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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Greetings Everyone:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For those of you attending the upcoming AAG annual meeting, I thought this panel session might be of interest:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Wednesday, 3/30/2016</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Yosemite A, Hilton Hotel, Ballroom Level 10-1140am</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you’re not able to be there, perhaps you might be interested in the book that we will be discussing, of the same title:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9784431555186">http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9784431555186</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Review Publication on Geospatial Practices and Lesson Learned</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">CHAIR: Osvaldo Muñiz Solari - Texas State University</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Panelists:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Ali Demirci - Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Injeong Jo - Texas State University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Joseph Kerski – Esri </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Joop van der Schee – Utrecht University</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The objective of this panel session is to analyze the result of an international experience related to Geospatial Technologies (GST) in geography education conducted by members of the IGU Commission on Geographical
Education. The result is the book: “Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World” that was published by Springer in August 2015.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This publication informs to an international audience of teachers, professionals, scholars, and policymakers about the state of the arts and prospects on geospatial practices and lessons learned in relation to
geography education.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The panel will gather editors and some authors to present their experiences and final remarks of this important contribution not only to geography educators but also to geographers in general. The panelists will
engage in a special conversation about opportunities and challenges as well as strategies for the 21st century.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The central theme of this panel is the agenda of GST in geography education for the future. A final remark will be made on international collaboration and jobs and careers related to geospatial technologies.</span></p>
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