Submit your GA Conference 2027 proposals now

If you have some head space over the summer, now is the time to submit your proposal to speak at the GA Conference 2027. 

This will take place in Sheffield at the same venue as this year, which worked very well.

Here’s the details - if you haven’t spoken before, I can confirm that it adds an extra level to your conference experience - plus you don’t pay for the day that you speak…. I first spoke in 2005 at the conference in Derby on Gifted and Talented - just a 10 minute contribution to a session ahead of Fred Martin. I was nervous, but so pleased that I did it. 

Here’s a video from Fiona Sheriff on LinkedIn.

The theme is Passionate about Geography.

Two vacancies on the Conference Planning Board

There are currently two vacancies on the GA's Conference Planning Board.

If you'd like to get more involved in planning the GA's Annual Conference, you have until the end of August to apply to fill one of the vacancies.

I served on the board for several years during my Presidential journey and it's an interesting professional development opportunity as well as seeing another side to Conference.

1985 Conference Programme

Thanks to Pat Cleverley for sending through an original copy of this document, which I scanned.

It was a single folded A4 page, a far cry from the lengthy full colour document that is produced for conferences these days. I'm hoping to find more of these when I eventually get a chance to go to the GA HQ and browse through the archives.

There are some interesting-sounding sessions.

1985 GA Conference Programme from GeoBlogs