The Fifth Congress of Slavic Geographers and Ethnographers was held in Belgrade from 23 to 25 October 2024, organized by the “Jovan Cvijić” Geographical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA) and the “Vuk Karadžić” Cultural Center from Loznica. Participants from 17 countries presented their research papers, with a total of 176 scholars from 47 institutions. This gathering provided a unique opportunity to become acquainted with the latest findings across various geographical disciplines. The congress revived the tradition after an 88-year hiatus, bringing together scientists from numerous Slavic countries as well as esteemed guests from other international institutions.
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Dr. Milan Radovanović, Director of the “Jovan Cvijić” Geographical Institute of SASA, opened the congress with a welcome address.
Zoran Knežević, President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, gave a speech at the opening ceremony.
Professor Emeritus Michael Meadows, former President of the International Geographical Union and Professor at the School of Geography and Ocean Sciences, Nanjing University, China, delivered a welcome speech.
Through video messages, Dr. Massimiliano Tabuzzi, Secretary General of the Association of European Geographical Societies and Vice-President of the Italian Geographical Society, and Dr. Rafael de Miguel Gonzalez, President of the European Association of Geographers, addressed the participants and guests at the opening ceremony.
Dr. Ana Milanović Pešić, Deputy Director of the “Jovan Cvijić” Geographical Institute of SASA, delivered remarks at the closing of the congress.
Professor Mihail Slipenchuk, Head of the Department of Rational Use of Nature at Lomonosov Moscow State University, delivered a closing address.
Dr. Aleš Smrekar, President of the Slovenian Geographical Society, addressed the assembly during the closing ceremony.
Dr. Milan Radovanović, Director of the “Jovan Cvijić” Geographical Institute of SASA, officially closed the congress with his speech.
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Due to technical problems with the equipment, the videos with the speeches of some guests have not been preserved in their entirety. We apologize to our distinguished guests for not being able to publish them.
