Abstract Submission
Abstracts of 250 words (maximum)
Should be submitted to: CLOSED
ONLY electronic copies of abstracts will be accepted.
Please state ABSTRACT (Paper) or ABSTRACT (Poster) in the subject line of the e-mail. All abstracts must be submitted in Word .doc or .docx format as an e-mail attachment. They must be formatted using the example available here. Paste your information into this document and keep the formatting as it appears. The title should come first, in UPPER and lower case. This should be followed by the author list, including affiliations. Leave one blank line between title, author list, and the body of the abstract. Provide up to five keywords related to your abstract.
Note: All abstracts must be received by September 21, 2012. Faxed or paper abstracts will not be accepted. All presenters must be registered.
Access the CAGONT 2012 Book of Abstracts
Paper/Posters
Each paper will be allotted 20 minutes, including time for questions. All papers and posters will be presented on Saturday October 13.
Posters can be setup in early morning on Saturday October 13.
Registration will take place in the Arts & Administration Building (AA), Main Lobby Starting at 8AM
Registration costs are outlined below. Please download the registration form here (fillable pdf format). Fill in your information and print the form. Please make cheque payable to : University of Toronto. Indicate CAGONT 2012 on the memo line of the cheque. Then send it and a cheque or money order with your conference fees to:
Attention of Shelley Eisner,
CAGONT 2012 Registration
Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences
University of Toronto Scarborough
Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4
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On or before Sept. 21, 2012 |
After Sept. 21, 2012 |
Field Trip (Oct12) Transportation pick up in front of Student Centre at 1:45 PM |
Faculty member |
$80.00 |
$90.00 |
Billed as Canada's premier urban wilderness park, Rouge Park occupies over
40 km2 (10,000 acres) of protected open space on the eastern edge of
Toronto and its municipal neighbours to the north. The Park was
established by the Ontario Provincial Government in 1995 following years
of campaigning by local environmental activists for the protection of its
natural and cultural ecosystems. Prompted by growing concern over the
limitations of its system of governance and park management, the Federal
Government has announced funding for establishing Canada’s first urban
National Park in the Rouge. On this field trip we will meet with the
current Park trail coordinator as well as a long-time environmental
activist and will visit several key vantage points in the Rouge to examine
the issues facing Parks Canada as it moves forward with this new concept
of a National Park. |
Graduate student |
$60.00 |
$70.00 |
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Undergraduate student |
$40.00 |
$50.00 |
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Interested others |
$70.00 |
$80.00 |
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| Field Trip on Oct 12 | $25 |
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Conference Themes
The main conference theme is "Diversity". Topics that are currently planned include:
* Agriculture and Environment
* Citizenships, Belongings and Places
* Climate Change: Adaptation and Policy
* Climate Change: Evidence and Impacts
* Climate change: past, present and future
* Community and Environment
* Contaminants in the Environment
* Fluvial Geomorphology of Highland Creek
* Forestry and Forest Fire
* GIS and Cartography
* Health and Geography
* Hydro-ecology and Vegetation
* Localized Economic Geography
* Remote sensing and Spatial Analysis
* Renewable energy
* Social and Environmental Justice and Resistance
* Special Session: Geographical Approaches to Energy Study I and II
* Suburbia and Exurbia
* The Changing Geography of Creativity I and II
* Water Resources
Special session
If you would like to add an additional theme/topic or organize an additional session, please send an email to: CLOSED
Final Program
The program for the CAGONT 2012 can be found here. All conference papers/posters will be presented on Saturday October 13 (Schedule).
Book of Abstracts
The Book of Abstracts can be found here. It contains all of papers/posters that were presented.
Student Travel Grants
A pool of money is set aside to fund student travel to the CAGONT Annual Meeting. Money is available to all student CAG members (Student membership in the CAG only costs $45 so this is a very good investment! see http://www.cag-acg.ca for details) - (Ph.D., Masters and undergraduate) travelling to the conference to present a paper. Students must be pre-registered. They will receive their registration confirmation form back after the meeting (if they apply for it and submit proper documentation). Travel costs will be reimbursed. Students must supply receipts for travel - rail, bus, car. The pool of money will be distributed among applicants based upon distance travelled. Applications must be approved by Chair of the student’s department. Completed applications (with original receipts) should be sent to:
Dr. Randy Dirszowsky (CAGONT Secretary/Treasurer)
Department of Environmental Studies
Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6
Download the Student Travel Form here (fillable pdf).
Accommodation Info
The conference will take place in Scarborough, Ontario. Click here for Accommodation Information.
Special room rate based on
availability. Please ask for Canadian Association of Geographers block code
GCAG2012 at time of reservation.
Venue Map
A map of the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus can be found here. Signs will be posted to assist you in finding your way in the building.
Awards
The CAGONT awards include:
| Service to Ontario Geography Award | Recipients |
| Student Paper Competition Awards | Winners |
| CAGONT Best Poster Award | Winners |
Organizing Committee
William Gough (Chair)
Susannah Bunce
Tanzina Mohsin
Shelley Eisner
Elaine Pick
Chai Chen (website)
Contact Us
| CAGONT 2012 Organizing Committee Dr. Tanzina Mohsin Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences University of Toronto Scarborough Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4 Tel: 416-287-7245 Email: cagont2012@utsc.utoronto.ca |
CAGONT 2012 Administrative Support Shelley Eisner Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences University of Toronto Scarborough Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4 Tel.: 416-208-2910 Email: cagont2012@utsc.utoronto.ca |
