The Geography gathering during this year's American Association of Geographers conference听in New Orleans was a big success. Siddharth Menon was the primary organizer with help from others including Gabriella Smith (Gaby) and major support from Darla Shatto. Approximately听40 people stopped by for the 3-hour evening event.听
- Current GEOG Faculty: including Fernando Riosmena, Seth Spielman, Jen Fluri, and Mike Dwyer. Also,听Anu Sablok (visiting Fulbright Scholar),听Andrew Grant (visiting scholar), and听Dylan Connor (IBS post-doc).
- Current GEOG Students: Around 12-15听including听Sarah Posner, Joe Tucillo, Siddharth Menon, Gabriella Smith, and Angela Cunningham
- GEOG alumni + friends of Department: Approximately听20听
A number of alumni attended with some who听had graduated dating back to听2001. The venue garnered positive comments from everyone attending and the food was excellent.听Next year, we'll have a signature book so can people can sign in from year to year.