IGU International Geographical Union Géographique Internationale Union UGI IGU E--Newsletter Quarterly URL: e-mail: # 4 April 2006 Editor-in-Chief: Associate Editor: Editors: Ronald F. Abler Markku Löytönen Giuliano — — Managing Editor:Dawn Bissell Publisher: Bellezza, Woo-ik Yu Home of Geography — — Announcements, information, calls for participation in scientific events, programmes and projects, <> are welcome. Please convey them to Contents of this Issue Message: Roles and visibility of geography in a changing world /non progredi est regredi, by Adalberto Vallega for Prof. Niko Berutchasvili and Prof. Serge Antoine • 1) Obituaries 2) 2006 Brisbane Regional Conference • 3) 2008 International Geographical Congress • 4) 2010 Regional Conference • 5) ICSU 2006-2011 Strategic Plan - Part II • 6) International Year of Planet Earth • 7) Arab League of Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisations • 8) Festival International de Géographie : 2006 Action Plan • 9) Cultures and Civilizations for Human Development • 10) Mediterranean Reanissance Programme • 11) New Commissions: Small Islands • 12) Lesotho Atlas of Sustainable Development • 13 A new Geographical Journal Éspace politique: • l’ 14) UN Group on Geographical Names • 15) Researching Poverty and Land Use in • 16) Memorandum of agreement with China • 17) Olympiads in China •
IGU International Geographical Union Union Géographique Internationale UGI IGU E--Newsletter Quarterly URL: e-mail: # 4 April 2006 Editor-in-Chief: Ronald F. Abler — Associate Editor: Markku Löytönen — Editors: Giuliano Bellezza, Woo-ik Yu — Managing Editor:Dawn Bissell — Publisher: Home of Geography Announcements, information, calls for participation in scientific events, programmes and projects, are welcome. Please convey them to <> Contents of this Issue Message: Roles and visibility of geography in a changing world /non progredi est regredi, by Adalberto Vallega • 1) Obituaries for Prof. Niko Berutchasvili and Prof. Serge Antoine • 2) 2006 Brisbane Regional Conference • 3) 2008 International Geographical Congress • 4) 2010 Regional Conference • 5) ICSU 2006-2011 Strategic Plan - Part II • 6) International Year of Planet Earth • 7) Arab League of Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisations • 8) Festival International de Géographie : 2006 Action Plan • 9) Cultures and Civilizations for Human Development • 10) Mediterranean Reanissance Programme • 11) New Commissions: Small Islands • 12) Lesotho Atlas of Sustainable Development • 13 l’ Éspace politique: A new Geographical Journal • 14) UN Group on Geographical Names • 15) Researching Poverty and Land Use in • 16) Memorandum of agreement with China • 17) Olympiads in China
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