GREAL at the “From Map to GIS” Seminar: A Web-HGIS for Gianni Albertini’s Arctic Expedition

GREAL took part in the “From Map to GIS” seminar, held on 28–29 October 2026 at the Department of Humanities, Roma Tre University, with a presentation on the design of a web-based historical geographic information system (Web-HGIS) for studying and enhancing access to documentation relating to the Arctic expedition led…

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Pianeta film festival

GREAL presents the Open Call for Pianeta Mare Film Lab! From December 7 to 11, 2026, at the Italian Institute of Germanic Studies, Villa Sciarra in Rome, videomakers and filmmakers under 30 are invited to take part in a week of creative research dedicated to the climatic, geographical, and cultural…

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Volume Dedicated to Gianni Albertini’s “Logbook” and the Heimen-SUCAI Arctic Expedition Presented in Rome

On Wednesday, 16 September, the Sala Elio Migliorini at the Società Geografica Italiana in Rome hosted a meeting dedicated to the presentation of the research on Gianni Albertini’s “Logbook” and the Heimen-SUCAI Arctic Expedition. The event, introduced by Claudio Cerreti, featured the participation of Roberta Rodelli and Gianluca Casagrande, the…

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Gianni Albertini’s Logbook: the volume on the Heimen-SUCAI has been published

The volume by Roberta Rodelli and Gianluca Casagrande, dedicated to the logbook of the 1929 Arctic expedition of the Heimen-SUCAI, is now available in the Memorie della Società Geografica Italiana: Roberta Rodelli, Gianluca Casagrande, Gianni Albertini’s Logbook and the Expedition of the Heimen-SUCAI, Memorie della Società Geografica Italiana, XCVI, Rome,…

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The UNGEGN International Symposium on Toponomastics and the Sustainable Development Goals held in Rome

From 3 to 5 June 2026, the Italian Geographical Society hosted, at its headquarters in Villa Celimontana — Palazzetto Mattei, the 5th International Scientific Symposium of the Romano-Hellenic Division of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names — UNGEGN — dedicated to the theme “How toponymy can contribute…

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Documentazione aerofotogrammetica di un mosaico romano presso la Società Geografica Italiana

At the headquarters of the Italian Geographical Society, located in the historic Palazzetto Mattei within Villa Celimontana in Rome, a high-precision scientific documentation activity was carried out on an important Roman-era mosaic preserved in the library halls. The library represents one of the most significant geographical collections in Europe and…

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I pianeti sulla Terra

I pianeti sulla Terra: la 1ª Giornata di Studi Esogeografici all’Università Europea di Roma On 7 May 2026, at the Aula Master of the European University of Rome, the 1st Esogeographic Studies Day will take place, entitled “Planets on Earth. Analogy and Simulation for Travel and Human Activities on Other…

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