The 28thGéo’rizon© Symposium,organized by theDepartment of Geography & Planningatthe Faculty of Sciences and Mountain Studies (UFR Sciences et Montagne) of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB), will take place on Thursday, December 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Decottignies Auditorium, at the USMB Administration Building, Rue Marcoz in Chambéry. This event, open to students and the general public, will focus on the theme: “To Your Health!”
Admission is free and open to all. A health pass is required.
On the agenda:
As in previous years, four speakers from other universities will present during the day before participating in the closing roundtable discussion:
- 8:30–9:50 a.m.: Economic Recovery and New Health Risks: The Case of India, by Virginie CHASLES, Professor of Geography, Jean Monnet University – Saint-Étienne
- 10:15–11:35 a.m.: Are There Really Specific Issues Concerning the Health of Migrants in France?, by Anne-Cécile HOYEZ, CNRS Research Fellow, UMR ESO / University of Rennes 2
- 1:45 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.: Ebola: The Geography of a Health Crisis: Socio-Spatial Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Clélia GASQUET-BLANCHARD, Associate Professor of Geography, School of Advanced Studies in Public Health
- 3:25–4:45 p.m.: Health, the Environment, and Urban Planning: Re-emerging Challenges for Regions, by Hélène CHARREIRE, Associate Professor of Geography, Université Paris-Est Créteil / IUF
- 4:55–5:30 p.m.: Roundtable discussion with the speakers
Learn more:
- Find information about previous editions
- Contact: Lionel Laslaz, Associate Professor at the Edytem Laboratory