Review of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Division

REVIEW OF THE 30th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE DIVISION The Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers was held November 23-25 at the Holiday Inn of Callaway Gardens near Pine Mountain, Georgia. The host institution was West Georgia College. John C. Upchurch chaired the Local Arrangements Committee and Sanford H. Bederman chaired the Program Committee. Approximately 400 persons were registered for the meetings and 65 papers were presented. Highlights of the meeting included a welcoming address by Dr. Maurice Townsend, President of West Georgia College, two special workshops, two panel sessions, a field trip, a Caucus of Marine Geographers , and a Cartography Roundtable. During the Business Meeting a new set of bylaws was adopted, James O. Wheeler was elected President of the Division, Burke E. Vanderhill was reelected Treasurer, and Sidney R. Jumper was elected Editor. In accordance with the newly adopted bylaws, Donald S. Patton, James S. Fisher, and Malcolm A. Murray were elected to membership on the Honors Committee, with Patton as chairman, and Lisle S. Mitchell, Charles F. Kovacik, and Jesse O. McKee were elected to membership on the Nominating Committee , with Mitchell as Chairman. Thomas P. Field of the University of Kentucky was elected to Honorary Life Membership. The membership also voted to accept an invitation from the University of Georgia to hold the 1978 meeting in Athens. Additional highlights of the meeting included an Honors Luncheon addressed by Marvin W. Mikesell, President of the Association of American Geographers, and the presentation of awards to David Clawson, the University of Florida, and Linda Pett, the University of South Carolina, for presenting the winning papers in the student honors competition. Vol. XVI, No. 1 83 PROGRAM 8:30-5:30 Sunday, November 23, 1975 FIELD TRIP: Physical and Cultural Geography of West-Central Georgia Led by Sam B. Hilliard (Louisiana State Univ.), Gerald L. Holder (Sam Houston State Univ.), and Richard Pillsbury (Georgia State Univ.) 9:00-4:00 WORKSHOP FOR MAP LIBRARIANS Arranged and conducted by June C. Harris (Univ. of Georgia Library) and Helen Armstrong (Univ. of Florida Library) Helen Armstrong (Univ. of Florida), "Developing New Map Libraries" June C. Harris (Univ. of Georgia), "Report from the Standards Committee" James O. Minton (Univ. of Michigan), "Selection and Acquisition of Maps for the Academic Library" Mary Murphy (Defense Mapping Agency), "Defense Mapping Agency Depository Program" Virginia Hetrick (Univ. of Florida), "Introduction to Computer Mapping Systems" Roy Welch (Univ. of Georgia), "Remote Sensing Products for Map Libraries" 12:30-1:00 Executive Committee Luncheon 12:30-8:00 Registration 1:30-5:30 Steering Committee Meeting 7:30-8:00 OPENING SESSION Presiding: Sidney R. Jumper (Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville), Chairman, Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers Welcome: Maurice C. Townsend, President, West Georgia College 8:00-10:00 SPECIAL PANEL SESSION: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR GEOGRAPHERS IN BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT Arranged and Moderated by Barry M. Moriarty (Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Panel Members: Thomas L. Bell (Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville), Edward A. Fernald (Florida State Univ.), Truman A. Hartshorn (Georgia State Univ.), Jerome Dobson (Oak Ridge National Laboratories), Nicholas Gajewski (North Carolina Division of 84 Southeastern Geographer Economic Development), Marshall T. Nelson (Tennessee Valley Authority) , Richard Averack (Georgia Department of Transportation ), John Ogden (Beak Consultants, Atlanta), James Stovall (Urban Consultants, Montgomery), Terry Lewis (Florida Department of Natural Resources), Charlotte Abrams (Georgia Department of Natural Resources) Monday, November 24, 1975 8:00-5:00 Registration 8:45-10:15 SOUTHERN STUDIES PlenaryChairman: Clyde E. Browning (Univ. of North Carolina, SessionChapel Hill), Chairman, Southern Studies Committee, Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers Judith J. Schultz (Old Dominion Univ.), "What is the Hinterland of Revolutionary Camden, South Carolina?" Richard Pillsbury (Georgia State Univ.), "The Origin and Structure of the Piedmont Georgia County Seat Before 1860" R. James Heyl (Univ. of Georgia), "The Blue Ridge 'Fiasco': A Reappraisal" H. Roy Merrens (York Univ.), "The Urban Places of Colonial America" Discussants: Charles Wilson, John C. Upchurch, James L. Davis, Sam B. Hilliard 9:30-10:30 Social Hour for Wives 10:30-12:30 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY ConcurrentChairman: Vernon G. Meentemeyer (Univ. of Georgia) Session A P. Gary White (Western Carolina Univ.), "Rock Glaciers...