MaGrann Conference

The MaGrann Conference was inaugurated in 2003 as an annual or biennial forum of global environment and development scholars--organized by The Department of Geography at Rutgers around a unique theme. Accepted presenters represent various disciplines in the sciences and social sciences and are drawn from Rutgers University as well as from institutions from around the world. The conference programs include presentations, workshops and meetings throughout one or several days.

Funded through seed money from Mark A. MaGrann--a Rutgers Geography alumnus--the conference has included such topics as
Political Ecology at Home (March 29, 2003),
Environmental Justice Abroad (October 16, 2004),
The Future of Disasters in a Globalizing World (April 21-22, 2006), and
Land-Use Transitions in the Tropics (March 26-28, 2008).
Climate Change In South Asia: Governance, Equity and Social April 16-17, 2009

The next conference, Breaking the Ice: Unearthing the Mysteries of a Thawing Arctic, will take place April 12-14, 2012 at the Eagleton Institute,Rutgers University.
Call for Papers