26th Congress of the International Geographical Union, held in Sydney, Australia, 22-26 August 1988. D. Dragovich, Department of Geography, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0883-6353
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✦ Synopsis
The International Geographical Union organizes a Congress every four years. The 26th Congress held in Sydney, Australia, had a program consisting of more than 600 papers and nearly 100 posters, along with eight Plenary Addresses and Showcase Meetings of 23 IGU Commissions, Working Groups, and Study Groups. Excursions to different parts of Australia were arranged for the weeks preceding and following the Congress, and shorter local excursions were held during the Congress itself. Exhibitions associated with the Congress included the Australian Bicentennial Map Exhibition; International map and geographical publications 1984-1987; Australian photographic exhibition; and a Geology exhibition. The University's Nicholson Museum of Antiquities, which contains archaeological materials from Egyptian, Classical, Near Eastern, and non-Classical European cultures, was open to conference delegates during