GA and RGS-IBG

This post makes a start at exploring some of the many connections between the GA and the RGS-IBG over the years.

At the AGM of the GA held in 1904, at the London School of Economics, there was a

Following the war, the RGS offered its premises to the GA for their use for meetings, as they had remained undamaged. These weren't the current premises on Exhibition Road, and Lowther Lodge, which is the iconic current 'home of Geography'.

Many GA Presidents were also President of the Royal Geographical Society (either before or after holding the GA Presidency), or held other posts such as Secretary or Librarian, or worked on the RGS Council.
Numerous GA Presidents were also Fellows of the RGS and remain so today.

The IBG also had strong connections, with GA Presidents, who were founder members of the IBG

I am sure in thefuture that the bonds between the Association and the Royal Society for geographers will remain strong. The changing world ahead of us demands no less.

References
“THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION.” The Geographical Teacher, vol. 2, no. 4, 1904, pp. 146–152. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40556219.