Conferences, organisation

On the centenary of the first Congress in Prague, as well as 88 years after the last one in Sofia, the 5th Congress of Slavic Geographers and Ethnographers was held from October 23 to 25 in Belgrade (Republic of Serbia). It was organized at the initiative of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA) in cooperation with the Cultural Centre “Vuk Karadžić”, Loznica, with the support of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia.

The opening ceremony was held at the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade in the presence of distinguished guests from the country and abroad. In addition to the host, Dr. Milan Radovanović, Director of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, the gathering was also welcomed by Academician Zoran Knežević, President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academician Milovan Pecelj, Member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republika Srpska, Dr. Vladimir Cvetković, Vice-Rector for Science of the University of Belgrade, Dr. Michael Meadows, former President of the International Geographical Union (IGU), Dr. Rafael de Miguel Gonzalez, President of the European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO), Dr. Massimiliano Tabuzzi, Secretary General of the Association of European Geographical Societies (EUGEO), and Dr. Branko Banović, Director of the Institute of Ethnography SASA.

In the first two working days, 90 scientists from 17 countries (mostly Slavic) participated in the Congress. Also, in addition to representatives of international geographical organizations, representatives of nations, i.e., institutions with which Jovan Cvijić had intensive cooperation at various stages, participated in the working part: Charles University and Vienna University (Austrian Academy of Sciences), Sorbonne and the University of Neuchatel. Taking into account the importance of the People’s Republic of China in the field of geographical research, including the “Belt and Road” initiative, as well as long-standing cooperation, colleagues from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences also attended.

In order to maintain the structure of the previous Congresses while respecting modern achievements in the aforementioned disciplines, nine sessions were conceived. These were: 1) physical-geographical processes and their effects on the population; 2) contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches in geography; 3) environmental protection; 4) population geography; 5) economic development perspectives and their impact on the population; 6) spatial planning; 7) historical geography; 8) political geography; and 9) ethnology. In the Book of Abstracts and Contributed Papers, 101 presentations were published on over 400 pages. Of these, 81 abstracts and 20 papers, with a total of 176 authors and co-authors, from 47 different institutions.

At the end of the first day of the Congress, a “Forum” was held, where the funding program was promoted, and information was provided regarding applications for ERC grants in all scientific fields, including geography. Also, the international cooperation and publishing activities of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA were presented.

The third (final) day was reserved for an expert excursion on the route Belgrade–Požarevac–Golubac–Veliko Gradište–Belgrade. The participants had the opportunity to get acquainted with the natural and cultural peculiarities of this part of Serbia. Special attention was paid to the visit to the Archaeological Site of Viminacium, the former military headquarters and capital of the Roman province of Upper Moesia, one of the most significant and richest archaeological sites from the Roman period in Serbia. Continuing the journey, entering Djerdap National Park (Djerdap Gorge), the participants first became acquainted with the characteristics of this part of the Danube River. A visit to the Golubac Fortress, a medieval cultural monument of exceptional importance, was organized. The tour ended with an informal gathering at Srebrno Jezero (Silver Lake), a river branch on the right bank of the Danube.

Celebrating the aforementioned jubilees with the presence of numerous participants was an exceptional honor for the Geographical Institute team. This event provides an incentive for the geographical and ethnographic scientific community to continue the path of our illustrious ancestors. Undoubtedly, we have a thorny road ahead of us. Still, as expected from the Institute that bears Cvijić’s name, we are ready to take on this challenging but significant responsibility.

Once again, we would like to thank all our colleagues who participated in the work of the 5th Congress of Slavic Geographers and Ethnographers.

The team of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” of the Serbian Academy of Sciences

First call

Second call

Third call

Program

Book of Abstracts and Contributed Papers

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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

 

With great pleasure we inform you that in the organization of the Center of the Russian Geographical Society in Serbia, the University of Belgrade, the Faculty of Geography of the Moscow State University “M.V. Lomonosov” (Moscow, Russia) and the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA in the period from July 19 until July 24, the international conference “International Conference on Transboundary Erosion and Watershed Pollution” was successfully held.

