The Forty-Seventh Meeting: Louisville, Kentucky

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Southeastern Geographer Vol. XXXIII, No. 1, May 1993, pp. 122-123 THE FORTY-SEVENTH MEETING: LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Vernon Meentemeyer The forty-seventh meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers was held at the Holiday Inn Downtown , Louisville, Kentucky, 22-24 November, 1992. The 1992 meeting coincided with Kentucky's 200th anniversary. Dennis L. Spetz and David A. Howarth from the University of Louisville, served as co-chairs ofthe Local Arrangements Committee. In spite ofthe peripheral location of Louisville relative to the Division, attendance was again high. Attendees included 161 regular members, 140 students and 10 spouses. The 1992 program included two guided field trips, meetings of the Editorial Committee of The Southeastern Geographer, the Committee on the Status of Women in Geography, the Committee on Geography in Education, Steering and Executive Committee meetings as well as the annual business meeting. Activities Sunday evening included an opening session titled, "Louisville Rediscovers the River" conducted by Kentucky state senator David Karem. The evening concluded with a reception titled, "Kentucky Birthday Party." The Committee on Southern Map Librarians (COSMAL) met this year in conjunction with SEDAAG. The COSMAL program included workshops, a tour and a reception; COSMAL activities add richness and diversity to the SEDAAG program. Sixty-seven papers were submitted for the regular (54), student honors (11) and GTU undergraduate paper sessions (2). Sixty-three papers were presented, which is just two less than the 65 papers presented at Asheville, North Carolina in 1991. The number ofhonors papers (11) was the same as in 1991, but only two undergraduate papers were presented. Nine regular paper sessions were organized by topical area, and three special sessions were organized by SEDAAG members: "New Research on the Spatiality of Women's Lives" was organized by Karen F. Falconer ; "Peopling of the Landscape," Edward Davis and Randi Horner; and Malcolm Cutchin organized, "Diversifying Geographic Methods." In 1991 only one special session was organized. In addition, two sessions were devoted to panel discussions organized by Howard G. Johnson and Dr. Meentemeyer is Professor of Geography at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. Vol. XXXIII, No. 1 123 W. Theodore Mealor, Jr., titled, "Challenges and Responses: The Future of Geography in Higher Education." As in 1991 and 1990, no Southern Studies plenary session was organized , although four papers with a southern focus were combined into a Southern Studies session. The Committee on the Status of Women in Geography conducted a panel discussion titled, "Surviving the First Years: Issues for New Women Faculty." A special workshop, "Project GEOSIM: A GIS-Based Simulation Laboratory for Introductory Geography " was conducted by Laurence W. Carstensen, Jr., and Robert W. Morrill. Thanks should be given to SEDAAG members who volunteered to produce special sessions, panel discussions, and workshops. Members of the Program Committee should be given a special commendation for their serious review of papers and timely responses. The proportion of authors who submitted papers on diskette increased to over 40%. In future calls for papers, the membership should expect to be asked for diskettes; it eases greatly the work of the program chair and permits a higher-quality printed program. A major, nagging problem persists, however—the insufficient number ofvolunteers to discuss papers. Fully one third of all papers were without a discussant after the papers were accepted. Please consider volunteering to serve as a paper discussant for the 1993 meeting. The World Geography Bowl was again a success; Georgia was a firsttime winner ofthe coveted "Bowl." A special thanks should be directed to the many people who prepared questions and served as moderators, organizers, judges, and scorekeepers. The Forty-Seventh meeting concluded on Tuesday with the Honors Luncheon. Julian Minghi, Chair of the Honors Committee, announced that Robert Beavers, Georgia State University, received the award for best masters degree level paper and Daniel Sui, University of Georgia, the doctoral level award. Jeanne D. Wershoven from Florida Atlantic was the recipient of the Merle C. Prunty Scholarship. The Outstanding Service Award was presented to Stanley Brunn for his years of unselfish service to SEDAAG, and Clifton Pannell was presented the award for Outstanding Research. The meeting concluded with the Honors Address , "New Horizons for Geography: The Transition...