Posted on behalf of Stephanie Day.
The Private/Public Affinity Group (PPAG) is sponsoring a panel session on the ISO-26,000 Guidance on Social Responsibility, which is a set of guidelines that the International Organization of Standards (ISO) is working on in order to help groups in both the public and private sectors implement socially responsible practices into their organizations. Many geographers are currently looking at these same issues. A discussion is needed on how these guidelines reflect the work done in the field of geography regarding social responsibility, what the limitations and benefits of these guidelines are, how these standards could be implemented, and what the possible implications of incorporating those guidelines could be for the various actors involved. You may find more information about the ISO-26,000 Guidance on Social Responsibility here ( http://www.iso.org/iso/social_responsibility). We are looking for geographers from a variety of research interests, both academic and non-academic, in order to have a multi-faceted discussion on social responsibility. We will have a discussion leading up to the AAG Meeting, via e-mail, to develop questions/talking-points for the various members involved in the panel. If you, or someone you know, would like to be involved, please send me an e-mail. Thank you, Stephanie Day PPAG Student Rep PhD Student, University of Kansas -- Norma Rantisi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Geography, Planning & Environment Concordia University 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 Tel.: 514-848-2424, ext. 2018 Fax: 514-848-2032 E-mail: norma.rant...@gmail.com
