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Join us in Manhattan on October 5-6, 2018
The Department of Geography at Kansas State University will host the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association of Geographers on October 5-6, 2018 on our campus in Manhattan, Kansas.
Nearly 150 active geographers and spatial scientists – including faculty, practitioners, graduate students, and undergraduate students from the states of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming - are expected to participate in discussions about basic and applied research in the human, physical, and geospatial subfields of geography and related disciplines.
In addition to paper and poster sessions at the K-State Student Union, a number of special events are planned including:
- Opening reception at the Berney Family Welcome Center
- GPRM student social at a favored local establishment
- Special opening plenary featuring Dr. Timothy Keane, a K-State professor and award-winning cowboy poet
- An invited presentation by Dr. David H. Kaplan, Vice President, American Association of Geographers
- Banquet and awards dinner included with registration
- Field trips exploring the cultural geography of the Flint Hills, the internationally-recognized Konza Prairie Biological Station, and an introductory R workshop
- Student paper and poster competitions, including GeoBowl
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