37th Annual Preconference to the 2025 AAG Annual Meeting (Detroit, MI)

Please mark your calendars for the 2025 Detroit Pre-Conference to the AAG annual meeting! This year, we’re planning a special, two-day collaborative event that centers the city of Detroit and the people who call it home.

Dates: 

  • Saturday, March 22: Paper sessions at Michigan State University’s Detroit Center (approx. 9am-6pm)
  • Sunday, March 23: DeTour and plenary with Detroit organizers, co-organized with Jessi Quizar and Jamaal Wright

Location: The MSU Detroit Center (3408 Woodward Ave., Detroit) is an easy commute from the main conference location via public transportation or rideshare.

Local Institutional Host: Dept. of Geography, Michigan State University (Katie Brown, Mehmet Eroğlu, Kyle Evered)

Co-Organizers: Political Geography Specialty Group (Kate Coddington, Meredith DeBoom), Jessi Quizar, Jamaal Wright

A full CFP and further details, including suggested paper themes, will be shared via email and on the PGSG website later this fall.

We hope to see you there!