Join us for this can’t-miss meeting with opportunities to participate in person and online.
The Presidential Plenary and other high-profile sessions will be streamed live for all participants, and some will accommodate both in-person and virtual presenters. Most other sessions will be designated either virtual or in-person. Virtual offerings will offer greater access opportunities for students and those who are not able or willing to travel, especially from outside the United States.
We invite you to organize and get involved in sessions, workshops, field trips, special events, and activities and we look forward to seeing you virtually and in Honolulu.
In addition to visiting this page, watch for weekly annual meeting Geogram emails and check AAG’s social media feeds for updates .
Virtual Experience:
In-person Experience:
| ENDS SEPT. 21 | ENDS FEB. 15 | THROUGH APRIL 20 | |||
| HONOLULU REGISTRATION (includes virtual access) | |||||
| Member | $475 | $550 | $595 | ||
| Member: Student, Developing Regions, Under/Un-employed, Retired | $190 | $190 | $190 | ||
| Non-Member | $835 | $1,050 | $1,435 | ||
| Family/Guest | $185 | $215 | $245 | ||
| VIRTUAL REGISTRATION | |||||
| Member | $245 | $285 | $345 | ||
| Member: Student, Developing Regions, Under/Un-employed, Retired | $95 | $95 | $95 | ||
| Non-Member | $495 | $625 | $775 | ||
| Family/Guest | $55 | $55 | $55 | ||
| Please note that virtual registration is non-refundable. | |||||
To register a companion/spouse or as a K-12/educator/student, contact meeting@aag.org.
To offer a full range of attendance options, while covering the costs of a hybrid meeting, AAG has increased the 2024 registration fees. AAG annual meetings operate on a break-even pricing model (i.e., fees cover the cost of participation). For more information, visit our FAQ page.
Media inquiries: Please contact us to obtain your press pass.
The AAG accepts all submitted abstracts and organized sessions for presentation. The registration fee must be paid prior to abstract submission. You may only submit one abstract for presentation and be a panelist in one panel session. If you opt not to submit an abstract, you may be a panelist twice. There is no limit on how many sessions you may organize.
The following session time slots are 80 minutes long with 20-minute breaks. This schedule is subject to change.
Tuesday, April 16 – Saturday, April 20
Please note: In setting our session times this year, we have taken into consideration that the majority of attendees will originate from the U.S. mainland or Europe and will wake up early due to jetlag. Ending sessions 40 minutes early will allow time for attendees to visit the beach before a near 7:00 PM sunset. For example, 7:00 AM – 4:40 PM Hawaiian Time = 1:00 PM – 10:40 PM Eastern Time.
Mobile appThis handy tool allows attendees to browse the program for abstracts, sessions, presenters and much more. Create your personal calendar with events you plan to attend for an efficient, at-a-glance experience. Connect and keep in touch with friends and colleagues during the conference. Download the mobile app before you arrive at the meeting, while you have time and strong wi-fi.
Consult our tip sheet for quick set-up and user guidance or delve more deeply into the functions of the app with our user guide.
Prefer to peruse a PDF version of the 2024 annual meeting program? Use this print-friendly, fully accessible guide to find your sessions.
Featuring more than 60 panels and workshops focused on career preparation and professional development for geographers, this is the central hub for students, job seekers, and other meeting attendees to network and learn from professional geographers and develop strategies for finding employment in geography-related occupations. It will be located on the Third Floor of the Hawai’i Convention Center. Sponsored by
Thursday, April 18, is dedicated to student research, workshops, and activities for all levels of education. In addition, look for specialized student offerings throughout the week.
The themes of AAG 2024 connect our meeting and academic offerings to the ecologies, history, and cultures of our host location in Hawai‘i, affirming the interconnectedness of place and beings here and around the world. These themes will shape keynotes and special events during the meeting. We also intend them to offer food for thought for impromptu conversations and connections. You may choose to edit your submitted abstracts, sessions, posters, and discussions to reflect one or more of these themes (optional).
Literally: “All knowledge is not taught in the same school.” Figuratively: One can learn from many sources.
Reciprocal scholarship is a method of inquiry that prioritizes non-extractive research and community-building engagement. This theme is appropriate for all presentations at AAG2024 that examine ways to create and sustain reciprocity in scholarship and practice.
Literally: The land is a chief; humans are its servant. Figuratively: Land has no need for humans, but humans need the land and work it for a livelihood.
Colonial systems and militarism have disrupted and damaged relationships of people to land and water, leading to conflicts, displacement, bloodshed, subjugation of people and other species, and extractive practices that deplete and threaten life. This theme identifies and examines how exploitative economic and governing systems have damaged the earth and our relations, and asks how we can rectify their harm and move beyond them.
Literally: Unfolded by the waters are the faces of the flowers. Figuratively: Flowers (metaphor for children/people) thrive where there is water, as thriving people are found where living conditions are good.
There is urgency to pursue ways of recovery and restoration in the face of centuries of extractive social and economic systems, degradation of land and species, and increasing humanmade climate change. This theme examines the agency we have to create better relationship to place, land, and water in this time of need.
Building on the success of the nodes model in 2023, the AAG is working with key institutions with the goal of hosting 10 nodes for the 2024 meeting, many with their own unique programming, as well as access points and coordinated activities for the annual meeting.
Each node will be based on a “watch party” concept, with access to streamed content from the annual meeting, allowing attendees to watch sessions together. Node organizers also have the option of adding their own unique programming and coordinated activities along with access points for the annual meeting. Node attendees are not required to register for the annual meeting unless an attendee wishes to present in a virtual session at the meeting. AAG encourages nodes to provide refreshments.
