The provisional conference programme for AC2022 is now live!
Click through to our virtual event space to explore the fantastic range of keynotes, paper sessions, panels, workshops and more that will be happening at the conference. You can find out more about programme highlights at the conference here. We also encourage you to check the timing and details for your sessions.
This programme is still in draft, and there may still be some further timetable changes coming as we finalise the programme. We expect this to be finalised in week beginning 3 July.
If the timing for your session will cause you serious difficulties (for example, if you're an online presenter and we've inadvertently scheduled you for 3.00am your time), please let us know asap by emailing ac2022@rgs.org and we'll see what we can do. Please send any requests or comments by Monday 13 June at latest.
If you have changes or updates to your title, abstract, or how your name and affiliation appear, please let us know at ac2022@rgs.org.
Registration for the conference is open, with options for both in-person and virtual-only rates. The early bird discount is available until Friday 17 June.
We have published guidance on planning your attendance at the in-person conference, including booking your accommodation and travel, arranging a letter of invitation for visa applications, and booking a place for your child in the conference creche. Please also see our guidance about accessibility at the conference.
We will be providing additional guidance for online attendees in the run up to the conference.
If you have any questions, please see our frequently asked questions or contact us at ac2022@rgs.org
Quick links
The conference will be chaired by Professor Rachel Pain of Newcastle University, on the theme Geographies beyond recovery. It will take place at Newcastle University, from Tuesday 30 August to Friday 2 September 2022, with a strong in-person element, and with hybrid and online ways to participate.
We are really excited to be bringing the conference to Newcastle, and hope to see many of you there in person.
We are thinking widely and expansively about sustainability, inclusivity and accessibility in and around the conference and our broader activities with Research Groups and the geographical community. Please see our chair's statement on inclusivity and safety, and our resource on planning inclusive conferences.
If you have any questions, please contact ac2022@rgs.org
Code of conduct
The RGS-IBG Annual Conference is intended to be a space that allows geography, geographers and geographical careers to flourish through respectful, inclusive and equitable treatment of others sharing professional information, knowledge and ideas.
The RGS-IBG chair of conference and organisers want to promote a positive sense of academic community by asking everyone to:
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Behave professionally
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Treat everyone equally and respectfully
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Listen to others’ views and engage constructively with them
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Set an example
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Be committed to helping each other and to be kind
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Respect the environment and the people around you
We believe that everyone (delegates and staff) has the right to be in a respectful, safe and welcoming environment at the conference.
We are dedicated to providing an inclusive conference experience for everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, or language, political or other opinion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, age, religion or economic class. Discrimination, harassment, bullying and behaviours that are patronising have no place at the conference and will not be tolerated.
We ask that conference delegates practice:
Please see our full code of conduct for more information. All delegates are requested to act in accordance with the code of conduct.
About the conference
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is the learned society and professional body for geography.
Geography, by its very nature, looks outwards and acts inclusively. As an independent, self-financing learned society and professional body, so does the Society. We are absolutely committed to the importance of international collaboration in research, scholarship, teaching and field science and the value of sharing ideas, understanding and perspectives widely.
The annual conference is international in nature and outlook. Each year we welcome hundreds of colleagues from around the world, with a third of attendees coming from outside the UK. We are committed to continuing this open and outward-facing approach, and particularly welcome contributions by international delegates to the conference programme.
Future conferences
The dates and location for conference in 2023 are expected to be as follows (though are subject to change):