Past Announcements
2013 MAD-AAG conference announcmentposted Jun 10, 2013, 11:47 AM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American Geographers [ updated Aug 20, 2013, 3:38 PM ]MAD-AAG is pleased to announce that the 2013 meeting will be held jointly with the Applied Geography Specialty Group of the AAG (http://applied.geog.kent.edu/). The joint conference is October 30 through November 1 at the Westin Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland.
Michael Ratcliffe (US Census Bureau) is working with Dr. Jay Lee (Ohio State University) in organizing the conference. Registration information and links are provided on the Applied Geography Specialty Group website: http://applied.geog.kent.edu/. Additionally, you can contact Mr. Ratcliffe (michael.r.ratcliffe@census.gov) for questions and information.
Michael Ratcliffe (US Census Bureau) is working with Dr. Jay Lee (Ohio State University) in organizing the conference. Registration information and links are provided on the Applied Geography Specialty Group website: http://applied.geog.kent.edu/. Additionally, you can contact Mr. Ratcliffe (michael.r.ratcliffe@census.gov) for questions and information.
Call for Papersposted Aug 29, 2012, 11:12 AM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American GeographersSalisbury University, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, is hosting a joint annual meeting for the Middle Atlantic Division of the AAG (MAD-AAG) and the Pennsylvania Geographical Society (PGS), on November 2 & 3. Please see the attached Call for Papers for details. Registration is online via the PGS website (http://www.thepgs.org/). We look forward to seeing you there!| Attachments: Call for papers_2012.pdf
MAD-AAG Annual meeting announcementposted Jul 23, 2012, 3:06 PM by Alexis AguilarThe 2012 meeting of the Middle Atlantic Division of the Association of American Geographers is scheduled on November 2-3, 2011 in Salisbury, Maryland. The Department of Geography and Geosciences of Salisbury University is hosting the meeting. We are joining the Pennsylvania Geographical Society this year. The attached flyer has details of activities, submission deadlines, and registration procedures. Brent Zaprowski is managing the registrations for all participants, so MAD members will register the same way as PGS members, preferably on-line. We have held joint meetings in the past, and members have enjoyed talking with geographers of other areas. I am looking forward to seeing geographers of the Keystone State as well as MAD friends. We will have the Geography Bowl of college teams from our region and will select the team members to represent MAD at the national AAG meeting next February in Los Angeles. I hope faculty will encourage students to submit papers, posters, and maps for the sessions and student competitions.Friday luncheon keynote speaker is Gerald R. Webster, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, University of Wyoming. Gerry is a political geographer, and I expect he will talk about the election campaign. The Friday banquet is to be at the Ward Museum. The Ward brothers carved decoys for hunters and as decorative art from the 1920s- 1970s. The Ward Museum displays their work and other pieces in conjunction with its mission of education and interpretation of the watermen and their communities of the Eastern Shore. (See: http://www.wardmuseum.org.)On Friday afternoon, November 2nd, 2:00 – 5:00pm, geographic educators plan a workshop for middle and high school teachers. Highlights include an example of an integrative unit for students around geography and social studies issues; working with GIS (geographic information systems) directly on-line with browser-based investigation of the spatial factors of a topic; seeing geography in the social studies curriculum as well as a STEM ingredient. It is an opportunity for networking with other teachers, of Delaware and Maryland, and for sharing sources and data for geographic lessons. For additional information about the workshop, contact Cathy Cooper: phone: 410-822-3451; e-mail: coopercw@goeaston.net. I hope to see you in Salisbury November 2-3. Let me know if you have questions.
