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Calls for Research Group Sponsorship

Session organisers may wish to seek the sponsorship of one of the Society's Research Groups for their session.

Sponsorship normally consists of branding the session in the conference programme with the Research Group's name, and the opportunity to promote the session through the Research Groups communication networks. It does not usually cover the cost of speaker/presenter attendance unless specifically agreed with the Research Groups.

Opportunities for sponsorship by Research Groups are limited and may be on a competitive basis. Each Research Group will manage its own sponsorship process; please see the list of Research Group calls for session proposals below. Session organisers should normally apply only to one Research Group for sponsorship.

About our Research Groups

Each call for session proposals has its own deadline and process for submitting a session for sponsorship by that Research Group - more details available at each link below. Please read the call carefully and direct questions to the Research Group in question.

This list of calls is not complete.

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Animal Geography Working Group

Animal Geography Working Group call for sessions.

Deadline 26 February
Dry, flat landscape with cracked land caused by drought. The sun is shining fiercly above the dry earth.

Climate Change Research Group

Climate Change Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline to be announced
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Coastal and Marine Research Group

Coastal and Marine Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline to be announced
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Development Geographies Research Group

Development Geographies Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 27 January
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Digital Geographies Research Group

Digital Geographies Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 10 February
Drone view of city skyscrapers with low clouds between the buildings.

Economic Geography Research Group

Economic Geography Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 10 February
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Energy Geographies Research Group

Energy Geographies Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 10 January
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Food Geographies Research Group

Food Geographies Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 21 January
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Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group

Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 26 February
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Geographical Information Science Research Group

Geographical Information Science Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 3 February
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Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group

Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 23 January
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Geographies of Health and Wellbeing Research Group

Geographies of Health and Wellbeing Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 10 February
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Geographies of Leisure and Tourism Research Group

Geographies of Leisure and Tourism Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline to be announced
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Geography and Education Research Group

Geography and Education Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 10 February
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Historical Geography Research Group

Historical Geography Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 7 February
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History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group

History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 24 January
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Landscape Geography Working Group

Landscape Geography Working Group call for sessions.

Deadline to be announced
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Latin American Geographies Research Group

Latin American Geographies Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 26 February
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Participatory Geographies Research Group

Participatory Geographies Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 27 January
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Political Geography Research Group

Political Geography Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 7 January
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Population Geography Research Group

Population Geography Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 10 February
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Quantitative Methods Research Group

Quantitative Methods Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 24 February
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Race, Culture and Equality Working Group

Race, Culture and Equality Working Group call for sessions.

Deadline to be announced
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Radical Geography Research Group

Radical Geography Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline to be announced
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Rural Geography Research Group

Rural Geography Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 27 January
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Social and Cultural Geography Research Group

Social and Cultural Geography Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 31 January
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Space, Sexualities and Queer Research Group

Space, Sexualities and Queer Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline to be announced
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Transport Geography Research Group

Transport Geography Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 10 February
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Urban Geography Research Group

Urban Geography Research Group call for sessions.

Deadline 7 February