Abstract
The 8th International Student and Early Career Conference NEW WAVE was held in Prague on 19st and 20th May 2016 and was organized by students of the Geographical Institute, Charles University in Prague, under the auspices of the Deputy Mayor of Prague, the Mayor of the Borough of Prague 2, and the Rector of the Charles University in Prague. During the two days, more than 40 speakers presented their research.
About 80 conference participants and attendees came from USA, Great Britain, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, and Czechia, and debated about contemporary issues in the field of human and physical geography, as well as ecology, sociology, urban studies or demography.