Royal Geographical Society

The Royal Geographical Society "is the learned society and professional body for geography. Formed in 1830, our Royal Charter of 1859 is for 'the advancement of geographical science'."


 * Director & Secretary, Dr Rita Gardner CBE
 * Patron, Her Majesty The Queen
 * Honorary President, HRH The Duke of Kent

Corporate Sponsors
"We currently have four corporate benefactors - Land Rover, Ordnance Survey, Rolex and Trailfinders - each of whom help to fund and support a particular area of activity that aligns to their corporate social responsibility objectives...

"Royal Dutch Shell plc currently fund a three-year fixed term pilot project and Corporate Friends, NYK Line, support ‘Geography in the News’."

Council (June 2008-June 2009)
Accessed April 2009:


 * President - Professor Sir Gordon Conway
 * Honorary Vice Presidents: Professor Eric Brown, Sir Ron Cooke, Lord Chorley, William Mead, Sir Christopher Ondaatje, Michael Palin, Lord Selborne, Sir Crispin Tickell, Michael Wise
 * Immediate Past-President: Sir Neil Cossons OBE
 * Chair of Annual conference: Noel Castree
 * Vice-Presidents: Andrew Linnell, David Livingstone, Heather Viles
 * Honorary Treasurer: Stephen Henwood
 * Honorary Secretaries: Georgina Endfield (Research), David Petley (EFD), Catrin Woodend (Education)
 * Other Councillors: Sir Keith Ajegbo, Michael Bradshaw, David Hayman, Vanessa Lawrence, Jo Little, Neil Roberts, John Shears, Darrel Sheinman, Peter Smith, Tony Thomas, Major General Roy Wood

Contact

 * Web: http://www.rgs.org

Articles

 * Robert A. Stafford, “Annexing the Landscapes of the Past: British Imperial Geology in the Nineteenth Century,” in John M. MacKenzie (ed), Imperialism and the Natural World (Manchester University Press, 1990).

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * Ghillean Prance
 * John Hemming
 * Jerome E. Dobson
 * John Chapple - former council member
 * Robert A. Stafford
 * Redmond O'Hanlon