Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society (1997)

Chapter: Appendix B: Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography." National Research Council. 1997. Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4913.

Appendix B—
Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography

Geography in the United States is represented by four associations that vary in size and purpose:

American Geographical Society

156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600

New York, NY 10010

(212) 242-0214

Fax: (212) 989-1583

E-mail: amgeosoc@village.ios.com

Association of American Geographers

1710 Sixteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20009

(202) 234-1450

Fax: (202) 234-2744

E-mail: gaia@aag.org

National Council for Geographic Education

16A Leonard Hall

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA 15705

(412) 357-6290

Fax: (412) 357-7708

E-mail: clmccard@grove.iup.edu

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography." National Research Council. 1997. Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4913.

National Geographic Society

1145 Seventeenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 857-7000

Fax: (202) 775-6141

E-mail: webmaster@ngs.org

Outside the United States, American geographers and their organizations have strong links with the International Geographical Union, the British Royal Geographical Society (Institute of British Geographers), and the Canadian Association of Geographers.

International Geographical Union

Department of Geography

University of Bonn

Meckenheimer Allee 166

Germany

Phone: (49 228) 73 9287

Fax: (49 228) 73 9272

E-mail: secretariat@igu.bn.eunet.de

Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)

1 Kensington Gore

London, England SW7 2AR

(44 171) 589-5466

Fax: (44 171) 584-4447

Canadian Association of Geographers

Burnside Hall

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6

Canada

(514) 398-4946

Fax: (514) 398-7437

Email: cag@felix.geog.mcgill.ca

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography." National Research Council. 1997. Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4913.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography." National Research Council. 1997. Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4913.
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