WELCOME
The Canterbury Branch will be hosting the biennial New Zealand Geographical Society Conference from 23 -25 November 2022 at University of Canterbury in Christchurch. The conference will commence with pre-conference workshops and field trips on Tuesday 22 November and conference sessions will run from 23 - 25 November. Our venue is freely available for the pre-conference workshops so let us know if you would like to book space.
The conference is planned to be both on-site and virtual.
The conference is planned to be both on-site and virtual.
Toitū: Geographies of Resilience
In July 2010 we hosted the New Zealand Geographical Society Conference. Just two months later a series of earthquakes devastated the built environment, caused major upheavals for our natural environment and was an extremely testing time for our communities. Twelve years on this conference will examine and critique resilience, its relevance for recovery and the processes used.
We want this conference to showcase geographical research by geographers, collaborators and partners in allied disciplines. We wish to support and elevate postgraduate and early career research and research in partnership with tangata whenua and communities. Above all we want this conference to be intellectually stimulating and for everyone to have a fun time.
There are a number of themes for the conference that have guided the selection of our keynote speakers. The call for sessions and abstracts can address these themes or address wider themes in geography.
Theme 1. Resilience in the context of environmental change, governance and/or justice
Theme 2. Well being and health approaches to resilience
Theme 3. Recovery & regenerative development: solutions, approaches, methodologies and practices for social and/or ecological restoration.
Theme 4. Resilience in the context of counter geographies
Theme 5. Resilience in the context of place-based, community grassroots geographies
We want this conference to showcase geographical research by geographers, collaborators and partners in allied disciplines. We wish to support and elevate postgraduate and early career research and research in partnership with tangata whenua and communities. Above all we want this conference to be intellectually stimulating and for everyone to have a fun time.
There are a number of themes for the conference that have guided the selection of our keynote speakers. The call for sessions and abstracts can address these themes or address wider themes in geography.
Theme 1. Resilience in the context of environmental change, governance and/or justice
Theme 2. Well being and health approaches to resilience
Theme 3. Recovery & regenerative development: solutions, approaches, methodologies and practices for social and/or ecological restoration.
Theme 4. Resilience in the context of counter geographies
Theme 5. Resilience in the context of place-based, community grassroots geographies
Key Dates
REGISTRATIONS
Registrations opens after: 19 August 2022
Members of NZGS receive a reduced registration rate.
Registrations opens after: 19 August 2022
Members of NZGS receive a reduced registration rate.
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CONTACT US
For all registration and payment queries only please contact Conferences + Events Ltd: nzgs@confer.co.nz
Phone: 04 384 1511
For all other queries relating to the conference: info@nzgsconference2022.co.nz
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Phone: 04 384 1511
For all other queries relating to the conference: info@nzgsconference2022.co.nz
Keep up to date with all the news on our facebook page
Christchurch Dance-O-Mat photo courtesy of Gap Filler
Ed Challies and Sarah Edwards – Co-Chairs, Kiko Qin – ECRN representative, Karen Johnston, Nick Kirk, Vaughan Wood, Kelly Dombroski, Rita Dionisio, Sylvia Nissen, Hamish Rennie, and Jillian Frater.
