Biogeography Specialty Group
of the
Association of American Geographers

 


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The mission of the Biogeography Specialty Group (BSG) is to promote interactions between biogeographers, stimulate active research and teaching development in biogeography, and facilitate the exchange of ideas.



BSG Officers & Information:


Newsletter and Officers:

 
  The Biogeographer: Official BSG Newsletter New!
    
Officers: Current and Past 

Winners of BSG Awards and Competitions:


     Henry Cowles Award (Excellence in  Publication)
     James J. Parsons Distinguished Career Award
     Student Research Grant Competition
     Student Paper Competition

BSG Business:


     Minutes from the 2011 BSG Business Meeting  
     BSG Bylaws

BSG Student Members!

If you are a student member
of the BSG and would like
to join the BSG Student
Listserv, please e-mail:

 Chad Lane
lanec@uncw.edu




CURRENT NEWS:



Call for Nominations: 2012 BSG Board Elections New
The Biogeography Specialty Group of the AAG invites nominations for board membership. This winter we will be electing two executive committee member positions. The student representative position on the board is also open for nominations, although Clayton Whitesides remains eligible to continue to serve a second term.  Service of the executive board members is for two years and the student representative serves one year.

Please send nominations for any of these positions (specifying the position of interest) to Kurt Kipfmueller at kurt@umn.edu no later than Friday January 6.  Voting will take place between Friday January 13th and Friday February 17th.  Elections results will be announced at our annual specialty group board meeting in New York.


The Handbook of Biogeography is Out!
The The SAGE Handbook of Biogeography is a manual for scoping the past, present and future of biogeography that enable readers to consider, where relevant, how similar biogeographical issues are tackled by researchers in different 'schools'. Aimed at an international audience of research students, academics, researchers and practitioners in biogeography, the text will attract interest from environmental scientists, ecologists and biologists and geographers alike.

For more information, check out the Sage website: http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book225031#tabview=title
or the Handbook's flier here.
 

Announcements for 2012 AAG Meeting!!
    
         2012 BSG Student Paper Award Competition Updated
         2012 BSG Student Research Grant Competition
Updated
         2012 AAG: List of BSG-sponsored Sessions  Updated!
   



LINKS:

   
Professional Organizations:

     Association of American Geographers
     The International Biogeography Society
     International Association for Landscape Ecology

   

Educational Resources:

    Biogeography Course Webpages and Teaching Resources  
In progress
    Graduate Work in Biogeography   In progress


                




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