Virtual Geography Convention 2012: The AAG's Conference on Twitter Second Update

Welcome to the kick-off of the 2012 Virtual Geography Convention!  If you have a presentation or blog post you wished published please contact me at catholicgauze [at] gmail [dot] com!  

An update on the useful and not so useful information being shared at the Association of American Geographers conference in New York City.

Michael Gould:  Chinese Geography has 3 pillars: human, physical, and GIS. Interesting classification. #aag2012


Michael Gould:  In China! RT @michael_d_gould Geography is part of college entrance exams for Arts students. #aag2012

Michael Gould:  "Australian Geography is healthy, but not recognized." No Geography deprtment at any aussie univ!? #aag2012

Christoph Koettl:  watching interesting presentation on using low-res sat imagery for #humanrights monitoring-@amnesty we normally use high-rez #aag2012

Molly Polk:  Asst Secretary for DOI says hope for #Landsat 5 is dimming. Good news is that Landsat8 will launch in early 2013. #AAG2012

Ashley Baharestani:  Hearing Kurt Iveson speak on the 9-11 security state at #AAG2012 #geographygod #unreal

Kalli Fullerton:  presnting #AAG2012 "street performes & a sense of place" thats me!

David Madden:  gayatri spivak's antipode lecture at #AAG: you want to talk about "good" globalization? we have a name for that: international socialism!