The Urban Studies Program at the University of Washington Tacoma will host a third annual mini-conference for critical geographers who live and/or work in the region of Cascadia. There is no particular "theme" for this conference other than critical geographic inquiry. We welcome papers and panel proposals from across the field of geography (human, physical, G/SIS), and from spatially oriented scholars in other disciplines.

This year's conference will take place on Saturday, October 25, from 10am to 6pm,

If you are interested in presenting a paper and/or attending the mini-conference, please email an abstract of your presentation (100-150 words) to pendras@u.washington.edu, by October 15, 2008, or use this mailing address:

Mini-Conference Central Command
Urban Studies Program
University of Washington Tacoma
1900 Commerce Street
Tacoma, WA 98402