As we conversed, ideas began circulating and developing, and a vision began to grow. From these discussions, we started gathering data for a project to investigate geographical education around the world. At some point, we realized that this data could be assembled into a powerful research tool. After working on the project for almost a year, we incorporated in the spring of 2000, and launched the site. This website is a non-profit venture intended for educational communication, colaboration and networking between geographers world wide.
Every environment is at some point threatened.
Heritage buildings are lost to pragmatic urban development, species are irrevocably obliterated, coastlines are swallowed by the ocean, and societies stagger under the weight of poverty. Large workloads are created by these issues, and it seems a new problem develops each minute. First and foremost, we want to facilitate discussion around specific topics that arise. We will accomplish this through the development of web forums, promotion of symposiums and conferences, and by profiling and presenting the work of geographers who specialize in the given area. For example, we may create a focus on Latin American culture by creating a forum on our website, highlighting and interviewing Latin American specialists, and listing any significant meetings taking place around the world.