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This newsletter brings the latest news of EUROGEO in summer 2019. You will also find information on EUROGEO activities and projects as well as interesting news from our partners. We hope we will meet you at EUROGEO 2019 in Ljublijana end of August, where we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Department of Geography at the University of Ljubljana. EUROGEO 2020 will take place in Madrid from April 23-24, see more information below. Have a warm and sunny summertime with some time to relax and stock up energy.If you have information to share with our community, do not hesitate to contact as via newsletter@eurogeography.eu.

New Key Challenges in Geography book published

Gerry O'Reilly is Associate Professor of Geography at Dublin City University (DCU), with research interests in geopolitics, development, and political-economic and cultural geography. His teaching focuses on Geopolitics and Humanitarian Action, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Spaces of Memory.

The textbook 'Aligning Geopolitics, Humanitarian Action and Geography in Times of Conflict' offers valuable insights into the nexus between geography, geopolitics, and humanitarian action. It elucidates concepts regarding conflict and power, as well as the role of the state and the international community in mitigating and preventing violence and war. Here the material and non-material, existential or imagined reasons for conflict are deconstructed, ranging from land and resource grabs to Utopian ideals that can degenerate into dystopias, as with Daesh’s caliphate in Syria and Iraq. In turn, the issues discussed range from the local to wider national and global levels, as do their resolution mechanisms. Details on the book.

You are invited to promote the book series, suggest new titles and commit yourselves in editing a new book. If you are in need of more information please contact any of the book series editors. Find out more

EUROGEO at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

EUROGEO is still lobbing for Geography at United Nations. This month of July the 2019 Session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is held.

This is the United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, providing for the full and effective participation of all States Members, specialized agencies and relevant stakeholders or ECOSOC organizations with consultative status, like the European Association of Geographers.  This edition has the theme "Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”. Organization has approved the EUROGEO statement proposal to be discussed into the session “ECOSOC High Level Segment”. In this statement, included into the official documentation of the Conference, EUROGEO strongly advocates for the use of geospatial technologies, remote sensing and geographical information systems for the implementation and monitoring of achievements of Sustainable Development Goals.

EUROGEO 2020, Madrid: Sustainable Development Goals for All

The 2020 EUROGEO Annual Meeting and Conference will be organised in April 2020 in Madrid, Spain. EUROGEO 2020 will provide opportunities to discuss the potential of Geographical research to respond today to future issues and to the needs of society and the world.

Submission will start shortly with early bird rates available until 23 January 2020. The conference will start on 23 April 2020 and conclude on April 24 2020 . An optional field visit to Toledo will be available on 25 April 2020 as well as a free visit to the Madrid Science Museum.More information and registration

Morocco Field Visit: October 2019Opportunities for educational geographic fieldwork and other can be explored during this visit to Marakesh and the Atlas mountains. Join us for this five days/four nights all inclusive trip departure Tuesday October 22, 2019. Fieldwork focused on school- and higher education students themes such as urbanism, social studies, gender, climate, desert and mountains. The trip is specifically for Geography teachers and educators and will be organised by EUROGEO in conjunction with Discover Ltd.For more information, see our EUROGEO website > activities or click here.

FOSTER Open Science UpdateEUROGEO has been involved in the Foster initiative. Foster has published a new policy Roadmap for Implementing Open Science Training Practices in Research Institutions. Find out more

Digital Footprint Survey

Have you ever thought about the amount of information and data you leave when you are online? Nowadays we are constantly connected and there is an enormous quantity of our personal and professional data out there on the internet! The Digital Learning Network are asking for responses to their Digital Footprint survey from anyone in Europe aged 15 to 60+. Find out more

SDG Pathfinder tool

The SDG Pathfinder is an open digital discovery tool, powered by the OECD, providing quick access to content related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This tool applies an SDG lens to policy content from six international organisations. Find out more

Publishing Your Research

Teachers educators and researchers have the opportunity to publish their research in the European Journal of Geography. (EJG) The journal publishes 4-5 issues a year and welcomes articles on amm geographical topics and themes. There are no fees for publishing in EJG. Submissions are only accepted online. Full details can be found here. 

Have you checked out the updated data analytics? See author data and download statistics. Further details