With apologies for cross-posting CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS
for the Economic Geography Research Group (EGRG), Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual Conference 2016, London The Committee of the Economic Geography Research Group (EGRG) would like to invite proposals for sessions to be sponsored by the EGRG at the 2016 Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) (RGS-IBG). We are able to sponsor numerous sessions which, in total, account for no more than 12 timeslots (usually 1-2 timeslots per session), and are looking forward to EGRG having its usual presence at the forthcoming annual event. The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2016, which will be chaired by Professor Peter Jackson (University of Sheffield), will have as its theme 'Nexus Thinking'. EGRG members and those of the geographical and related communities are invited to propose sessions. We would also welcome joint sessions with other research groups. Proposals should relate to debates, literatures or approaches in economic geography (http://www.egrg.rgs.org/). Sessions may take the form of presented papers, panels, practitioner forums, discussions or workshops, and innovative sessions and formats are encouraged. Conference details Date: Tuesday 30th August to Friday 2nd September 2016 Location: Royal Geographical Society, London Conference Theme: The theme for the 2016 Annual Conference is nexus thinking, an approach that has attracted a surge of interest in the last five years among academics, policy-makers and third sector organizations. The aim of nexus thinking is to address the interdependencies, tensions and trade-offs between different environmental and social domains – an approach to which geographers might feel an inherent attraction. Rather than seeing energy, food and water resources as separate systems, for example, nexus thinking focuses on their interconnections, favouring an integrated approach that moves beyond national, sectoral, policy and disciplinary silos to identify more efficient, equitable and sustainable use of scarce resources. The 2016 annual conference offers an opportunity to take these ideas forward both in the specific context of research on water, energy and food security but also, more widely, by demonstrating the power of geographical thinking to work across disciplinary boundaries, to think relationally and to make connections across time and space. The conference encourages debate about these issues, including what nexus thinking might add to existing approaches and what its potential might be as a metaphor or method. Submitting Proposals for EGRG sponsored sessions Proposals for, or questions about, EGRG sponsored sessions should be sent to Sarah Marie Hall at sarah.m.h...@manchester.ac.uk Proposals should be submitted by Tuesday 22nd December 2015 and should comprise (i) Title; (ii) Name of co-sponsoring groups, if applicable (iii) Name and contact details for session convenors (iv) Abstract, outlining scope of session (v) Number of session timeslots that are sought - usually up to 2 timeslots per session, with each timeslot comprising 100 minutes (vi) Indication, if known, of preferred organization of session, e.g. 4 x 20min presentation, plus 20min discussion or 5 x 15min presentation, with 5min question for each, etc; (vii) Indication, if known for any non-standard arrangements, e.g. video-conferencing. The EGRG will confirm details of their sponsored sessions mid January 2016. Dr Sarah Marie Hall Lecturer in Human Geography University of Manchester Email: sarah.m.h...@manchester.ac.uk Telephone: 0161 275 3652 Website: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/sarah.m.hall/ Spotlight: http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/geography/ourpeople/staffspotlight/sarah-marie-hall/ Social & Cultural Research Group: http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/geography/research/research-groups/social-and-cultural-geography/ Most recent publications: Hall, S.M. (2015) 'Everyday Family Experiences of the Financial Crisis: Getting By in the Recent Economic Recession', Journal of Economic Geography, Online First. Hall, S.M. (in press) 'Personal, relational and intimate geographies of austerity: ethical and empirical considerations', Area. Hall, S.M. (forthcoming) 'Moral geographies of family: articulating, forming and transmitting moralities in everyday life', Social & Cultural Geography.
