MIDDLE ATLANTIC DIVISION

THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS

http: / /www.gwu.edu/~madaag

MAD News Flash: Upcoming Events

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MAD’s annual meeting will be held October 2-3, 2009 at Montgomery College—Germantown Campus.  The annual meeting offers a wonderful opportunity to meet and confer with other MAD geographers.  Besides paper and poster sessions, we will hold our annual business meeting, and hold a geography bowl featuring competition between teams from various Geography departments throughout MAD.  Please consider presenting a paper or poster about your research or work, or organizing a field trip.  Abstracts and field trip suggestions may be sent to Tanya Allison, Montgomery College at Tanya.Allison@montgomerycollege.edu.

Participation in MAD offers opportunities to interact and develop professional ties with fellow geographers.  Our annual meetings the past two years (at the Census Bureau in 2007 and at Salisbury University in 2008) were relatively small events that provided much time to interact with colleagues.

*MAD Officers (2008/2009)*

Chair: Michael Ratcliffe, michael.r.ratcliffe@census.gov

<mailto:mg129@umail.umd.edu>, 301-763-8977

Vice Chair: Cathy Cooper, coopercw@goeaston.com

<mailto:coopercw@goeaston.com>, 410-822-3451

Secretary: David Rain, drain@gwu.edu <mailto:drain@gwu.edu>, 202-994-8523

Treasurer: Tracy Edwards/, /tedwards@frostburg.edu

<mailto:molly@serer.gsfc.nasa.gov>, 301-687-7596

Special Events: Liz Lyon, Elizabeth.lyon@gmail.com

Student Awards: vacant/,/

Past Chair: Molly Brown, molly.e.brown@nasa.gov, 301-614-6616

Regional Councilor: Molly Brown, molly.e.brown@nasa.gov,

301-614-6616

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The Middle Atlantic Division (MAD) is a regional division of the Association of American Geographers (AAG),

a national organization with more than 6,700 members and students from

the United States, Canada, and numerous other countries.

MAD's nearly 350 members, who are located in Maryland, Northern

Virginia, and the District of Columbia, represent a diverse variety of

geography backgrounds and interests.

As a regional division of the AAG, the MAD elects officers, organizes

special events, sponsors field trips, conducts an annual meeting, and

publishes a quarterly newsletter.

This website announces current activities, includes MAD and AAG news,

contains a list of officers (see "Officer Contacts" page), and posts

recent newsletters.

MAD membership is open to anyone within Maryland, Northern Virginia, and

the District of Columbia who has an interest in geography. Additional

membership information is available on this website (see "Membership

Application" page).

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