AAG Pre-Conference at the University of Colorado at Boulder, CO.
April 3–5, 2005.
Map and directions from airport; map and directions to Opening Reception Sunday April 3 (pdf)
Sponsored by the Institute of Behavioral Science, Council on Research and Creative Work, and the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado; and Elsevier Science Publishers
Organizers: John O'Loughlin and Lynn Staeheli of the University of Colorado
Preliminary Schedule of Papers is now available.
The Political Geography Specialty Group of the AAG will hold a small conference in Boulder, Colorado, immediately prior to the Annual Meetings of the AAG. This year’s theme will be "Political Geography: Retrospect and Prospect" in recognition of the 25th year of the journal Political Geography. Political Geography has changed quite dramatically since the time when the original editorial board posed a research agenda for the sub-discipline. This conference offers an opportunity to reflect on what political geography has - and has not - achieved in the intervening years.
The conference will be convened in Boulder, and will be held in conjunction with a similar conference organized by the Developing Areas Specialty Group, and we anticipate some joint sessions and events. Boulder is approximately 30 miles from Denver, making it relatively easy to attend both the pre-conference and then the regular meetings of the AAG. Frequent bus service links the cities and the Denver International Airport to Boulder (see www.rtd-denver.com).
The conference will convene at 6pm on Sunday, April 3 with a reception on the campus at the University of Colorado. Paper and discussion sessions will be held 9am-5pm on Monday and Tuesday at the Marriott Hotel in Boulder. There is no conference registration fee. Double rooms at the Marriott are available for $89/night, but must be booked by the 5th of March. They can be booked at this rate from Saturday night (2 April) to Tuesday night (5th).
Opening reception for all participants: CU's Koenig Alumni Center, 7pm Sunday, April 3.
Conference sessions: Boulder Marriott, 8am-6pm Monday, April 4 and Tuesday April 5.
For further information, contact John O’Loughlin (johno@colorado.edu) or Lynn Staeheli (lynner@colorado.edu).