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EUROGEO E-Newsletter: August 2011 |
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EUROGEO 2011 Annual Meeting and Conference
More than 120 geographers from 23 countries participated in the 2011 conference of EUROGEO held at the “Titania Hotel” in Athens, Greece, June 2 - 5, 2011.
Sessions were very lively with a host of interesting presentations and considerable debate. The presentations are available from conference Web site. Special sessions were held of the IGU Mediterranean Special Interest Group (presentations) and the digital-earth.eu Comenius Project (presentations).
A new EUROGEO Presodium was elected at the Annual General Meeting and reports from the President, Secretary General and Treasurer were approved. More details
The conference dinner was a great success with local entertainment and the awarding of certificates. Some conference photos are available here. |
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Third iGuess GIS training wokshop - EC grants available
EUROGEO will host a one-week Comenius training seminar for Geography teachers and lecturers in Dublin May 29-June 5 2012. This follows up successful courses in Geel, Belgium and Athens, Greece. The EC has accredited the course which will allow teachers and teacher educators to apply for Comenius grants to cover the course fees and travel/subsistence costs.
The course is about spatial thinking and the use of GIS in llearning and teaching. Participants will learn about the practical and pedagogical uses of ArcGIS in schools and in teaching geography.
The course will be based on the very successful iGuess Project - Integrating GIS in secondary education in several subjects. Further information
If you want to participate:
a) apply for the course - application form
and once your place is reserved
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Contact your Comenius National Agency and apply for a Comenius grant
Course reference number "BE-2012-196-001"
Find out how to apply for grants: http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/
Links: iGuess Project Web site - Read more about iGuess - iGuess Athens Comenius course - iGuess course photos |
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Call for Papers: the European Journal of Geography
You may submit original artiles online for publication in the European Journal of Geography. Register at http://www.eurogeographyjournal.eu/
The first issue of the European Journal of Geography has been published at: http://www.eurogeographyjournal.eu/ |
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Council of Europe News
LATEST: EUROGEO Secretary General Harry Rogge elected Vice President of CoE Education and Culture committee
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Joining EUROGEO
EUROGEO has four categories of membership.
New EUROGEO members are allowed to select one FREE publication from the publications list (while stocks last).
Membership gives you access to the EUROGEO community, you will receive 6 newsletters a year, reductions on publications and reduced conference fees. |
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What is EUROGEO?
EUROGEO as an association was set up in 1979 with strong support from the European Commission. Members from national association formed a European association to represent the viewsd and opinions of geographers in different European countries to the EU . The assoiciation has had participatory status at the Council of Europe sonce 1989. EUROGEO has established its legal home in Belgium as an International not-for-profit organisation. If you would like to know more please contact luc.zwartjes@skynet.be
Meet the Board of EUROGEO
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| Geographical News Stories And Research |
| physical and hazards - climate - environment - human |
Did you know?
Physical Geography and Hazards
Ancient Glacial Melting Shows Subsurface Warming Can Trigger Rapid Collapse of Ice Shelves
An analysis of prehistoric “Heinrich events” that happened many thousands of years ago, creating mass discharges of icebergs into the North Atlantic Ocean, make it clear that very small amounts of subsurface warming of water can trigger a rapid collapse of ice shelves… http://bit.ly/rh69jL
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Climate
Climate change "Last Straw" Pushes Millions from Their Homes
With political will to dramatically cut the world's greenhouse gas emissions failing to materialise, a multi-pronged approach is needed to protect the millions of people who are being displaced as a result of environmental factors driven largely by climate change, experts say. http://t.co/9P2yH8E
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Environment
Bangladesh and the Netherlands to share flood research
Flood-prone Bangladesh and the Netherlands are planning to exchange research findings and share experience on managing floods, which are projected to worsen because of climate change, reports SciDevNet. A five-year research programme will aim to strengthen the capacity of institutions and communities to deal with moderate and extreme floods http://bit.ly/qZ2eg1
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Human and Economic Geography
Malthusians will be happy, Germany has less kids than any other EU country
As Germany's population ages, the number of children is dropping precipitously. Now people under 18 make up only 16.5 percent of the country’s population, the lowest rate in Europe. http://bit.ly/p1gpYU
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| European News |
Russian geographer Andrey Kapitsa dies aged 80 http://t.co/h7S4bEG
30 years of weather satellite information from Europe
Meteosat satellites have provided 30 years of weather data to date, Eumetsat announced on 16 August, one of the longest time series of climate relevant data collected by satellite in the world. The Meteosat-2 geostationary satellite began supplying relevant weather data on 16 August 1981. http://bit.ly/p8ocTg
Transport no longer a 'nuisance' policy, says Kallas
EU transport policy has been transformed from being regarded as a 'nuisance' policy to being seen as key to achieving the Union's longterm economic goals, the EU transport chief says. http://euobserver.com/882/32559/?rk=1
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| Fellowships, Tenders and Grants |
Fellowships
Shuttleworth Foundation
Fellowships are aimed at those who have a plan for social change through innovation in the areas of education and technology. The foundation will provide technological, financial and legal support. Grants consist of the equivalent of a year’s salary, a contribution towards expenses and a travel allowance.
