The International geographical union regional conference in Moscow, 17-21 August 2015

The program of the 2015 IGU Regional Conference is focused on diversity and interdisciplinary dialogue. It will include the following meeting formats:

• sessions organized by IGU commissions;
• sessions on relevant interdisciplinary themes proposed by groups of scholars;
• thematic sessions devoted to IGU projects and to the role of geography in international
• programs such as Future Earth;
• plenary sessions and lectures by leading geographers as well as specialists from other earth sciences and the humanities;
• lectures by practitioners from a wide variety of fields.

Geographical education and the integration of young scholars within the international geographical community are the main priorities for the IGU Regional Conference in Moscow.

The conference program will include two special events:
1. A day for young scholars with a competition for best presentation and other awards
2. A day for special sessions on “Academic Geography for Secondary Schools” and “Teaching Geography at the University.”

The conference will also host the International Geographical Olympiad.

The media project “Precious necklace of Baikal” was presented by Sergey Kudelya.

http://www.igu2015.ru/

http://www.rgo.ru/ru/event/uchastie-v-nauchnom-forume-igu-podtverdili-svyshe-600-uchenyh

http://www.poisknews.ru/theme/international/15490/