Submission Types and Guidelines
Any individuals passionate about advancing geography are invited to submit an abstract or serve as a panelist for the AAG Annual Meeting. The AAG accepts all submitted abstracts for presentation. You may submit one abstract for presentation and serve as a panelist once. If you do not submit an abstract, you may serve as a panelist twice. If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact us at meeting@aag.org.
Submission Types
Abstract
Individuals who would like to formally present during the conference should select this submission type. AAG accepts all abstracts for presentation. You may submit one abstract for presentation.
An abstract of up to 250 words is submitted for inclusion in a Paper, Virtual Paper or Poster session. Paper/Virtual abstract submissions are placed in 80-minute sessions of 4-5 individuals presenting for 15 minutes. Poster abstract submissions are placed in 80-minute sessions where attendees browse the posters and have individual discussions with the presenters.
If your paper or virtual paper remains unassigned after the open add period ending November 12th, your submission will be converted to a poster abstract, and you will be placed in a poster session.
Panelist
Individuals who will be part of a group discussion and have already been in touch with a session organizer should select this submission type. If you have submitted an abstract for presentation, you may serve as a panelist once. If you have not submitted an abstract for presentation, you may serve as a panelist twice.
Unassigned panelists after the December 17th editing deadline will not be placed in a session.
Make your Abstract or Panelist Submission to AAG 2027
Abstracts submissions must be submitted by October 15th can be edited until December 17th. Panelist submissions must be submitted by December 17th.
After successfully making your submission, you will receive a confirmation email containing your unique submission code. To be added to a session, this code must be provided to your session organizer
For your best chances of being placed in an appropriate session, AAG recommends submitting your abstract early. Unassigned paper abstract submissions will be converted to poster abstracts after November 12th. Unassigned panelist submissions after December 17th will not be placed in sessions.
For session attendee accessibility, AAG encourages submitters to upload a PowerPoint, PDF, audio, or video files to their abstract. Uploaded content will not be automatically played during the session.
What happens next?
After making your submission, you can place it into a session using one of the following methods below:
For Paper and Virtual Paper abstracts, you may organize a session around your submission or contact an organizer to express interest in joining their session. Contact details for organizers are listed in the Session Gallery. Unassigned paper abstracts will be converted to poster and placed in a poster session after November 12th.
For Poster abstracts you may organize a session around your submission or contact an organizer to express interest in joining their session. Contact details for organizers are listed in the Session Gallery. Unassigned poster abstracts will be sorted in to topical sessions after November 12th.
For Panelist submissions, please send your submission code directly to the session organizer. Unassigned panelist submissions will not be placed in sessions after the December 17th editing deadline.
Abstract Guidelines
Abstracts are limited to 250 words and should describe the presentation's purpose, methods, and conclusions.
Do not use bulleted lists, underlining, boldface type, italics, subscripts, or superscripts.
Do not include any codes for justification, hyphenation, line height, line centering, margins, spacing, fonts, page centering, page numbering, suppression, or tabs.
Do not include your name, affiliation, phone number, or e-mail address in the body of the abstract.
AAG will not edit your abstract; you are responsible for any spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors.
AAG recommends using active voice, avoiding complex jargon, and spelling out abbreviations in abstract text.
Selecting Keywords
Keywords may be compound (such as "political geography").
Keywords should generally be nouns instead of adjectives or adverbs.
Keywords must be separated by commas.
Tips for Presenters
Reach out to your session organizer and chair on how the session will be run.
Network and make connections: Meet your co-presenters by introducing yourself before the meeting and before the presentation.
Consider preparing virtual handouts, digital copies of your paper or presentation, or other follow-up items for participants.
Anticipate the needs of attendees with disabilities. AAG recommends researching techniques to design graphics to suit neurodiversity or visually impaired attendees. Give content advisories before presenting subject matter containing violence; graphic imagery, including racist imagery; discussion of suicide or substance abuse.
Put your best foot forward: Respectful of time limits and come well-prepared, having thoroughly rehearsed your presentation.