.USGS Award Deadline Extension: Apply by June 15 to the 2024 Pecora Individual and Team Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions in satellite/aerial remote sensing for understanding, education & decision-making.

🛰️ Learn more about eligibility: on.doi.gov/3Yobv5K

AAG is proud to welcome Shaun Johnson (he/him), Ph.D student KU Geography & ATMO 🌪️, as a research fellow who will be assisting in the planning and implementation of the Convening of Care, taking place in Washington, D.C., September 19-20, 2024.

🌟 Learn more: bit.ly/3UMB6GF

#APHG #Teachers ! Elevate your classroom experience by becoming a 2024 AGS Teacher Fellow. We look forward to welcoming a new class of Teacher Fellows to this year's Symposium,
GEOGRAPHY 2050, on November 21-23, 2024, at Columbia University.

Apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

It's the moment you've all been waiting for! Registration for our joint meeting with SWAAG is officially open.
➡️ conferences.appliedgeography.org
More information about the conference can be found on our conference website!
➡️ appgeogconf.org/2024-conferenc…

#AGX2024 #SWAAG2024

Hatch et al. investigate the characteristics of Opportunity Youths (16–24 -year-olds who are neither in school nor working) and their spatial distribution in the US, emphasizing regional disparities and intersectional impacts. bit.ly/4bfMqAy

🌟 Congratulations to PhD candidate Christian Keeve (the what of it.), from the University of Kentucky (@ukgeog), for receiving the AAG Dissertation Research Grant whose award will support their doctoral dissertation research. bit.ly/3WyE0QH

Interested in #OneWater & sustainable water mgmt? Register to join American Association of Geographers's Water Resources Specialty Group on 5/23 for a FREE webinar feat. #MC4Water ’s Jenna Walker, discussing “A Texas-Sized Opportunity for Sustainable Water Management.” RSVP: forms.office.com/r/QzkissrEjs

We have multiple spots on the LSG Executive Committee spots opening and we would love to see new folks involved.

Of all of our positions, Treasurer is probably the position with the smallest time commitment. It's a great position if you're looking to get your feet wet! (1/4)

Young #geospatial professionals - don't miss the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to attend #GISPro2024 in Portland, Maine in October! Applications due June 1. urisa.org/page/GIS-Pro_Y…

Esri Young Professionals Network URISA VC GeoTech Center UCGIS AAG Undergraduate Student Affinity Group

Mike DeVivo of Grand Rapids Community College expands on the key role community colleges play in geography, responsible for 38% of all U.S. undergraduates in public colleges/universities.

Learn 5 considerations to expand the presence of geography: bit.ly/3JWguW8

Congratulations to the two #AAG2024 recipients of the Marble Fund Award for Innovative Master’s Research in Quantitative Geography:
🌟 Leidy Carolina Fernandez Peña, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
🌟 Xiaoqi Bao, University of Washington (University of Washington)

bit.ly/44xAl7B

Dmowska and Stepinski introduce Racial Landscape (RL), offering a novel approach to studying racial geography, enabling seamless segregation assessment and spatially explicit racial change analysis. bit.ly/4bhH6g6

In case you missed the news, we wanted to share congratulations to our newly elected PASG leadership!

Chair:
Yolonda Youngs, CSU – San Bernardino

Vice Chair:
Xochizeltzin Castandeda-Camacho, CIGA-UNAM

Our new Convening of Care Research Fellow, Shaun Johnson, was featured in Politics Considered with Bill Gallagher with Bill Gallagher. Learn more below 👇🔗

Now Hiring: We’re seeking a Member Services Coordinator to serve as the first point of contact for our members and be crucial in driving member satisfaction and retention.

Learn more about the job description and other desirable qualifications: bit.ly/3UOdMIF

Congratulations to the #AAG2024 J. Warren Nystrom Award recipient, Changzhen Wang (Changzhen Wang), from Louisiana State University, for their distinguished dissertation “Overlapping Cancer Service Areas: Delineation and Implications.” LSU bit.ly/3JPjFiE

#RFP : AAG is launching a new targeted mentorship network to support efforts to mentor minoritized geographers across career stages, and/or identities, positionalities, or intersectionalities.

Find out more & suggest a partnership idea: bit.ly/4aZUEgt

Risha Raquelle, AAG Chief Strategy Officer, on AAG’s momentum in research, teaching, and service and opportunities toward care and collaboration. Explore opportunities to partner and make an impact. #AAG2024 #EthosOfCare 🌟 bit.ly/3WvQrg0

AAG mourns the passing of Richard 'Dick' Morrill, AAG Past President (‘83) and Professor Emeritus of Geography at the University of Washington. bit.ly/4dlrmue

If The New York Times wants perspective on gravity of this decision in VA consider talking to geographers American Association of Geographers who do work on politics of naming and memory nytimes.com/2024/05/10/us/… Reuben Rose-Redwood Jordan Brasher Derek Alderman and others