2 November 2018
Dear EGSG members:
It is that time of the year when we plan for new elections for the AAG’s Economic Geography Specialty Group Board.
We have vacancies for the following positions:
Vice Chair/Treasurer (Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 subsequently serving as Chair from Jan. 2021 – Dec. 2022)
At-large board member (two-year term: 2019 and 2020)
At-large board member (two-year term: 2019 and 2020)
Student representative (one-year term: 2019)
All terms begin in January 2019.
Please send your nominations (specifying the position) directly to me at jennifer.clark@gatech.edu by December 1, 2018. If you are nominating someone, please make sure the individual agrees to run for election.
We ask that all candidates send in a brief statement (100-150 words) about themselves to be included on the ballot.
EGSG’s current leadership includes:
Chair: Jennifer Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Vice Chair/Treasurer (2017 - 2018) and incoming Chair (2019 - 2020): Peter Kedron, Arizona State University, USA
At-large board members (Jan 2018 - Dec 2019):
Anthony Howell, Peking University, CHINA
Kean Birch, York University, CANADA
At-large board members (Jan 2017 - Dec 2018):
Abigail Cooke, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA
Kean Fan Lim, Newcastle University, UK
Student representative (Jan- Dec 2018):
Kyle Loewen, The University of British Columbia, CANADA