Research Groups at Annual Conference
The Research and Working Groups play an active role in our Annual International Conference.
Research Group sponsorship of Annual International Conference sessions
The Research Groups sponsor a number of sessions at the Annual International Conference each year.
Calls for Research Group session sponsorship typically occur between December and February each year.
For more information on session limits, and the process for sponsoring sessions, please check the Research Groups Handbook.
Register a Research Group guest for the Annual International Conference
To encourage participation in the Annual International Conference from non-geographers based in the UK, and from either geographers or non-geographers overseas who may have difficulties in paying their registration fee, each Research Group is entitled to request complimentary registration totalling six days from the conference organisers.
The conference will pay for registration fees only. Guests are responsible for paying for accommodation and all other costs of attending the conference (unless otherwise agreed with a Research Group).
Eligibility criteria apply for all invited guests. Research Groups are asked to check the criteria carefully before submitting a request for guest registration.
Applications for guests may only be submitted by Research Group Committee members. Applications made by individuals or session organisers will not be considered.
Session organisers should apply to a suitable Research Groups in the first instance, who will then apply on their behalf to the conference organisers.
- More guidance is available in the Research Groups Handbook.
Please note that the Research Group guest registration for 2026 is not yet open.
Research Group Annual General Meetings at the conference
The majority of the Research and Working Groups hold their annual general meetings (AGMs) at or around the Annual International Conference.
Conference delegates, and members of the Society's Research and Working Groups, are encouraged to attend AGMs taking place at the conference.
- You do not need to be a member of the group to attend an AGM.
- Conference delegates do not need to register to attend AGMs.
- If you are not a registered delegate for the conference you can still attend an AGM by requesting a visitor pass from the conference organisers. Please send your name, affiliation, and details of the AGMs that you wish to attend to rhed@rgs.org