As the the 2008 AAG Annual Meeting and its corresponding deadlines draw closer, please note: (1) if you have not yet joined an organized and sponsored session, you should do so as these sessions are offered at the best times and have the largest audiences; and (2) there are a number of AAG awards and grants available that may be of interest to you [see list below from Patricia Solis].

Please consult full descriptions posted on the AAG website at www.aag.org/grantsawards/index.cfm.

Anderson Medal
To recognize individuals or groups who have contributed significantly to the advancement of the profession in one or more areas of industry, government, literature, education, research, service to the profession, or public service. Nominations due December 1, 2007.
http://agsg.binghamton.edu/ or http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/anderson_medal.cfm

Meredith F. Burrill Award
To stimulate and reward talented individuals and groups who have completed work of exceptional merit and quality that lies at or near the intersection of basic research and practical applications or local, national, or international policy implications. Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/burrill.htm

Glenda Laws Award
To recognize outstanding contributions to geographic research on social issues. Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/glendalawsaward.htm

Mel Marcus Fund for Physical Geography
To foster personally formative participation by students in field-based physical geography research in challenging outdoor environments. Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/marcus.cfm

AAG E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Award in Geography
To recognize members of the Association who have made truly outstanding contributions to the geographic field due to their special competence in teaching or research. Funding for the award comes from the estate of Ruby S. Miller. Members from all fields of geography are eligible for the award. Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/miller.html.

AAG Research Grants
To support direct expenses of research or fieldwork that address questions of major import to the discipline (excluding master's or doctoral dissertation research). Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Generalresearch.html

Anne U. White Fund
To support field research conducted by a member of the AAG jointly with her or his spouse, regardless of any formal training in geography. Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Annewhitefund.html

For Students

Darrel Hess Community College Geography Scholarships
To support students from community colleges, junior colleges, city colleges, or similar two-year educational institutions who will be transferring as geography majors to four year colleges and universities. Deadline December 31, 2007.
http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/hess.html

George and Viola Hoffman Award
To support student research toward a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation on a geographical subject in Eastern Europe. Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Hoffmanfund.html

AAG International Geographic Information Fund
To support full-time students who are currently registered in an undergraduate or graduate degree program within the United States, and who are working in any area of spatial analysis or geographic information science or systems, through Student Travel Grants, Graduate Research Awards, and Student Paper Awards. Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/IGIF.cfm.

AAG Dissertation Research Grants
To support direct expenses of master's or doctoral dissertation research to eligible individuals. Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Dissertationresearch.html

AAG Book Awards

AAG 2007 Meridian Book Award for the Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography
For a book that makes an unusually important contribution to advancing the science and art of geography. Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/meridian_book_award.cfm

AAG 2007 Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography
For a book that conveys most powerfully the nature and importance of geography to the non-academic world. Deadline December 31, 2007.
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/globe.cfm

2007 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize
For outstanding books about the United States that convey the insights of professional geography in language that is interesting and attractive to a lay audience. Deadline December 31, 2007.
http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/jackson_prize.cfm