Organising Committee of the IGC 2012

A Local Organising Committee was created to prepare the International Geographical Congress 2012. This Committee is responsible for planning, organising and carrying out the Congress. The Local Organising Committee (LOC) consists of staff members of the Geography Department at the University of Cologne and external members.

Chair

Prof. Frauke Kraas

  • Chair Organising Committee and Scientific Committee
  • Concept
  • Presentation in the scientific community

Prof. Dietrich Soyez

  • Chair Organising Committee and Scientific Committee
  • Vice-President of the IGU
  • Concept
  • Presentation in the scientific community
  • Field trip programme

Congress office and further members

Carsten Butsch

  • Liaison with Scientific Committee
  • Liaison with Commissions and Task Forces
  • Liaison with Young Researchers´ Forum
  • Congress planning, infrastructure and logistics

Ursel Dörken

  • Contact with IGU

Dr. Holger Kretschmer

  • Liaison with Commissions and Task Forces
  • Liaison with Sponsors
  • Congress planning, infrastructure and logistics

Konstantin Ntageretzis

  • Liaison with Sponsors
  • Organisation of the International Geography Olympiad (iGEO)

Dr. Valerie Viehoff

  • Liaison with Scientific Committee
  • Liaison with Commissions and Task Forces
  • Field trip programme

Wolfgang Schmiedecken

  • Finances
  • Field trip programme

Dr. Dorothea Wiktorin

  • Organisation of the International Geography Olympiad (iGEO)
  • Schools programme
  • Publicity
  • Social programme

Contact:

IGC 2012 Local Organising Committee
Geography Department of the University of Cologne
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln