The conference will take place from 19th to 24th June 2022. The full schedule can be found here. Details of the abstracts of all the talks can be found here.
| Sunday | Evening welcome reception The conference will begin on Sunday 19th June with a welcome reception at the Royal College of Surgeons. Delegates will enjoy refreshments and nibbles. 7.00-8.30pm |
| Monday | Paper sessions and plenaries Registration from 8.30 9:00am – 10:30am: Opening Session. Plenary and discussion 10:30am – 11.00am: Tea/Coffee 11.00am to 12:30: Parallel session 1 12:30 to 13:30: Lunch/Poster Session 13:30 to 15:00pm: Parallel Session 2 15:00pm – 15:30pm: Tea/Coffee 15.30pm to 17:00pm: Plenary and discussion 17:00pm to 18:00pm: Meet the Editors: Health and Place and Wellbeing, Space & Society, and Social Science and Medicine |
| Tuesday | Paper sessions and plenaries 9:00am – 10:30am: Plenary and discussion 10:30am – 11.00am: Tea/Coffee 11.00am to 12:30: Parallel session 1 12:30 to 13:30: Lunch/Poster Session 13:30 to 15:00pm: Parallel Session 2 15:00pm – 15:30pm: Tea/Coffee 15.30pm to 17:00pm: Parallel Session 3 17:00pm to 18:00pm: Special Session: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Health Geography |
| Wednesday | Field trips In the long-held tradition of the IMGS, there is a mid-week excursion free of formal academic activities. Delegates will be invited to join a range of options to see a little bit of Edinburgh and the surrounding regions of Scotland. Those registered are encouraged but not required to participate in the field trip. If space allows, we hope to include delegate’s families in the field trip, at a small additional cost. More details to follow soon. |
| Thursday | Paper sessions, plenaries 9:00am – 10:30am: Plenary and discussion 10:30am – 11.00am: Tea/Coffee 11.00am to 12:30: Parallel session 1 12:30 to 13:30: Lunch/Poster Session 13:30 to 15:00pm: Parallel Session 2 15:00pm – 15:30pm: Tea/Coffee 15.30pm to 17:00pm: Parallel Session 3 19:00 to late (tickets only): Gala dinner (evening). Delegates will be invited to register for the Gala Dinner at the Royal College of Surgeons where a meal will be served followed by a traditional Scottish ceilidh with a live band – not to be missed! |
| Friday | 9:00am – 10:30am: Parallel session 1 10:30am – 11.00am: Tea/Coffee 11.00am to 12:30: Parallel session 2. 12:30 to 13:30: Closing Ceremony and lunch Satellite meetings |