I've just gotten back from the Royal Geographic Society's Postgraduate Mid-Term conference, hosted by Birmingham University, which was a great experience, hearing about so many interesting research plans and findings and meeting even more geography PhDers. You can find out a bit more about what went on there from the Tweets on the home page and the #rgsmidterm hashtag. Both of these conferences were really supportive for sharing ideas on a non-threatening platform and encouraging us newbies on the scene, so anyone out there in a similar position, I'd encourage you to go to similar events, the midterm runs every year.
Prezi Presentation: Polarising Nature-culture: Values in Svalbard