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Conference Information
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The AGX Board is pleased to have the Applied Geography community join us in San Marcos, Texas on October 6th through 8th for our joint meeting with the Southwest Division of the American Association of Geographers. Specific conference features included:
We also want to note that the conference journal, Papers in Applied Geography, welcomes contributions from registered attendees of AGX 2024. Upon submitting your manuscripts, please mention your attendance to the conference in the cover letter to receive expedited handling of reviews of your manuscripts. All subfields of applied geography will be considered. The conference guide to the right contains all of the information provided on this web page, plus additional information about location, parking, and other conference logistics. Pressing the three dots next to the magnifying glass on the top right will allow you to save a copy of the guide. You can also press the (+) or (-) next to the page number to zoom in in the embedded reader.
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Registration and Deadlines
Registration costs:
Registration will close on September 22, 2024.
Included in registration:
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION:
Registration costs:
- Faculty and professionals - $175
- Student - $60
Registration will close on September 22, 2024.
Included in registration:
- Access to the conference and all sessions
- The following meals -
- Sunday: Welcome Reception (appetizers, drink ticket, open bar)
- Monday: Lunch Banquet, pizza if participating in the GeoBowl
- Tuesday: Awards Banquet dinner
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION:
- Registration is hosted through Indico again this year. If you have not attended a past conference and created an account, you will need to do so before registering. This step requires email verification, so please plan to wait briefly for that email prompt to arrive in your inbox to move forward to registration.
- Once you have established your Indico account and verified your email, complete your registration form, and upload your abstract in the AGX/SWAAG registration portal. Please complete all fields and ask questions if you have any issues with the registration process. Once you have completed your registration, you will be given instructions and a URL to cut and paste into your browser. That URL will take you to the Texas State TouchNet site where you can pay for registration and sponsorships.
- In the Texas State TouchNet site, click on the appropriate button and complete your payment information. Please be sure to enter the same email address that you used to register. That should be it, you are done!
- Once you've registered, you will be able to submit your session/abstract.
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Conference Schedule Information The general conference schedule is as follows: Sunday, October 6th - Two field trip options in mid morning (see below) and Welcome Reception starting at 4 PM Monday, October 7th - Full conference day, Banquet Lunch with guest speaker Tuesday, October 8th - Full conference day, evening Award Banquet (so be sure to stick around!!) Field trips (no additional fees other than optional purchases on your own): Exploring the "Fermented Landscapes" of Texas Wine On this field trip, we will tour the beautiful Texas Hill Country by van with tour guide services from the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies’ resident “scholar-somm”, Dr Colleen Myles. We will travel from San Marcos, TX to Stonewall, TX for a tour and optional ($25) tasting at a Texas winery. Feel free to bring a packed lunch with you or be prepared to purchase lunch on-site. Next, we will experience a driving tour of the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park. If there is time or interest, a short stop can be arranged. Following the peek at LBJ’s legacy in the Hill Country and beyond, we will stop for a brief field lecture and optional ($25) tasting at another Texas winery nearby. The van(s) will depart the LBJSC in the morning and drop participants off at the conference Welcome Reception by 4 PM. More details will be posted as the conference approaches. Sensing Place Remote sensing, imagery, and other sensor data can provide large amounts of data with which to understand the characteristics of a place. While these sources of data are valuable, places are more than collections of pixels and digitized data. Our own senses can add depth and richness that may not be discerned by technology. Being present in a place, experiencing the various sights, sounds, smells, and the way it feels in our hands and under our feet—reading the landscape through our own senses—brings us closer to the way in which the place is experienced by those who live and work there day-to-day. Plus, if you’re like many of us geographers, being out in the field observing and being part of the place we’re studying is more fun than staring at data on a screen all day. In this field trip, we will experience a location in the San Marcos area (specific location still to be determined) using our senses: sight, smell, touch, and hearing (we will refrain from tasting the landscape!). We will divide into small groups, with each group assigned a specific sense to use to collect information about the location. Each group will document what they “observed” using their assigned sense. In other words, one group will focus on the aromas and odors they detect and will record what those aromas and odors tell us about the location. The other groups will do the same but focus only on what they see or what they hear or how the location feels to the touch. After returning from the field, we will convene and share what each group sensed, our impressions of the landscape based on what we sensed, our perceptions and assumptions, and how each of our senses can be used to gain a fuller understanding of the nature of a place. Please bring comfortable shoes and clothing for walking on sidewalks and city streets, a field notebook to record your observations and impressions, and a curiosity and a sense of adventure! The van(s) will depart the LBJSC in the morning and drop participants off at the conference Welcome Reception by 4 PM. More details will be posted as the conference approaches |
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