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AAG Annual Meeting Parents Exchange  

An online community to facilitate exchange of information by parents (mothers and fathers alike) who are attending the AAG Annual Meeting.

  last person joined 3 months ago

Careers and Professional Development Knowledge Community  

The Careers and Professional Development Knowledge Community provides an open forum for the exchange of information, ideas, and resources related to employment for geographers in the academic, business, government, and nonprofit sectors.

  last person joined 8 days ago

Developing Fundamental Geospatial Datasets in Africa  

Launched under a Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the AAG in August 2008, this collaborative effort has provided support for local end-users of geospatial data in multiple African countries. The African partner organization in this activity is EIS-AFRICA, a continent-wide network for any significant environmental and mapping-related efforts on the continent.
For the period 2011-2013, the partners are focusing on the Lake Victoria region of East Africa, working with urban planners and envirnmental professionals to build their capacity for the use of satellite imagery and derived data in support of sustainable development projects in this world area.

  last person joined 7 years ago visit website  

Geography and Human Rights Forum  

Geography & Human Rights Forum

The Geography & Human Rights Forum provides a digital exchange center for scholars who carry out research on human rights issues to network with each other and discuss pressing research needs and topics.

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Global Connections and Exchange / Conexiones e Intercambios Globales  

WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE FIREFOX, GOOGLE CHROME OR SAFARI TO VIEW THIS WEBSITE. RECOMENDAMOS QUE USE FIREFOX, GOOGLE CHROME O SAFARI PARA VER ESTE SITIO WEB.My Community, Our Earth: Global Connections and Exchange Program Initiative (MyCOE GCE)

Through this MyCOE GCE initiative, the AAG seeks to enhance mutual understanding between youth in the United States and their counterparts overseas in ways that draw from and build upon the existing public-private partnership, My Community Our Earth: Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development (MyCOE). The overarching goal is to empower youth and their teachers to increase environmental, geographic, technological, and cultural literacy so that young people all over the world will be equipped with geographic tools and resources to address the challenges facing their communities and to engage them to develop solutions to bring about sustainable development.

Mi Comunidad Nuestra Tierra: Programa de conexiones y intercamios globales (MyCOE GCE)

A través de esta iniciativa MyCOE GCE, la AAG tiene por objetivo mejorar el entendimiento mutuo entre jóvenes de los Estados Unidos y sus contrapartes en el extranjero. Este programa se beneficia de la colaboracion de organizaciones publicas y privadas, Mi Comunidad Nuestra Tierra: Aprendizaje Geográfico para el Desarrollo Sostenible. El objetivo general es capacitar a los jóvenes y sus profesores para enriquecer su conocimiento geográfico, tecnológico, cultural y del medio ambiente para que esten equipados con herramientas geográficas y recursos que necesitan para hacer frente a los desafíos que enfrentan sus comunidades y lograr un desarrollo sostenible.

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Historical GIS Forum  

Welcome to the Historical GIS Forum!

The Historical GIS Forum was created by AAG staff and is designed to facilitate communication between scholars.

The Forum is part of the AAG's Historical GIS Clearinghouse.

  last person joined 8 days ago

Open Forum  

The Association of American Geographers is a growing network of educators, researchers, and practitioners committed to advancing the study, research, and application of geography. Founded in 1904, AAG serves more than 10,000 members in education, government, and business from around the world. This community is a general topic forum open to members and nonmembers alike.

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