November 15-19, 2021
An Open Virtual Event by the
American Geographical Society
Thank You!
This year’s Symposium has passed and we’re grateful to all our presenters, participants, and viewers for another successful event!
All of this year’s Symposium content can be found in our VIDEO VAULT. See you next year!
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Geography 2050 is a multi-year, strategic dialog about the vital trends that will reshape the geography of our planet in the coming decades. Economic inequality, by many measures, is increasing across the world. Covid-19, initially presented as ignoring social differences, instead has increased and made clearer deep structural inequalities. Minimum wages and changing employment characteristics fail to support basic needs and increase the gap between the poorest and the wealthiest households in developed and developing economies. Persistent and disturbing racial, class, gender, and regional inequalities are increasing apparent variations in health and life expectancy, educational and employment opportunities, intergenerational wealth accumulation, and human mobility.
Geography 2050: Toward a More Equitable Future will focus on the geographical dimensions of inequality and seek to influence the trends shaping our planet's future by critically examining the forces creating and reinforcing the landscapes of inequality and address what can be done to mitigate those factors that impede human progress.
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The American Geographical Society is a 21st-century learning society dedicated to advancing geographic and geospatial thinking, knowledge, and understanding across business, government, academia, and the broader public. AGS has a 170-year tradition of advancing the frontiers of all things geo.
IN COOPERATION WITH
Project Geospatial is a non-profit media organization committed to growth, innovation and collaboration among academic, commercial and government partners in the geospatial industry.