New
Orleans, Louisiana
March 7,
2003
All officers were
present. The membership has doubled in number.
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The status of the Geography in
America Time Line was discussed. Donald Dahmann
acknowledged the useful contributions by Gilbert White and expressed his
hopes of receiving many additional entries over the next year. The Gaile
and Willmott text is in the proof stage. A lengthy discussion ensued about
the lack of scholarly efforts to maintain the histories of our discipline
and the organizations and institutions that promote it.
Few departments have responded to the request for department
histories. The Timeline is available at http://www.gwu.edu/~geog/gat/gat.html<>.<>
The relationship between our group
and the 2004 centennial celebration was discussed. Might the group
sponsor some panels and sessions?
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Awards to honor some
important contributions should be made to senior scholars working on the
history of geography/geographical thought. Might a
Lifetime Achievement Award (amount to be determined later) be
offered? Can we seek nominations for such awards?
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A post-meeting newsletter will be
prepared. Reports on sessions from this meeting are needed for the
newsletter. This can include a call for sessions next year.
These sessions could include a History of Geography Field Trip organized
by Michael Dorn. Other people who might be involved in sessions by
the group include Roy Goodman, Jim Fleming, Matthew Edney, and James
Ackermann. Might a special session be used for an article(s) in one
of the journals? People were encouraged to report places where the
history of geography is being written.
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Dues should be raised $1
to $5, and student dues should be raised to $2; and the vote should be
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The excellent session
organized by Wolfgang Natter was discussed. The strong
attendance for the past president's plenary lecture by Janice Monk, on
experiences of women geographers in the early years of the discipline, was
also noted.
--Miriam Helen
Hill, Secretary
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