Conference

The 2026 International Medical Geography Symposium (IMGS), themed Geographies of Wellbeing: Environments, Transitions, and the Futures of Societal Wellbeing, will be held at Toronto Metropolitan University. Bringing together scholars, researchers, and practitioners, the symposium will explore how global transitions shape societal wellbeing through interdisciplinary dialogue and innovation.

Registration and abstract submission are now open.

The Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) annual meeting will take place June 1-4, 2026 at the University of Victoria.

Join the Canadian Association of Geographers-CAG / Association Canadienne des Géographes-ACG and the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives-ACMLA / Association des Cartothèques et Archives Cartographiques du Canada-ACACC on Lək̓ʷəŋən territory, also known as Victoria BC, on June 1-4, 2026. This year’s theme is Resilience. Join us as we work together to wrestle with these issues, offer solutions, and take action.

Celebrate World Water Day 2026 with the Water Institute! Join us for a full-day conference featuring inspiring keynote speakers, a showcase of innovative student research, award presentations and networking opportunities. Don't miss this exciting annual event!

The CAG Annual Meeting 2024 will be hosted by Memorial University of Newfoundland, from August 14 to 19, 2024. More information about the event to come!

The International Geographical Union (IGU) Conference on Health, Environment and Sustainable Development: Changes, Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World will be held in Bucharest and Danube Delta, Romania, from June 13 to 16, 2023. The event will address critical issues related to health and healthcare, environmental changes and sustainable development after the COVID‐19 pandemic.

Abstracts must be submitted by April 20, 2023.

The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) & Institute of British Geographers (IBG) Annual International Conference will be held from August 29 to September 1, 2023. The conferencewill take place in London and online.

Calls for sessions, papers and posters are now open! The updated deadline for submissions is Friday 24 March 2023. 

The CAG Annual Meeting 2023 will be hosted by The Department of Geography of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) from May 8 to May 12, 2023. The theme of the Annual Meeting is "Anthropocene: Challenges for Geography and Geographers".

Calls for proposals are now open! Abstracts are due February 28, 2023. For more information, see the Call for Proposals.

The 2023 Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting will be held from March 23 to March 27, 2023. The event will be "hybrid", meaning that there will be opportunities for individuals to present and learn from the Annual Meeting in-person and online. The in-person activities will be held in Denver, Colorado.

The next Canadian Conference on Global Health will be held in Ottawa from October 16 to 18, 2023. More details will follow as the event approaches!

The 17th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) is held every two or three years and is hosted by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA). In May 2023, it is expected that over 3000 delegates will convene in Rome, Italy for the Congress.

The theme of the 17th WCPH is " A World in Turmoil: Opportunities to Focus on the Public’s Health".

Abstract submissions open 01 September 2022 and are due 09 December 2022.

For more information, please visit the event website.