35th Annual PGSG Preconference to the 2023 AAG Annual Meeting
The AAG Political Geography Specialty Group is pleased to announce the 35th Annual Preconference will be held in-person at the University of Colorado Boulder on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The event will be hosted and supported by the Institute of Behavioral Sciences.
DATE: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
TIME: Sessions will run from approximately 8 am – 5 pm
LOCATION: Institute of Behavioral Science 1440 15th St, Boulder, CO 80309
PAPER PRESENTERS: Paper titles and abstracts of 250 words or less are due by January 10, 2023. Please submit by completing this Google Form here: https://forms.gle/eMxZpJM7aqZoPDAh7
REGISTRATION: We encourage anyone who plans to attend the preconference to complete the ‘all attendees’ section of this form: https://forms.gle/eMxZpJM7aqZoPDAh7. While not required, your information will help us better estimate attendance.
As with our past Preconferences, there will be a nominal registration fee for tenure-track faculty only. This year, the fee is $30 for tenure-track faculty. (The increased fee is a result of room rental costs and inflation). We are working with the AAG to try to establish an electronic form of payment. We will update the listservs with more information when available.
EVENING EVENTS: In addition to the annual PGSG group dinner after the preconference (March 22), the PGSG will coordinate a social hour on Tuesday night (March 21) for early arrivals. More details to follow.
LODGING & TRANSPORTATION:
Lodging
We were able to arrange discount rates at two hotels near the university campus.
–University Boulder Inn (1632 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302) is offering a limited number of reserved rooms at the group rate for the night(s) of March 21 & March 22 at $149/night for either 1 king bedroom or a room with 2 queen beds (plus tax). If you are interested, please call and ask for the Political Geography discount at (303) 417-1700.
–BaseCamp Boulder (2020 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302) is offering a limited number of reserved rooms at the group rate for the night(s) of March 21 & March 22 at $119/night for 1 king bedroom or $129/night for 2 queen beds (plus tax). If you are interested, please call the manager Shannon Gilmore at (415) 548-3555 and ask for the Political Geography discount rate.
Transport
- The Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) is located on the CU-Boulder campus at 1440 15th St., Boulder, CO 80309.
- Public transit in the Denver metro, including Boulder, is provided by RTD (https://www.rtd-denver.com/).
- Several local and regional bus routes serve campus. You can plan your route here: https://www.rtd-denver.com/app/plan
- From AAG venues in Denver: For those who don’t mind a commute (~1-1.5 hours), the CU-Boulder campus is accessible from Denver via RTD. You will need to take light rail or bus to Union Station, where you can board the Flatiron Flyer (FF1) to Boulder.
- From the Denver Airport: There are direct buses from the Denver Airport to Boulder on the AB route (~1-1.25 hours).
PGSG ORGANIZERS: Kara E. Dempsey (dempseyke@appstate.edu) and Meredith DeBoom (DEBOOM@mailbox.sc.edu)
INQUIRIES: All inquiries should be directed to the PGSG organizers (Kara and Meredith) individually or at: aag.pgsg@gmail.com