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In 1966 four geomorphologists and physical geographers at the State University of New York-Binghamton, all graduates of A.N. Strahler at Columbia University, began organizing weekly “brown-bag lunches” and discussing informally about their common interests: geomorphology and water. As the discussions became more focused over the next few years, and with the addition of Marie Morisawa to SUNY-Binghamton in 1970, the group put on the first Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, focusing specifically on Environmental Geomorphology.

These co-conspirators were dismayed at the increasing specialization and compartmentalization that had occurred in the sciences, and noted that many of the intriguing problems in science had become interdisciplinary. Because many problems in environmental science transcend traditional science and cut across scientific disciplines, they viewed the geomorphologist, as the surviving generalist in earth science, as being particularly capable to interact in emerging environmental issues. Thus, they convened the first Binghamton Symposium, stating that “This Symposium is the first in what will be an annual symposia series in geomorphology.” And so it was. The Binghamton Symposium has been held annually ever since for over three decades. Each year the Symposium covers a specific topic as it relates to geomorphology:

1. Environmental Geomorphology (1970)
2. Quantitative Geomorphology (1971) 
3. Coastal Geomorphology (1972)
4. Fluvial Geomorphology (1973)
5. Glacial Geomorphology (1974)
6. Theories of Landform Development (1975)
7. Geomorphology and Engineering (1976)
8. Geomorphology in Arid Regions (1977)
9. Thresholds in Geomorphology (1978)
10. Adjustments of the Fluvial System (1979)
11. Applied Geomorphology (1980)
12. Space and Time in Geomorphology (1981) 
13. Groundwater as a Geomorphic Agent (1982) 
14. Models in Geomorphology (1983)* 
15. Tectonic Geomorphology (1984)
16. Hillslope Processes (1985)* 
17. Aeolian Geomorphology (1986)
18. Catastrophic Flooding (1987)
19. History of Geomorphology (1988)
20. Appalachian Geomorphology (1989) 
21. Soils and Landscape Evolution (1990) 
22. Periglacial Geomorphology (1991)*
23. Geomorphic Systems (1992)
24. Geomorphology: The Research Frontier and Beyond (1993)
25. Geomorphology and Natural Hazards (1994)
26. Biogeomorphology (1995)
27. The Scientific Nature of Geomorphology (1996) 
28. Engineering Geomorphology (1997) 
29. Coastal Geomorphology (1998) 
30. Geomorphology in the Public Eye (1999)
31. Modeling and Geomorphology (2000)
32. Mountain Geomorphology (2001) 
33. Dams and Geomorphology (2002)
34. Ice Sheet Geomorphology (2003) 
35. Weathering and Landscape Evolution (2004)
36. Geomorphology and Ecosystems (2005)*
37. Human Impacts on Fluvial Systems (2006)
38. Complexity, Criticality, and Chaos in Geomorphology (2007)
39. ...

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