University of Lethbridge.

Department of Geography

Service

A. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

A.1. Professional Organizations

Chair,  China Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers,  2012 –2013

Vice Chair,  China Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers,  2011 –2012

Secretary,  China Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers,  2010 –2011

Webmaster, China Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, 2006 –2010

A.2. Consultant and Related Service

Consultant, Exhibition Theme Interpretation and Development, Shanghai Expo 2010, Government of Shanghai, 2007

A.3. Referee for Journals and Funding Agencies

· Annuals

· Regional Studies

· Environment and Planning A

· Urban Studies

· Urban Geography

· Eurasian Economics and Geography

· Geoforum

· Economic Geography

· Professional Geographers

· Water International

· Land Use Policy

· The Canadian Geographer

· China Journal

· Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

· Standard Research Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada

· National Science Foundation, USA

A.4. Organizer, Chair or Discussant in Conferences

2012           Conference Co-Organizer, the International Conference, Urbanization: Dynamics, Problems and Institutional Responses, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, June 30-July 1, 2012.

2012           Session Organizers and Chairs, Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Feb. 24 - 28, New York City, NY. 

2011           Session Chair, Third Global Economic Geography Conference, June 28 – July 3, Seoul, South Korea

2011          Session Organizer and Chair, the 19th International Conference on GeoInformatics, June 24 – 26, Shanghai, China

2011           Session Chair, Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 31 – June 3, Calgary, Canada

2011           Session Chair, Shanghai Forum 2011, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 28-31

2011           Session Chair, Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, April 12 – 16, Seattle, Washington. 

2010          Session Chair, Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, April 14 -18, 2010

2010           Session Chair, Shanghai Forum 2010, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 28-31

2009           Conference Co-Organizer, International Conference on Globalization, Innovation, and Urban-Regional Development Shanghai, China, June 19-20

2009           Session Chair, Shanghai Forum 2009, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 10-13

2009           Session Chair, International Symposium on Urban Dynamics vs. Unban Sustainability, East China Normal University, May 20

2008           Session Chair, Shanghai Forum 2008, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 25-27

2007           Session Chair, International Seminar on the Development of the Yangtze River Delta Area 2007. Shanghai International Convention Center, Shanghai, China, Dec. 1-2

2007           Session Chair and Discussant, International Conference on Globalization and Transformation of Magacity, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China June 22-23

2007           Session Chair, Shanghai Forum 2007, Fudan University, Shanghai, China May 25-27

2004          Session discussant, the International Conference on Urban Changes in the 21^th Century, Shanghai, China, June 30 – July 1

2001           Session co-organizer, AAG Annual Meeting, New York, February 27 - March 3

2000           Conference co-organizer and session chair, Symposium on Canadian and Chinese Experience on Rural Development, Guelph, Ontario, January 8

1998           Conference co-organizer, International Symposium on Industrialization and Urbanization in the Chinese Countryside, Zhejiang Agricultural University, China, May 11-13

B. COMMUNITY SERVICE

2000 – 2002              President, Lethbridge Chinese Student and Scholar Association

1991 – 1992              Vice President (external), Guelph Chinese Student & Scholar Association

1983 – 1984               Vice President (internal), Graduate Student Association, East China Normal University

C. UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

C.1. University Service

Member               University General Faculty Council Research Committee, 2011—present

Member               Executive Committee, Graduate Studies, University of Lethbridge,                            2011—present

Member               University Budget Committee, University of Lethbridge, Starting Sept.                    2009—2010

Member               Executive Committee, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of                                 Lethbridge, elected for a two years term from 2009

Member               Faculty of Arts and Science Representative to Management Faculty                         Council,  University of Lethbridge, 2008 – present

Member               External Member, Chair Selection Committee, Department of                                     Anthropology, 2008-2009

Member               External Member, Search Committee, Department of Native American                    Studies, Starting  from Sept. 2009

Member               Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of                              Lethbridge, 2003 and 2005-2007

Chair                         Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of                              Lethbridge, 2006-2007

C.2. Department Service

Member               Chair Selection Committee, Department of Geography, 2003-2004; 2008                   -2009

Member               Search Committee, Department of Geography, 2003-2004; 2005-2006;                    2008-2009, 2009-2010

Member               Chair Selection Committee, Department of Geography, University of                       Lethbridge, 2005-2006

Chair                         Curriculum Committee, Department of Geography, University of                               Lethbridge, 2004-2005

Member               Curriculum Committee, Department of Geography, University of                               Lethbridge, 2000-2002

Representative University Library, Department of Geography, University of Lethbridge.                    September 2001-2002

Member               Space Inventory and Planning Committee, Department of Geography,                    University of Lethbridge, 2000-2001

Member               GIS and Computer Committee, Department of Geography, University of                    Lethbridge, September 2001 – present