GA Conference 2024

The 2024 GA Conference is underway at the University of Manchester with a theme of 'Geography for Everyone' proposed by President Denise Freeman. This is the first I've missed for almost twenty years, due to train strikes and other issues.

The #GAConf24 long-standing members & Past Presidents’ lunch is in full swing. Can you spot your geography heroes? pic.twitter.com/QbXYDiYkLW

— Geographical Association (@The_GA) April 5, 2024

Congratulations to Catherine Owen, who was revealead as the President for 2025-6. She will appear on this blog in due course.

So relieved to be able to tell people about this! So happy to have been elected to serve the amazing @The_GA in this way. 🌎 https://t.co/B7k5SV5zCd

— Catherine Owen (@GeogMum) April 4, 2024

Alun Morgan gave this year's Rex Walford Memorial Lecture 

The Rex Walford lecture 2024
Great to hear Alun Morgan#GAConf24@The_GA pic.twitter.com/memu6jF0Wi

— Geography Primary & Early Years Committee @The_GA (@EYPPC_GA) April 5, 2024

We will also be back in Oxford in 2025 at Oxford Brookes University.

Image: Denise Freeman

GA Conference Programme 2024

Those who have already booked their early bird tickets, or are yet to book their tickets can now see the full programme for the GA Conference 2024.

I've got two inputs into the event. I'm running a book club featuring the book 'Dust' by Jay Owens. I'm hoping Jay will also be there in person.

I'm also presenting a lecture plus called 'Wake up and smell the Geography!' on the first session of the 5th of April.

Excited to see friends old and new and particularly the sessions from John Wilkinson and Sharon Witt and Helen Clarke - always wonderful....

GA Conference 2023: Sheffield Hallam University

Another GA Conference is about to start - less than a week to go now.

This will be the 130th Anniversary conference of the GA.

This year's event takes place at Sheffield Hallam University between 13th and 15th of April.

Professor Alastair Owens is the GA President this year, and his theme is Collaborative Geographies.

A full programme can be downloaded from here. Click the link for a PDF download.

Next year's theme has also been revealed by Denise Freeman: GA President for 2023-24.

Geography for Everyone

We will be adding a biography of Denise on the 1st of September. 

We will also be revealing the name of the President for 2024-25 at the event as well.

I hope to see you (and several other former GA Presidents) in Sheffield next week...