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Professional news and events

The latest news and updates for geography professionals

Latest news

Chartered Geographer

New Chartered Geographers approved by the Society’s Council

Congratulations to the 14 Society Fellows who were recently awarded Chartered Geographer status by Council.

Chartered Geographer

New Chartered Geographers approved by the Society’s Council

Congratulations to the 17 Society Fellows who were recently awarded Chartered Geographer status by Council.

Chartered Geographer

New Chartered Geographers approved by Council

Congratulations to the 17 Society Fellows who were awarded Chartered Geographer (CGeog) status by the Society’s Council this week, bringing the number of new CGeogs this year to 60.

Professionals

Society hosts AGI conference exploring intelligent geospatial for a sustainable future

We were delighted to host GeoCom, the flagship conference of the Association for Geographic Information (AGI), at our building in London yesterday, bringing together professionals from across the geospatial sector.

Professionals

Society Fellows achieve Chartered Geographer status

Congratulations to the 17 Society Fellows who were recently awarded Chartered Geographer status by Council.

PROFESSIONALS

Society and AGI renew collaboration

We are pleased to have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Association for Geographic Information to further collaboration between our organisations to support the geospatial sector.

Professionals

New CGeog Assessor Committee Chair

We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chair for the Chartered Geographer Assessor Committee.

Professionals

Congratulations to our new Chartered Geographers

Congratulations to the 12 Society Fellows who were recently awarded Chartered Geographer status by Council.

Professionals

Attend our CGeog networking evening

On Tuesday 20 June, we will be welcoming Chartered Geographers to the Society’s building in South Kensington for an evening of networking.

Research and higher education

Data shows breadth of career destinations for geography graduates

New data showing UK graduate career destinations highlights the range of sectors and career paths available to those studying geography at university.

Professionals

New guide to accreditation for geospatial professionals

We have collaborated with key professional bodies to develop a new guide to accreditation for geospatial professionals.

Professionals

Meet our Professional team at conferences this month

This May, our Professional team will be attending a series of geospatial conferences to talk about the support we offer for professional geographers.

Upcoming events

WEBINAR

Chartered Geographer introductory webinar

Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

Meeting

Chartered Geographer Assessor forum

Members of the Chartered Geographer Assessors Committees are invited to attend the forum.

Networking

Chartered Geographer virtual networking

Join the Chartered Geographer coffee morning to meet with Chartered Geographers online. Drop in any time to network.

Webinar

UK to global: doing geospatial business internationally

Bringing together UK and international market, business, and investment specialists in the field of geospatial, entrepreneurial support and geospatial service delivery, this panel will discuss how to succeed in doing geospatial business internationally and the support available to enable this.

WEBINAR

Chartered Geographer introductory webinar

Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

Professionals

Chartered Geographer application accelerator

A four-week accelerator for those eligible for Chartered Geographer to focus your efforts in preparing your application portfolio.

WEBINAR

Chartered Geographer introductory webinar

Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

Workshop

Off-site safety management course

A must for those involved in planned visits in the UK or overseas, this course looks at the safety management issues involved in planning, managing and evaluating local visits, fieldtrips, residentials and exchanges.

£300.00 - £360.00
Workshop

Off-site safety management course: training the trainers

A one-day course for trainers with relevant previous experience in managing a wide range of visits in the UK and overseas who wish to deliver the Off-site safety management course to their own groups.

£192.00 - £216.00
Networking

Chartered Geographer virtual networking

Join the Chartered Geographer coffee morning to meet with Chartered Geographers online. Drop in any time to network.

WEBINAR

Chartered Geographer introductory webinar

Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

Meeting

Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group AGM

Join the Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group for their Annual General Meeting.