MAD-AAG Annual Meeting: Teacher Workshopposted Jul 23, 2012, 3:03 PM by Alexis AguilarGeography Adds Perspective to Science and Social StudiesFor Middle and High School Grades(See attached announcement)| Attachments: Workshop Ad 071912.docx
MAD-AAG annual meeting photosposted Nov 4, 2011, 2:26 PM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American GeographersHere are some photos from the MAD-AAG annual meeting. The MAD-AAG Geographer of the Year award went to Mike Ratcliffe (center). In the photo are also Martha Geores (president of MAD-AAG) and Mark DeSocio (incoming president of MAD-AAG).| Attachments: MAD_AAG_photos.pdf
MAD-AAG Meeting Informationposted Oct 21, 2011, 3:21 PM by Alexis AguilarPlease see the attachments below for updated information on our upcoming meeting!| Attachments: AAG annual meeting announcement.pdf MAD Final Schedule.pdf
MAD Annual Meeting October 28 and 29, 2011posted Aug 31, 2011, 1:06 PM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American GeographersMiddle Atlantic Division of the Association of American GeographersMAD Annual Meeting October 28 and 29, 2011Lefrak Hall, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742-8225
Meeting Program OCTOBER 28, 2011Career Fair 9-12 (Room 1124 Lefrak) open to all students in the MAD are, and all professional geographers who will be present to talk to students about internships and jobs.Light refreshments 12-1.Presentation sessions – Posters and papers are welcome. Abstracts should be sent to Martha Geores (mgeores@umd.edu) by OCTOBER 15.There will be a poster contest for students, with prizes.Dinner at a restaurant TBASpeaker: AAG President Audrey Kobayashi, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario OCTOBER 29, 20119:30-12 Geography Bowl
Meeting Program OCTOBER 28, 2011Career Fair 9-12 (Room 1124 Lefrak) open to all students in the MAD are, and all professional geographers who will be present to talk to students about internships and jobs.Light refreshments 12-1.Presentation sessions – Posters and papers are welcome. Abstracts should be sent to Martha Geores (mgeores@umd.edu) by OCTOBER 15.There will be a poster contest for students, with prizes.Dinner at a restaurant TBASpeaker: AAG President Audrey Kobayashi, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario OCTOBER 29, 20119:30-12 Geography Bowl
Departments, please enter you team by contacting Mark de Socio at Salisbury University mxdesocio@salisbury.eduRegister by October 1, 2011Business meeting 12-12:30Field Trips 12:30-3MAD-AAG Geography Bowl Photosposted Feb 7, 2011, 12:40 PM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American Geographers
| Attachments: Geog_Bowl_2010.pdf
| Attachments: Geog_Bowl_2010.pdf
Geography Bowl at the AAG meetingposted Feb 2, 2011, 9:49 PM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American GeographersThe MAD Geography Bowl competition at the annual meeting determined the students who will represent MAD at the AAG meeting in April in Seattle. Go MAD !!! Team members for the Geography Bowl at the AAG meeting in Seattle are:Victoria Roman, George Washington UniversityTrevor Tisler, George Washington UniversityChris Dube, University of Maryland-College ParkColin Reisser, George Washington UniversityGavin Caupp, Frostburg State University, alternateSean Adkins, Salisbury UniversityWes Skeeter, Salisbury UniversityBonnie Epstein, George Washington University, alternate | Attachments: photo MAD bowl team for 2011[1].pdf
MAD 2011 Annual Meetingposted Feb 2, 2011, 9:36 PM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American GeographersSAVE THE DATEMAD 2011 ANNUAL MEETINGFriday, October 28, 2011Location: University of Maryland – College Park Details in due course.
New MAD Officersposted Nov 2, 2010, 4:58 PM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American GeographersThe votes are in, and the slate was elected! I am delighted to announce the winners in the election of 2011 officers for the AAG Middle Atlantic Division.The Chair is Martha Geores, Associate Professor, University of Maryland-College Park. The Vice Chair is Tracy Edwards of Frostburg State University. Tracy has served as Treasurer for several years.Continuing as Secretary and Webmaster is Alex Aguilar, Assistant Professor, Salisbury University.Our new Treasurer is Karen DeLong of Montgomery College. Karen was our “Go-to person” at the annual meeting in 2009 at the Germantown campus of Montgomery College. Thanks to the MAD members who utilized the SurveyMonkey method of voting. We look forward to the annual meeting joining the Pennsylvania Geographical Society, and we look forward to the coming year of MAD within the AAG...Cathy Cooper, ChairMiddle Atlantic Division of the Association of American Geographers
Election of MAD-AAG officersposted Sep 24, 2010, 12:34 PM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American GeographersThe Nominating Committee has assembled a slate of officers for 2011 and requests your participation in the election. The ballot is available on the Internet on the SurveyMonkey site. Click on the link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YKWXQNB to go to the ballot. Voting is open until October 15th. Results will be announced in late October.Each member can vote only once. Thank you for your participation. Remember the MAD annual meeting November 5-6. See the MAD website for details for registration and for submission of papers and posters.Let me know if you have questions...Cathy Cooper, ChairMiddle Atlantic Division, Association of American GeographersEmail: cooopercw@goeaston.net
Call for Nominationsposted Sep 3, 2010, 3:30 PM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American GeographersThe Middle Atlantic Division (MAD) of the AAG is seeking nominations for the officer positions of MAD. Officers are Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer. Officers serve for a one-year period. Please give the name, affiliation, and email address of each candidate. Also please provide a brief biographical sketch which may be posted on the MAD website and distributed to members. Before nominating a person, please verify that the candidate is willing to serve if elected. Do not hesitate to nominate yourself if you are interested. Please provide the information to Cathy Cooper at coopercw@goeaston.net or to Mike Ratcliffe at michael.r.ratcliffe@census.gov or to David Rain at drain@gwu.edu. Nominations are due by September 15, 2010. The election will be held prior to the annual meeting scheduled for November 5-6, 2010 in York, Pennsylvania.
PGS / MAD-AAG meeting registration now openposted Sep 2, 2010, 9:08 AM by Alexis AguilarThe PGS annual meeting registration is now open! Please go to www.thepgs.org to register for this year’s meeting in York, PA. More meeting information can be found on the website.
