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Historical Geography Research Group conference session sponsorship

The Society's Historical Geography Research Group (HGRG) would like to invite expressions of interest for sponsored sessions for the 2026 Annual International Conference, which will take place in London at the Society and Imperial College London, and online, from Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 September 2026.

The conference will be chaired by Professor Peter Hopkins (Newcastle University, UK). This year's conference theme is Geographies of inequalities: toward just places.

HGRG invites proposals for sessions or existing CFPs that will be sponsored by the Research Group. Session sponsorship means that a session is branded in the conference programme with the Research Group’s name, and gives the opportunity to promote the session through our Research Group networks.

We invite proposals for session sponsorship that engage with the Chair’s theme, as well as others focusing on all areas of historical geography. We are happy to offer joint sponsorship as appropriate with other research groups.

The HGRG has a small number of guest passes available to support the attendance of non-geographers based in the UK, and from either geographers or non-geographers overseas who may have difficulties in paying their registration fee. We are keen to make the most of these passes, and use them to support participants in our sponsored sessions.

If you would like to have your session sponsored by the HGRG, please submit your session proposal to HGRG Secretary, Rachel Hunt (rachel.hunt@ed.ac.uk) by the 6 February 2026.

Please include the following in your session proposal:

  1. Session title
  2. Names, affiliations and email addresses of the session convenors
  3. A session abstract (about 200-300 words)
  4. Number of required timeslots (one or two)
  5. Session delivery (either in-person or virtual)

The committee will review the applications and we will inform session organisers of decisions by 12 February. Session proposals then need to be submitted directly to the Society by the session organiser(s) by the 6 of March 2026.

Deadline: 6 February 2026.