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Geography Awareness Week was established nationally in 1987 and is designed to focus public attention on the importance of geography in everyday life. The kickoff event for the week actually begins the week before from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 in Environmental Studies 534 . Geography for the Business and Market Place. A reception will follow. Ketcham, a Western geography graduate, works on spatial information management systems.