Annual meeting of MAD-AAG, York 2010posted Aug 23, 2010, 4:28 PM by Alexis Aguilar [ updated Aug 23, 2010, 4:32 PM ]The annual meeting of the Middle Atlantic Division of the Association of American Geographers is scheduled on November 5-6, 2010 in York, Pennsylvania. We are joining the Pennsylvania Geographical Society this year. The attached flyer has details of activities, submission deadlines, and registration procedures. Brent Zaprowski is managing the registrations for all participants, so MAD members will register the same way as PGS members, preferably on-line.We have held joint meetings in the past, and members have enjoyed talking with geographers of other areas. I am looking forward to seeing geographers of the Keystone State as well as MAD friends. We will have the Geography Bowl of college teams from our region and will select the team members to represent MAD at the national AAG meeting next April in Seattle, Washington. I hope faculty will encourage students to submit papers, posters, and maps for the sessions and student competitions.I hope to see you in York PA November 5-6. Let me know if you have questions. Cathy Cooper, Chair, Middle Atlantic Division, AAG E-mail: coopercw@goeaston.net| Attachments: MAD-AAG_Call_for_papers_2010.pdf
Mike Scott Elected MAD Regional Councillorposted Jun 11, 2010, 5:07 PM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American Geographers [ updated Jun 11, 2010, 6:33 PM ]On behalf of the Nominating Committee of the Middle Atlantic Division I am delighted to announce that Dr. Michael S. Scott, Professor, Salisbury University, will be representing MAD as Regional Councillor of the Association of American Geographers. Many members will remember that Mike managed the local arrangements for the annual meeting of MAD in September 2008. He directs the program of Master of Science in GIS and Public Administration at Salisbury University’s Geography Department, and he is Director of the Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative.I want to thank Molly Brown for serving us ably for the past several years on the AAG Council. Thanks to the other candidates, Mike Ratcliffe and David Pashane. Thanks to the other members of the Nominating Committee, Molly Brown and Martha Geores. Also, I thank the MAD members who participated in the election process by voting via SurveyMonkey in accordance with the change in the MAD By-laws enacted at our 2009 annual meeting. Cathy Cooper, ChairMiddle Atlantic DivisionAssociation of American Geographers
MAD-AAG Latest Business Meetingposted May 24, 2010, 10:43 AM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American Geographers [ updated May 24, 2010, 10:55 AM ]The minutes from the October 3 Business Meeting have been posted under the Membership link of the MAD-AAG website.
Voting Underway for Regional Councillor Positionposted May 4, 2010, 10:24 PM by Middle Atlantic Division Association of American Geographers [ updated May 4, 2010, 10:31 PM ]An online site has been set up to conduct the election for the position of AAG Middle Atlantic Region Council representative. Read candidate biographies and cast your vote at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HQJMYDP Please note that each member can vote only once. Close of voting is May 31. Results will be announced on June 1.
Call for Nominationsposted Apr 6, 2010, 11:49 PM by Alexis AguilarDear MAD members:
The Middle Atlantic Region is seeking nominations for the position of Councilor. Middle Atlantic Regional Councilor serves on the Council of the AAG, which is the decision-making body of the AAG. Regional Councilors. Regional Councilors serve for a period of 3 years and they both represent their region and set policy for the AAG. The AAG Council meets twice a year and makes all of the decisions related to the business of the AAG in consultation with the Executive Director.
The name, affiliation and email address of each candidate should be provided: biographical information is not required. Please provide the information to Molly Brown at molly.brown@nasa.gov or to Cathy Cooper at ccooper@ngs.org or to Martha Georges at mgeores@geog.umd.edu.
Nominations are due by May 1, 2010. We expect to have the election for councilor in early-June.
Best,
Molly Brown,Current Middle Atlantic Regional Councilorand Chair of MAD Nominating Committee
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Molly E. Brown, PhDBiospheric Sciences Branch, Code 614.4Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbelt, MD 20171molly.brown@nasa.gov301-614-6616cements at this time.
The Middle Atlantic Region is seeking nominations for the position of Councilor. Middle Atlantic Regional Councilor serves on the Council of the AAG, which is the decision-making body of the AAG. Regional Councilors. Regional Councilors serve for a period of 3 years and they both represent their region and set policy for the AAG. The AAG Council meets twice a year and makes all of the decisions related to the business of the AAG in consultation with the Executive Director.
The name, affiliation and email address of each candidate should be provided: biographical information is not required. Please provide the information to Molly Brown at molly.brown@nasa.gov or to Cathy Cooper at ccooper@ngs.org or to Martha Georges at mgeores@geog.umd.edu.
Nominations are due by May 1, 2010. We expect to have the election for councilor in early-June.
Best,
Molly Brown,Current Middle Atlantic Regional Councilorand Chair of MAD Nominating Committee
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Molly E. Brown, PhDBiospheric Sciences Branch, Code 614.4Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbelt, MD 20171molly.brown@nasa.gov301-614-6616cements at this time.