The conference gathered over 30 participants, some of whom are leading international experts in the field of river erosion, sediment transport, water quality and sediments. During the first two working days of the Conference, research papers and projects dealing with transboundary water and sediment pollution (session 1), water and erosion problems in the Balkan region (session 2), as well as current challenges facing Lake Baikal, the transboundary area of the World Heritage (session 3) were presented. The participants had a very useful discussion on the current state of research in this area, as well as an principle agreement on future joint research directions. As one of the results of the Conference, it was agreed to prepare a special issue in the journal “Geography, Environment, Sustainability” dedicated to the theme of this Conference.

On the third and fourth day of the conference, an excursion was organized to get to know Serbia, its natural and cultural-historical values, during which conference participants from abroad visited the historical-memorial complex, i.e. the Endowment of King Peter I in Oplenac near Topola, the Natural History Center in Svilajnac , Kopaonik National Park, Jošanička Banja and Studenica Monastery.

 

We are very pleased to inform you that in the organization of Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijic” SASA and Cultural center “Vuk Karadzic” form Loznica, in period 29-30. October 2018, the International Scientific Conference “The Balkan Peninsula of Jovan Cvijić: Historical Background and Contemporary Trends in Human Geography” was successfully organized.

The Conference is dedicated to the centenary of publishing of the most important
work of Jovan Cvijić in the domain of human geography — La péninsule
balkanique: geographie humaine (1918).
Antropogeographical research in our country, which basis was set a century ago by Jovan Cvijic, his fundamental researches and foundation of anthropogeographic school, was complemented with different scientific approaches. During the first day of the conference, we were able to follow in total 23 interesting presentations of colleagues of different profesional orientations, from nine countries.
Additionally, during the opening ceremony, prof. dr Ljubinka Trgovčević Mitrović introduced us with the details of Cvijić’s life in period of creating his capital work holding the lecture “The war path of Jovan Cvijić and the Balkan peninsula”.
As part of the ceremonial closure of the conference, premier display of the documentary movie dedicated to Jovan Cvijić was organized. The movie is part of the serial entitled “Serbs giants of science” (Srbi velikani nauke), which autor was journalist Aleksandar Vlajković. On the second day of the confrence excursion to the surroundings of Lozinca was organized, in order to enable the foreign and domestic attendents to visit monastery Tronoša, ethno-complex Tršić, Museum of Jadar in Loznica and Spa Koviljača.

We would like to inform you that the International Scientific Conference “Advances in Forest Ecology and Management” was successfully held from 6 to 7 December 2017, organized by the Ural State Forest Engineering University from Yekaterinburg and Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA from Belgrade.

Participation in the Conference was taken by numerous home and foreign scholars who exposed the results of their research within several sections, which demonstrated a significant scientific interest in this issue, in the theoretical, social and practical terms.

Date: October 12, 2017, to October 13, 2017
Venue: N. P. Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Republic of Mordovia (Russian Federation)
Organisers: N. P. Ogarev Mordovia State University, Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Institute of Ecology of the Volga Basin of
the Russian Academy of Sciences, Mordovia Branch of Russian Geographic Society
Sponsors: Ministry of Forestry, Hunting and Nature Management of the Republic of Mordovia,
Ministry of Culture and National Policy of the Republic of Mordovia, The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Mordovia
Programme: Conference SARANSK.pdf

It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the International Conference “Theory and practice of harmonization of interaction of natural, social and production systems of the region”. The conference will be held on 12th and 13th of October 2017, in Saransk (Republic Mordovia) in the co-organization of N. P. Ogarev Mordovia State University, Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, Institute of Ecology of the Volga Basin RAS and Mordovia Branch of Russian Geographic Society.

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In the year 2015, we celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of renowned Serbian geographer Jovan Cvijić (1865–1927). In order to properly celebrate this significant anniversary, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijic” SASA and Belgrade City Museum have organized the International Conference aimed at commemorating Cvijić’s scientific work and social engagement.

In the year 2015, we celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of renowned Serbian geographer Jovan Cvijić (1865–1927), a thorough explorer of the Balkan peninsula, president of the Serbian Royal Academy (precursor of the present Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts), rector of the Belgrade University, founder of the Serbian Geographical Society (1910). In order to celebrate this significant anniversary, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijic” SASA and Belgrade City Museum organized the International Conference aimed at commemorating Cvijić’s scientific work and social engagement.