Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers

The Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG) was formed in 1970 to foster geographic education and research on Latin America.^[1] A Board of Directors governs CLAG. CLAG publishes a Newsletter and the Journal of Latin American Geography. It also operates CLAGNET, an electronic Listserv for members.

The Syracuse University Archives preserve documents and photographs related to the history of the organization because the long-standing Executive Director, David J. Robinson, is a professor at that university.

Awards

Each year CLAG makes several awards to distinguished Latin Americanist geographers and others.

Preston E. James Eminent Latin Americanist Career Award
Carl O. Sauer Distinguished Scholarship Award
Outstanding Service to CLAG
Private Sector and Government Award
Enlaces Award

CLAG also makes awards to graduate students to support research and conference travel.

Conferences

CLAG organizes a conference on a regular basis. The conference typically takes place in the Americas but in 2001 met in Benicassim, Spain.

1970 Muncie
1971 Syracuse
1973 Calgary
1974 Boca Raton
1975 Chapel Hill
1976 El Paso
1977 Paipa
1979 Rohnert Park, California
1980 Muncie
1981 Buffalo

1982 Sto. Domingo
1984 Ottawa
1985 Washington, DC
1987 Mérida, Mexico
1988 San José, Costa Rica
1989 Querétaro, Mexico
1990 Auburn
1992 Sto. Domingo
1994 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
1996 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

1997 Arequipa, Peru
1998 Santa Fe
2000 Austin
2001 Benicassim, Spain
2003 Tucson
2004 Antigua, Guatemala
2005 Morelia, Mexico
2007 Colorado Springs
2009 Granada, Nicaragua
2010 Bogotá, Colombia

2012 Mérida, Mexico

References

↑ [William M. Denevan, "Traditional Versus New Directions: The First Meeting of the Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, 1970," Journal of Latin American Geography 7 (2008):155-62. doi:10.1353/lag.0.0013

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