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Welcome to the New Director of RSGS

David Munro took over as Director and Secretary of RSGS on 1 November 1996. He has a long association with the Society, having been a member for over a decade. He was appointed to Council in 1990 and has served on the publications and library committees, contributing articles to Geogscot, the Society newsletter. His involvement in Field Outings has included leading the last RSGS excursion to the Inner Isles.

Dr Munro was formerly at the Geography Department of the University of Edinburgh where he finished his doctoral thesis in Historical Geography in 1983 and went on to be appointed a Research Fellow. He has been a contributor to the Gateway to Scotland WWW site and The Gazetteer for Scotland Project, a project designed as a collaboration between the RSGS and the Geography Department of the University of Edinburgh.

Dr Munro's achievements in the world of geographical publications include editing the Chambers World Gazetteer and the Oxford Dictionary of the World. He has published articles, particularly about his travels in Central America and has given lectures, including the Annual Christmas Lecture to Scottish Schools, and has taken part in radio broadcasts.
David Munro now looks forward to "helping the RSGS face the challenge of the new Millennium by engaging people's interest in exploring and understanding the world about us".

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