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2018 SEDAAG Conference Kicks Off in Johnson City, TN

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The 73rd Annual SEDAAG Meeting will kick off today November 18, 2018, in Johnson City, TN at the Carnegie Hotel and Millennium Center. Featuring attendees from ten southeastern states, the two-day conference will feature poster and paper presentations, the World Geography Bowl, award presentations, a banquet, and keynote speech by leading international expert in weather and climate and the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia Dr. Marshall Shepherd. Below is the program at a glance.

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

 

Sunday, November 18
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM Registration Lobby, Carnegie Hotel
8:00 – 10:00 Executive Committee Breakfast Wine Cave, Carnegie Hotel lower level
11:00 – 2:00 Steering Committee Meeting Wilder Dining Room, Carnegie Hotel
10:30 – 11:15 World Geography Bowl Registration  Lobby, Carnegie Hotel
11:30 – 12:00 World Geography Bowl Orientation Grand Soldiers Ballroom, Carnegie Hotel
12:00 – 3:00 World Geography Bowl Round Robin Competition (winning teams and all-star team announced immediately following conclusion of Round Robin Competition) Robert Taylor and Alfred Taylor Salons, Carnegie Hotel lower level;

 

120, 125, 130 Millennium Center
3:00 – 4:00 Southeastern Geographers Social Event Library, Carnegie Hotel
4:00 – 6:00 Paper and Poster Sessions  Robert Taylor and Alfred Taylor Salons, Carnegie Hotel lower level;

115, 120, 125, 130 Millennium Center
6:00 – 8:00 Opening Reception (co-sponsored by Study of the American South Specialty Group) Grand Soldiers Ballroom, Carnegie Hotel

 

Monday, November 19
7:00 – 1:00 Registration 2nd floor Lobby, Millennium Center
7:00 – 8:00 Status of Women in Geography Breakfast 260 Millennium Center
8:00 – 5:00 Paper, Poster, and Panel Sessions Millennium Center
8:00 – 5:00 Southeastern Geographer Photo Competition 2nd floor Lobby, Millennium Center
12:00 – 1:00 Stand-Alone Geographers Lunch 260 Millennium Center
5:00 – 6:00 SEDAAG Business Meeting 137A Millennium Center
6:00 – 7:15 World Geography Bowl Championship 137B Millennium Center
7:30 – 10:00 Honors Banquet and Plenary Address  Ballrooms ABC, Millennium Center

 

 

Results of 2018 SEDAAG Elections Announced

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SEDAAG Executive Officers recently announced results of the 2018 elections. The following officers will begin their new terms following the conclusion of the 2018 SEDAAG meeting in Johnson City, TN, November 19, 2018:

Vice President (and conference program chair): Bill Graves – University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Secretary (and web editor): Shrinidhi Ambinakudige – Mississippi State University.

Georgia State Rep: Amy Potter – Georgia Southern University.

Mississippi State Rep: Jerry “Joby” Bass – University of Southern Mississippi.

North Carolina State Rep: Shane Canup – University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Tennessee State Rep: Kelsey Ellis – University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Virginia State Rep: Stephanie E. Zick – Virginia Tech.

We wish to thank all the teams which were involved in the nomination process, preparation and administration of the ballot, and verification and validation of the election results. Great teamwork.

Congratulations to the new officers and we look forward to seeing everyone in Johnson City, TN.

 

Francis Koti – Secretary

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Joann Mossa – President

Dr. Marshall Shepherd to deliver 2018 SEDAAG conference keynote address

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Renowned meteorologist Dr. Marshall Shepherd will be the keynote speaker at the 73rd annual SEDAAG meeting which will be held November 18-19, 2018, in Johnson City, TN at the Carnegie Hotel and Millennium Center. Dr. Shepherd is a leading international expert in weather and climate and is the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia.  Dr. Shepherd was the 2013 President of American Meteorological Society (AMS), the nation’s largest and oldest professional/science society in the atmospheric and related sciences. Dr. Shepherd serves as Director of the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Atmospheric Sciences Program and Full Professor in the Department of Geography where he is Associate Department Head. Dr. Shepherd is also the host of The Weather Channel’s Award-Winning Sunday talk show Weather Geeks, a pioneering Sunday talk podcast/show and a contributor to Forbes Magazine. Dr. Shepherd is the 2018 recipient of the prestigious AMS Helmut Landsberg Award for pioneering and significant work in urban climate and in 2017, he was honored with the AMS Brooks Award, a high honor within the field of meteorology. Ted Turner and his Captain Planet Foundation honored Dr. Shepherd in 2014 with its Protector of the Earth Award. Prior recipients include Erin Brockovich and former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. Read full biographical sketch here.