Membership of the Animal Geographies Working Group (AGWG) of the RGS-IBG is open to all. This includes existing and prospective Members/Fellows of the RGS-IBG, as well as non-members.

EXISTING RGS-IBG FELLOWS/MEMBERS:

Please complete the RGS Research Groups Membership Form; tick the box for the ‘Animal Geographies Working Group’ and return by email to rhed@rgs.org. You will need your RGS-IBG membership number, which can be supplied to you if necessary.

NON-RGS-IBG MEMBERS:

You can join the Animal Geographies Working Group without being a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). To do so, please email the Working Group chair, Catherine Oliver, at C.Oliver@lancaster.ac.uk or contact us via the form on our website.

MEMBERSHIP OF RGS-IBG

Please consider joining the RGS to support its activities and those of the AGWG. It’s critical for the AGWG to maintain a minimum number of members paying the RGS-IBG subscription, so please do consider supporting the RGS-IBG and AGWG in this way. Non-geographers are of course very welcome to join the RGS-IBG if appropriate!

Continued existence of the AGWG will depend on maintaining a certain level of support and membership of fellows of the RGS-IBG, and our membership will be reviewed regularly. While there is therefore no need to join the RGS-IBG to join the AGWG, in terms of supporting its standing as an RGS-IBG Working Group, this would be very helpful. Please do consider it if you can, and if appropriate.

Benefits of membership

Membership of the AGWG gives access to the following benefits and opportunities:

• Join a collegiate community with members from across the world from a variety of academic disciplines and non-academic backgrounds, including those working for NGOs.

• Get advance notification of AGWG news via our mailing list, including upcoming events dedicated to animal geographies; calls for conference papers and publication collaboration; and funding, employment and training opportunities.

• Use our mailing list to share details of your individual news and activities.

• Access to a blog series on public animal geographies.

• Become eligible for roles in the AGWG Committee.

• Apply for funding opportunities offered by the AGWG, such as RGS conference guest passes or travel bursaries.

• Vote at our Annual General Meeting and help to shape strategies for AGWG activities, including the direction, content and ethos of dedicated AGWG events and the day-to-day organisation of the working group.

Privacy policy and code of conduct

The RGS-IBG Research Groups privacy notice covers what you need to know about how we collect, use and look after your personal data if you decide to become a member of the AGWG or one of the other RGS-IBG Research Groups. More detailed information can also be found in the RGS-IBG’s main privacy policy. We comply and follow the RGS-IBG’s Code of Conduct.