The Pennsylvania Geographical Society and the Department of Geography and the Environment at Villanova University extend a warm welcome to their campus in Villanova, Pennsylvania for the 2024 Annual Meeting on Friday, 15 November 2025
REGISTRATION OPENS TUESDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2024 AT NOON! The meeting will be held at the Inn at Villanova (https://theinnatvillanova.com/), 601 County Line Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087, (610) 519-8000. Parking is free on the premises.
Registration for the meeting will be on the PGS website https://thepgs.org/Annual_Meeting. All registrants receive lunch as part of the registration fee. Participants who register by 1 November 2024 will receive a discount.
Presentations are limited to 15 minutes with five minutes for questions. Abstracts (for papers and posters) are limited to 200 words and should be submitted during registration. Posters will be on display all day during the meeting. Please visit the PGS website for poster size restrictions. Posters must be mounted in such a way that they may be displayed on an easel, which the PGS will provide. Abstract submissions will not be accepted after 1 November 2024.
This year’s Distinguished Geographer and Guest Speaker is Donald L. Powers, Villanova ’12, the Director of Service Information Design for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Suggestions for workshops, paper sessions, and thematic discussion panels are welcome. Please contact Dan Harris (DWHARRIS@salisbury.edu) or Frank Galgano (francis.galgano@villanova.edu) if you are interested in running a workshop or special session.
ALL STUDENTS WHO PRESENT A PAPER OR POSTER AT THE MEETING WILL HAVE THEIR REGISTRATION FEES REIMBURSED FOLLOWING THE MEETING
Students are encouraged to enter the student paper contest, or the Elaine F. Bosowski poster/map contest. Cash awards are presented to the best graduate and undergraduate student papers and posters. All graduate or undergraduate student registrants are eligible. Separate competitions will be held for undergraduate and graduate submissions and awards are presented for the best papers and posters at each level. Students may enter the paper or poster/map contest simply by checking the appropriate box on the registration form. For more information, please visit the PGS website: http://www.thepgs.org/studentawards
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The meeting site and Hotel is the: The Inn at Villanova (~1 mile from the University) | 601 County Line Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
Discounted rooms are available for Thursday, 14/11 and Friday, 15/11
Make a reservation use Reservation Code 4797183 when you log onto the reservation page
Rooms are $189.00 plus tax. Please note that the reservation cut-off date is Tuesday, 15 October 2024. Any reservations received after 15 October or after the contract block is full will be based upon availability. Parking is free.