Award amount max: Not specified Closing date: 01 Nov 2011 http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/funding/fellowship-programme/
Tenders
Grants
EC Call for proposals: Promotion of trans-national thematic tourism http://bit.ly/lN60eT
Call for proposals Lifelong Learning Programme - submission on various dates depending on Action http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc848_en.htm and http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc1943_en.htm
EDA: Earth observation and fuel dependencies - call for proposals http://www.eda.europa.eu/Procurements/
Grants by deadline
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Jean Monnet programme - learning EU at school, DG for Education and Culture
Projects will work to bring European Union facts and knowledge on its institutions and its way of functioning to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools. The overall budget for this call is €2 million and funding is worth up to €60,000 over a maximum of 12 months. Award amount max: €60,000 Closing date: 15 Sep 2011 http://bit.ly/kWtn9S
Support for organisations active at European level in the field of culture
The purpose is to co-finance expenditure relating to the long-term work programme of organisations pursuing an aim of general European interest in the field of culture or an objective forming part of the EU policy in this area. Closing date: 15 Sep 2011 http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/culture/funding/2011/index_en.php
Research conferences scheme European Science Foundation
Grants support high-level research conferences lasting for three to four days in
ESF member organisation countries. Award amount: Not specified Closing date: 15 Sep 2011,http://www.esf.org/activities/esf-conferences/call-for-proposals.html
COST Open Call, Closing date 30 Sep 11 Hosting visits, Hosting conferences, Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Travel for research purposes, Publish, edit, translate, disseminate, Networking/collaboration, http://www.cost.eu/participate/open_call
World Community Grid supports research that is focused on solving problems to benefit humanity, conducted by public or nonprofit organizations, contributed to the public domain, and accelerated by grid computing technology. Deadline 29 September 2011. http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/viewSubmitAProposal.doc
Study of the feasibility of a long-term school education staff mobility action The tenderer will analyse the feasibility of the long-term mobility of school education staff, covering the full range from pre-primary to upper secondary level education, and providing recommendations on the design and implementation for future actions in this field. Funding is worth up to €175,000 over 14 months. Closing date: 30 Sep 2011 http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:239853-2011:TEXT:EN:HTML |
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DG Environment: environmental monitoring of Black Sea Basin
The Directorate-General for Environment invites proposals for its environmental monitoring of Black Sea Basin and a common European framework programme for development of Black Sea region call. deadline 14 October http://ec.europa.eu/environment/funding/black_sea_11.htm
Central European Call for Proposals: Innovation and Environmental Sustainability: October 14th deadline http://bit.ly/is1jvf
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Stanley Rand Fellowship Program (deadlines: May 15, August 15 and November 15). Support is provided for short-term research in the tropics focused on animal behavior, natural history, evolutionary biology, plant and animal ecology and environmental monitoring. http://www.stri.si.edu/english/education_fellowships/fellowships/index.php |
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Call for proposals Lifelong Learning Programme - submission on various dates, many February 2nd but depending on Action http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc848_en.htm and http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc1943_en.htm |
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Geographical Association International Initiatives Fund up to £1000 grant deadline 31August http://trunc.it/ |
| open calls |
Europe for Citizens There are a range of different actions in this funding stream. Visit the following website for more information, including deadlines and dates: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_en.php
COST: open call for research network funding http://www.cost.esf.org/participate/open_call |
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| Geographical Events |
2011 and 2012 events and conferences are located on the main EUROGEO Web site: Click here |
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