NEW ORLEANS — The American Association of Geographers (AAG) will welcome 8,500 professionals at the New Orleans Marriott/Sheraton New Orleans Hotel for the AAG Annual Meeting, April 10-14. Key themes for this year’s meeting include black geographies, hazards, geography and GIScience, and public engagement in geography. These themes will be present throughout more than 6,000 presentations, posters, workshops and field trips by leading scholars, experts and researchers.
Founded in 1904 as a scientific and educational society, AAG is a growing, worldwide membership organization of more than 12,000 leading scholars, researchers, professionals and students. AAG facilitates interdisciplinary networking and collaboration through annual meetings, international workshops, specialty conferences, publications and research programs. The AAG annual meeting is an interdisciplinary forum open to anyone interested in geography and related disciplines.
The AAG Annual Meeting was last held in New Orleans in 2003. This year’s event is projected to have an economic impact of $10.5 million.
WHERE
New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal Street
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal Street
WHEN
Tuesday, April 10-Saturday, April 14, 2018
MAJOR EVENTS
Tuesday, April 10: 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Opening Session featuring welcome address from Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell; Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Floor 5
SOCIAL MEDIA
WEBSITE: annualmeeting.aag.org
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/geographers
TWITTER: @theaag
INSTAGRAM: @theaag
EXHIBIT FLOOR
Grand Ballroom, Floor 3, New Orleans Marriott
HOURS:
Wednesday, April 11-Thursday, April 12: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, April 13: 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
PRESS REGISTRATION
Qualified members of the press are eligible for complimentary conference registration. Register online or visit the on-site registration desk in the Mardi Gras Ballroom on the third floor of the New Orleans Marriott.
CONTACTS
AAG: Becky Pendergast, rependergast@aag.org, 202.368.3782
NOCVB: Kristian Sonnier, ksonnier@neworleanscvb.com; Tara Letort, tletort@neworleanscvb.com, 504.566.5019
