2025 Annual Meeting Call for Papers and Posters


80th SEDAAG Annual Meeting
Lexington, Kentucky, November 23-24, 2025

All are invited to attend and submit a paper or a poster for our 80th Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) Annual Meeting at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown, 369 West Vine Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40507. 

Conference Hotel venue information and conference rate booking information is available here. Please reserve your stay at the conference hotel using the special conference rate until Oct 30! 

Please be advised that it is crucial for members to stay at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown. If we do not meet our block room rate, SEDAAG will incur additional costs, potentially leading to higher registration fees in the future. To support our organization and maintain reasonable fees, your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Conference registration information to come. Please check back here!

Overview

The Program Chair for the 2025 Annual Meeting is Dr. Paul McDaniel (paul.mcdaniel@kennesaw.edu) from Kennesaw State University. We are welcoming organized sessions pertaining to specific areas or themes of research, methodological approaches, or regions. 

Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit a paper for the Student Honors Competition. For undergraduate students, there is a paper presentation competition sponsored by the AAG and administered by the SEDAAG Honors Committee and also our 15th annual undergraduate poster competition sponsored and administered by the SEDAAG Education Committee. 

If you have any questions about logistics at the venue in Lexington, please contact Dr. Matt Wilson (matthew.w.wilson@uky.edu) from the University of Kentucky, chair of the local arrangements committee. 

Finally, we invite all students to participate in the World Geography Bowl Competition, led by Dr. Dawn Drake (dmdrake@ou.edu) from the University of Oklahoma – details found here. 

General Submission Process

The sections below highlight information on submission processes. All submissions must be submitted via the online form referenced below. Please note that all paper/poster presenters, as well as chairs MUST be members of SEDAAG (membership information can be found here) and must pay the registration fees (registration information to come later). Membership in the AAG is separate from SEDAAG; joining AAG does not automatically make you a member of SEDAAG, although you will receive some general mailings from them if you are a member and your address is in the Southeast Region. 

Finally, and importantly, on behalf of the SEDAAG leadership team and the local organizing committee, we want to especially encourage new members to participate in the meeting and we want to thank our current members for their continued support! 

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Registration Rates

  • Member Early Registration Rates with guaranteed ticket for Banquet (Through October 15)
    • Students $75
    • Faculty/Professional $175
  • Non-Member Early Registration Rates with guaranteed ticket for Banquet  (Through October 15)
    • Students $110
    • Faculty/Professional $250  
  •  Member Late Registration Rates (DOES NOT guarantee ticket for Banquet) (October 16-Nov. 20)
    • Students:  $85
    • Faculty/Professional $200
  • Non-Member Late Registration Rates (DOES NOT guarantee ticket for Banquet) (October 16-Nov. 20)
    • Students $120
    • Faculty/Professional $250
  • On-Site Registration Rates* (NO ticket for Banquet) (November 21-Nov. 24)
    • Students: $85 ((member); $120 (Non-member)
    • Faculty/Professional: $200 (Member); $250 (Non-Member) 

Sponsorship

  • See Sponsorship information here.