch your inbox for your AAG Election ballot in the coming days.

Learn about AAG’s governance: buff.ly/D1PTmqV
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February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Welcome to round two of our PASG Member Spotlight Series!

This week we are highlighting PASG member and PhD candidate Hardt Bergmann!

Feel free to scan the QR code in the image below or click the following link to read her full write-up: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM