Fwd: [iopslondon] Fwd: Royal Geographical Society Conference: September 2015.

[JOHN HAWORTH]

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From : simongar...@googlemail.com
Date : 28/11/2014 - 00:38 (GMTST)
To : john.h...@btinternet.com
Subject : Re: [iopslondon] Fwd: Royal Geographical Society Conference: September 2015.

Hi John,

I'm glad I saw this as otherwise no one would have known you'd been emailing the Occupy Research Collective fastmail address! Unfortunately no one really checks that, apart from myself once in a blue moon. To reach the collective you should email the mailing list: reading...@googlegroups.com

Hopefully you're already on it and it'll work fine. If you're not let me know and I'l try to remember how to add people...

Cheers!

Simon

On 27 November 2014 at 20:44, JOHN HAWORTH <john.h...@btinternet.com> wrote:

Dear Colleagues

Please find below my attempts to interest members of Occupy London and the Occupy Research Collective in organising a session of research presentations at the Royal Geographical Society of September 2015.  If any of you are interested, please respond to this e-mail.

Many thanks

John.

27/11/14.

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From : john.h...@btinternet.com
Date : 27/11/2014 - 20:37 (GMTST)
To : occupy...@lists.riseup.net
Subject : Fwd: Royal Geographical Society Conference: September 2015.

Dear Occupiers

I'm writing especially here to those Occupiers who attended, or who were interested in, the Occupy Research Collective's event at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday 03 October 2014.

Thus, please find below the arrangements for proposing sessions of research presentations to the Royal Geographical Society conference of September 2015.  Details of the Society and its research groups, conferences and other activities can be had from the link below.

http://www.rgs.org/HomePage.htm

These sessions are groups of research presentations on the same topics, and I was wondering if I could interest anybody, such as those who attended the Festival Hall event, in proposing a session with me.  As you'll see below, the deadline for this is in two weeks' time, Wednesday 10 December 2014.

My recent discussions on this with the Society's Participatory Geographies Research Group and with the Occupy Research Collective are in the thread below.  Could anybody interested or who wants to know more please respond to this e-mail?

Many thanks

John.

27/11/14.

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From : john.h...@btinternet.com
Date : 27/11/2014 - 19:14 (GMTST)
To : occupyresear...@fastmail.co.uk
Subject : Royal Geographical Society Conference: September 2015.

Dear Colleagues

Further to my e-mail yesterday, please find below the arrangements for proposing sessions to the Royal Geographical Society conference of September 2015.  You'll see that these proposals have to be submitted by Wednesday 10 December 2014.  So could anybody interested in organising a session with me please respond to this e-mail as soon as possible?

Many thanks

John.

27/11/14.

Dear John

I am re-sending details on sessions, see below

The deadline is December 10th for session proposals,

Thanks,

Sam

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From: RHED-1 <rh...@RGS.ORG>

Date: 27 November 2014 06:32:04 GMT-03:00

To: <RGSIBG-RES...@JISCMAIL.AC.UK>

Subject: FW: Call for session proposal sponsorship by Participatory Geographies Research Group

Reply-To: RGS-IBG Research Group Committees <RGSIBG-RES...@JISCMAIL.AC.UK>, RHED-1 <rh...@RGS.ORG>

 

 

From:  A forum for critical and radical geographers [mailto:CRIT-GE...@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Jenny Pickerill
Sent: 21 November 2014 12:05
To: CRIT-GE...@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Call for session proposal sponsorship by Participatory Geographies Research Group

 

CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS 

for the Participatory Geographies Research Group (PyGyRg) 
at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference 2015, Exeter 

The Committee of the Participatory Geographies Research Group (PyGyRg) would like to invite proposals for sessions to be sponsored by the PyGyRg at the 2015 Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) (RGS-IBG). 

The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2015, which will be chaired by Professor Sarah Whatmore (University of Oxford), will have as its theme Geographies of the Anthropocene. 

PyGyRg members and those of the geographical and related communities are invited to propose sessions. We would welcome joint sessions with other research groups. Proposals should relate to our general interest in participatory geographies ( http://www.pygyrg.co.uk), linking this in some way to the 2015 conference theme, although this is not absolutely necessary. We have listed the core aspects of our research group below. 

Sessions may take the form of presented papers, panels, practitioner forums, discussions or workshops. Innovative sessions and formats are encouraged.  

Date: Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 September 2015 (with an opening events on Tuesday 1 September) 

Location: University of Exeter 

Conference Theme: The conference has a theme of ‘Geographies of the anthropocene. The Anthropocene has been claimed to herald a new geological epoch in which human society is acknowledged as having become the greatest force shaping planet earth.  Although its recognition as a new age in geological history remains provisional, the idea of the Anthropocene has already captured the public imagination and that of scientists, social scientists and humanities scholars variously advancing new projects, agendas and critiques in its wake. For example, it has given rise to the ‘post-disciplinary’ ambitions of an Earth Systems Science that presents the integrative role of geography with new challenges; it marks a radical geo-political moment in which the earth shapes new concerns and forms of public engaged in the contestation of planetary governance; and it heralds new demands on our habits of thought in which ‘post-human’ or ‘more-than-human’ modes of theorising and analysis are stretching familiar models of historical, cultural and economic analysis in new directions. This annual conference theme aims to bring all areas of the discipline to the table, including the physical geography and climate science communities, to explore the rich array of geographical work engaging this powerful idea and its consequences. 

Submitting Proposals for PyGyRg sponsored sessions: Proposals for, or questions about, PyGyRg sponsored sessions should be sent to Sam Halvorsen ( sam.halv...@ucl.ac.uk) 

Proposals should be submitted by  10th December 2014 and should comprise: 

(i) Title of session;  
(ii) Name of Co-sponsoring groups, if applicable  
(iii) Name and Contact Details for Session Convenors  
(iv) Abstract, outlining scope of session  - 200 words max. 
(v) Number of session timeslots that are sought - this year session may not normally occupy more than 2 time slots. 
(vi) Indication, if known, of preferred organization of session, e.g. 4 x 20min presentation, plus 20min discussion or 5 x 15min presentation, with 5min question for each, we would encourage you to be creative in your use of the format. Sessions last 1 hour 40 mins. 
(vii) Indication, if known for any non-standard arrangements, please note that support for this will be limited in Exeter. There will not be support for Skype or other forms of distance participation at AC2015. However, individual session organisers are welcome to incorporate presentations in this format into their sessions if they feel confident they can do so within the IT setup provided (all rooms will have laptop, projector, screen, speakers and internet connection).  

The PyGyRg can sponsor a total of 12 conference sessions. 

Please also note that individuals may not make more than two substantive contributions to the conference (where a substantive contribution is: organiser of a session of any number of timeslots; paper/poster presentation of any length; panel member). Acting as chair/facilitator or discussant, or being a non-presenting co-author is excluded from this limit, though multiple roles in these categories this can have a significant impact on scheduling.

 

As per previous years, the RGS is able to provide a limited number of passes for those who would be otherwise unable to attend due to the costs involved. As such we encourage you to think about the inclusion of non-academics in your session, bearing in mind it will be held in Exeter.

We will confirm whether we can sponsor your session by 20th December 2014. 

If your session is accepted for sponsorship you must secure participants and complete the required paperwork by 20th February 2015 at the latest (preferably earlier). 

Thanks
Jenny, Sam and Sophie

PyGyRG is a collective whose members aim to raise the profile and perceived value, and further the understanding and use of participatory approaches, methods, tools and principles within academic geography and beyond:

            • The participatory geographies research group is a broad and inclusive collective of academics and non-academics who value and practice participatory approaches, principles and methods.

            • These participatory methods include a broad variety of tools alongside critical analysis of their utility, limitations and development.

            • A participatory approach in academic geography includes collaborating with others as partners in improving equality, justice, and other progressive social change causes.

            • We aim to work across all spaces and places, alongside attempts to widen participation in higher education geography.

            • We support work that results in social change outside the academy and thus seek to widen the range of what are considered to be legitimate geographical knowledge and research activities.

            • We aim to provide a space for mutual support orientated towards those engaging in participatory approaches, especially for those working within the increasingly pressured and competitive higher education context.

-------------------------------
Jenny Pickerill

Professor of Environmental Geography

Department of Geography
University of Sheffield
Winter street
Sheffield
S10 2TN
UK

email: j.m.pi...@sheffield.ac.uk
office phone: 0114 222 7960

 

Chair | Participatory Geographies Research Group 

http://www.pygyrg.co.uk

This email may contain confidential or copyright information and is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use or copy it, but inform the sender immediately. 

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) has emails scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 

----Original message----
From : john.h...@btinternet.com
Date : 27/11/2014 - 01:19 (GMTST)
To : occupyresear...@fastmail.co.uk
Subject : Fwd: Occupy Research Collective Events & Publications.

Dear Colleagues

Please find below my recent correspondence with Sam Halvorsen of the Participatory Geographies Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society about presenting my research at the Society's conference in September 2015.  Details of the Society and its research groups, conferences and other activities can be had from the link below.

http://www.rgs.org/HomePage.htm

As you'll see from my exchanges with Sam below, individuals or groups can propose sessions of presentations to the Research Groups, who may sponsor these sessions and then put out a call for papers, seeking more people to present their work at the sessions.

If I can interest any of you, especially those who took part in the 03 October 2014 event at the Royal Festival Hall, in preparing a session with me for this, please respond to this e-mail, and we'll see what we can do.

Many thanks

John.

26/11/14.

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From : john.h...@btinternet.com
Date : 
To : sam.halv...@ucl.ac.uk
Subject : Re: Royal Geographical Society Conference 2015.

Dear Sam

Many thanks for this.  What you seem to be saying is that I can propose a session to the Participatory Geographies Research Group, who then decide whether to sponsor it.  In any case, the session still goes forward to the call for papers, and it's only at this stage that people can submit papers for presentation at the session.  Alternatively, I can wait for the call for papers and then be one of those who submit papers for presentation at other people's sessions.

What I'll probably do is to attempt to find somebody to organise a session with me, probably through the Occupy Research Collective, and I'll let you know if I manage to do this.

Many thanks

John.

26/11/14.

----Original message----
From : sam.halv...@ucl.ac.uk
Date : 25/11/2014 - 18:24 (GMTST)
To : john.h...@btinternet.com
Subject : Re: Royal Geographical Society Conference 2015.

Dear John

Thank you for the email, and for offering to get involved, that is great.

Let me confirm the procedure for the RGS this year, and then you can let me know what you would like to do. 

There are basically two options for you:

1. Organise a session. This will involve putting together the following:

(i) Title of session; 
(ii) Name of Co-sponsoring groups, if applicable 
(iii) Name and Contact Details for Session Convenors 
(iv) Abstract, outlining scope of session  - 200 words max.
(v) Number of session timeslots that are sought - this year session may not normally occupy more than 2 time slots.
(vi) Indication, if known, of preferred organization of session, e.g. 4 x 20min presentation, plus 20min discussion or 5 x 15min presentation, with 5min question for each, we would encourage you to be creative in your use of the format. Sessions last 1 hour 40 mins.
(vii) Indication, if known for any non-standard arrangements, please note that support for this will be limited in Exeter. There will not be support for Skype or other forms of distance participation at AC2015. However, individual session organisers are welcome to incorporate presentations in this format into their sessions if they feel confident they can do so within the IT setup provided (all rooms will have laptop, projector, screen, speakers and internet connection). 

You do not need a co-organisor to do this, although it may be good to have one. Organising a session does not have to involve presenting, although it could do, and it would normally involve having someone act as a chair

We will then decide whether to sponsor the proposed session or not.

2. Present a paper. In this case you are best to wait until the new year, once the sessions have been accepted, and then the call for papers are released. This usually takes places in the first few weeks or months of the year, although may be later this year as the conference is later than usual

You can do both 1 and 2 but you are only able to participate in a maximum of two sessions (as organiser, presenter, or whatever).

You do not require any funding to do any of this HOWEVER the conference itself does have a fee, and you would need to be registered, as would the other participants, unless you are able to justify why you or someone else should attend for free, in which case there is a small amount of day passes available. This will be sorted out nearer the time.

Does this explain things OK?

Thanks

Sam

On 24 Nov 2014, at 21:51, JOHN HAWORTH wrote:

Dear Sam

As you may remember, I'm doing a Ph.D. in "Deliberative Democracies in Global Justice Movements: an Ethnomethodological Approach" at the University of East London.  I was at this year's Royal Geographical Society conference and at the recent Occupy Research Collective event at the Royal Festival Hall.  I'm now starting the second year of a part-time programme and I have to put together a research skills training programme of attending, presenting at organising research events.

Following the recent call for papers for the Royal Geographical Society conference of 2015, I'd very much like to be involved in organising, and in presenting at, some of the Participatory Geographies Research Group sessions at this conference.  What seems to happen is that I have to find somebody with some money to pay presenters etc. and that the Research Group applies for funding from the Geographical Society, and then gets together to decide how to spend it.

Please let me know if I can be of any assistance.

Many thanks

John.

24/11/14.

----Original message----
From : john.h...@btinternet.com
Date : 26/11/2014 - 02:22 (GMTST)
To : occupyresear...@fastmail.co.uk
Subject : Occupy Research Collective Events & Publications.

Dear Colleagues

Following my presentation to the Occupy Research Collective at the Royal Festival Hall on 03 October 2014, I was very interested to see the quotation below on the Collective's website:

"We have previously held reading groups on issues relevant to Occupy, but we now hope to weave the reading group model into a practical framework of active research, by hosting events, writing collectively for existing publications, publishing our own journal, etc".

I'm wondering if I can interest you in helping me to develop this.  As a Ph.D. student, I have to put together a research training programme of attending, presenting at and organising conferences, and of possibly writing for journals, and I was wondering what the possibilities were of us doing this, as above, and of what funding and other resources would be required.

If I can interest anybody in investigating this, please respond to this e-mail.

Many thanks

John.

25/11/14.

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