2019 Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Geographical Society
The 2019 Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Geographical Society will be held at the Hotel Indigo in Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting is being sponsored by the Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania.
Registration for the meeting will begin on June 1st. NEW FOR THIS YEAR – ALL REGISTRANTS RECEIVE LUNCH as part of the registration fees. Participants who register by October 25th will receive a $10 discount on the registration fees.
This year’s luncheon guest speaker is Dr. Brent McCusker of West Virginia University, the 2019 Distinguished Geographer Award recipient.
Paper presentations are limited to 15 minutes; abstracts of a maximum of 200 words should be submitted with registration. Posters and maps will be on display all day on Friday. Please visit the PGS website for poster size restrictions, and posters must be mounted in such a way that they may be displayed on an easel (i.e. cardboard). Abstract submissions for papers and posters will not be accepted after October 25th! No exceptions! You will be required to submit your abstract information on-line through the PGS web site.
Suggestions for workshops, organized paper sessions and thematic discussion panels are also welcomed. Please contact the meeting co-chairs, Brent Zaprowski (bjzaprowski@salisbury.edu) or Chad Kauffman (Kauffman@calu.edu) if you are interested in running a workshop or special session.
Students are encouraged to enter the paper contest or the Elaine F. Bosowski poster contest and cash awards are presented to the best graduate and undergraduate student papers, maps or posters displayed at the annual meeting. Any graduate or undergraduate student who registers for the PGS meeting is eligible and encouraged to participate in the student paper presentation contest, or the Elaine F. Bosowski map/poster contest. Separate competitions will be held for undergraduates and graduates, and cash awards are presented for the best papers and maps/posters at each level. Students may enter the paper or map/poster contest simply by checking the appropriate box on the registration form when registering for the conference. For more information, please visit the PGS website: http://www.thepgs.org/studentawards
Public parking is available nearby at a rate of $1 per hour.
Hotel Indigo - Pittsburgh East Liberty
123 North Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15206 United States
Discounted rooms are available at the Hotel Indigo by following this link: Hotel Indigo reservations
Rooms are $125 per night (King beds only) plus tax. Please note that the reservation cut-off date is Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Any reservations received after Tuesday, October 8, 2019 or after the contract block is full will be based upon availability of both space and rate.
Valet parking is $20.00 USD per night with unlimited in and out privileges.