37th AGTI   ANNUAL  CONFERENCE

'Geographical Science'

Saturday 22nd October 2011

9.00am                             Registration 

9.30am - 10.30am             Core Unit 1    Ballroom 1

         Ireland's Plate Tectonic Travels

         Tom De Bret

        Poster Resource - Geological Periods and Ireland's Changing Location over time

10.30                               Tea & Coffee

10.45 - 11.45 pm               Core Unit 2     Ballroom 1

          Regional Case Study - Brazil

          Sue Honan

11.45 - 12.15                     AGTI AGM

12.15 - 1.15pm                    Lunch

1.15pm - 2.15pm               Parallel Session

          The Elective and the Exam

          Charles Hayes

                Ballybrit Suite

OR

 

          The Story of Merit Medical , Galway- an MNC

          Geroid Quinn

                Bridge Suite

2.30pm - 3.30pm                 Parallel Session

An Approach to the GeoEcology Option

Susan Honan

       Ballybrite Suite

             

 OR

Global Interdependence - The Aid Debate

Liam Ashe

        Bridge Suite 

3.30pm - 4.30pm                 Geographical Investigation

2012 GI - Landform Formed from Geomorphic Processes

Sue Honan

   Restaurant

4.30pm - 5.30pm                 Special Plenary Session

4.30pm-5.00pm 

The position of geography at Junior Cycle and the implications for Leaving Certificate and Third level

Short address by AGTI President

                 

5.00pm - 5.30pm

Post LC 2011 Marking Review

Other issues

 

There will be a short meeting for teachers in the Galway region just after the close of the conference. Further details will be announced on the day.

Friday