IGC 2012 Cologne: A summary of organisational procedures
According to the new concept, the International Geographical Congress 2012 in Cologne will feature two major parts, which also require different, but coordinated, procedures and deadlines (see figure below): Firstly, sessions organised by the IGU Commissions and Task Forces and, secondly, sessions submitted under the open call for session and related to the four key topics of the IGC: Global Change & Globalisation, Society & Environment, Risks & Conflicts, Urbanisation & Demographic Change.
Commissions & Task Forces
As to the first part, the traditional quadrennial meeting of the IGU Commissions and Task Forces, their chairs are cordially invited to inform the Local Organising Committee of their planned sessions and meetings by 1 April 2011. Thereafter the chairs bear the responsibility for the call for papers for their sessions and for inviting and selecting the appropriate number of speakers or panellists.
Key topics
As to the second part, the open call for sessions under the four key topics, a two-step application process has been introduced, reflecting the intention of guaranteeing a selection of sessions at the current cutting edge of research.
The first step is an open Call for Sessions, published on 1st July 2010. All interested geographers are invited to submit proposals for themed sessions under the four key topics before the closing deadline on 1st April 2011. All sessions proposed under the open Call for Sessions will be reviewed by an international Scientific Committee. The results of the selection process will be announced by 15th June 2011. On the basis of the Scientific Committee’s selection a provisional programme will be produced.
Then, in a second step, a Call for Papers will be published on 1st July 2011. Papers may then be handed-in for specific sessions via the online paper submission system before the closing deadline on 15th December 2011. The selection of papers for each session via the online review system will be the responsibility of the session chairs. Participants will be informed in time to avail of early registration for the reduced IGC conference fee.
Call for Session Proposals
The call for session proposals will be published on this website on 1 July 2010. The final deadline for submissions is 1 April 2011.
Call for Papers
The call for manuscript papers will be published on this website on 1 July 2011. The submission deadline is 15 December 2011.
Call for Posters
The call for poster manuscripts will be published on this website on 1 July 2011. The submission deadline is 15 December 2011.