Celebrating 50 years of Geography at Maynooth

    Thursday, December 16, 2021 - 02:00 to 04:30
    Online

    Join the Department of Geography as they celebrate 50 Years of Geography in Maynooth.  Three lively panel discussions will look at the past, present and future of the discipline and the Department. 

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    2-2:15pm: Introduction
    Welcome: Dr Helen Shaw, Head of Department of Geography, Maynooth University. 

    Introductory remarks: Professor Eeva Leinonen, President of Maynooth University

    Chair: Dr Gerard McCarthy, ICARUS, Department of Geography, Maynooth University.
    2:15-2:45pm: Panel 1: Maynooth Geography: the early years
    Panellists
    Dr Ro Charlton, ICARUS,Department of Geography, Maynooth University.
    Professor Patrick J. Duffy, Emeritus Professor, Department of Geography, Maynooth University. 
    Professor John Sweeney, Emeritus Professor, Department of Geography, Maynooth University
     
    Chair: Professor Rob Kitchin, MUSSI and Department of Geography, Maynooth University.
    2:45-3:15pm: Panel 2: Maynooth Geography: the path to 50
    Panellists
    Dr Karen Keaveney, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, UCD.
    Dr Stephanie Keogh, Funding Manager, Terrain-AI. 
    Professor Derek McCormack, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. 
    Professor Conor Murphy, ICARUS, Department of Geography, Maynooth University. 
     
    Chair: Professor Rob Kitchin, MUSSI and Department of Geography, Maynooth University. 
    3:15-3:30pm: Break
    3:30-4:15pm: Panel 3: Maynooth Geography: the next 50 years
    Panellists include
    Professor Mark Boyle, Department of Geography, Maynooth University. 
    Professor Chris Brunsdon, NCG and Department of Geography, Maynooth University. 
    Ms Louise Sarsfield Collins, Department of Geography, Maynooth University. 
    Dr Shaun Harrigan, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. 
    Professor Harriet Hawkins, Co-Director of the Centre for GeoHumanities at Royal Holloway, University of London
    Dr Cathy Delaney, Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan 
     
    Chair: Dr Lisa Orme, ICARUS, Department of Geography, Maynooth University. 
    4:15-4:30pm: Presentation of awards and conclusion
    Chair: Professor Mary Gilmartin, Department of Geography, Maynooth University. 
    4:30pm: Raise a glass to Maynooth Geography