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Message from the Chair On behalf of the Asian Geography Specialty Group (AGSG) I would first like to extend my deepest appreciation to Tom Leinbach for leading this group for the past two years. His unyielding commitment to AGSG is an important hallmark of his excellent leadership. Tom, I am personally looking forward to your continued service to AGSG and to your guidance for the next two years as I try to fill the leadership void that your departure has created. Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate Dr. Nina Lam, a prominent Asian geographer at Louisiana State University for her recent appointment to direct NSF's Geography Program. As we are poised to enter a new millennium, AGSG faces some notable challenges. Our biggest challenge is that our membership has essentially remained stagnant. Simply expressed, we have failed to grow. To be sure, this stagnating membership is, in part, a reflection of the gradual decline of curricular interest in Asian geography across the United States. Yet there is no denying that Asian geography cannot - and will not - grow unless the number of Asian geographers grows and unless we band together and start making some loud curricular noises to insure that it is not relegated to a back burner in the arena of course offerings. Our number is our strength. Such is the numerical reality. In other words, our Asian Geography Specialty Group is only as good and as strong as our membership number. The number alone is not sufficient, however, to sustain its growth. What we also need to do is attract new members to our Group. Let's turn this challenge of stagnating membership into an important opportunity to grow and command a voice with the Geography curriculum across the nation. This is the task we face for the new millennium. Please come to the business meeting of the Asian Geography Specialty Group to be held at the AAG annual meeting in Pittsburgh. I look forward to seeing you all at the meeting. Nanda Shrestha, Chair
AGSG TRAVEL AWARD AAG PITTSBURGH 2000
School of Business & Industry Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL 32307-5200 850/599-8349 snanda@famu.edu The Asian Geography Specialty Group (AGSG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) will offer $200 travel grants to up to three (3) Ph.D. students whose research is focused on Asian geography and which will be presented as a paper at the 2000 AAG meetings in Pittsburgh. The Area Directors of the AGSG are requesting papers which fall within their respective regions for the 2000 AAG Pittsburgh Meeting. Potential presenters should contact the following individuals as soon as possible. SW Asia - Shaul Cohen - scohen@oregon.uoregon.edu
General Requirements and Qualifications:
a one-page abstract of the paper to be presented at one of the AGSG sessions in Pittsburgh, one page resume with a list of academic achievements, including publications, grants, paper presentations, etc., and a short statement describing needs for travel funds and other sources of funds.All applicants are expected to submit the completed drafts of their respective papers by February 15, 2000. All applicants are encouraged to participate in AGSG's student paper competition. The winner of this competition will receive an additional monetary award. Deadline: Travel grant application package deadline is January 15, 2000, and should be sent to: Dr. Nanda Shrestha
Award Notification: Awards will be based on the quality of the
abstract as well as the applicant's financial needs and achievements.
Applicants will be notified of the status of their applications by March
1, 2000.
Books by AGSG Members Thomas R. Leinbach and Richard Ulack (eds.). Southeast Asia: Diversity and Development. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1999. This comprehensive survey of Southeast Asia addresses the specific problems related to the uneven economic development of the region within the context of its geography, history, culture, society, and economics. Although the emphasis is on the present, the book examines the past as a means of understanding current patterns. Table of Contents
I. THE DEVELOPMENTAL CONTEXT 2. The Physical Environment, David M. Kummer.
II. SPECIFIC STATES AND ISSUES OF CONCERN 12. Indonesia, Graeme Hugo.
Allen G. Noble, Frank J. Costa, Ashok K. Dutt, and Robert B. Kent (eds.). Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century: New Priorities, New Philosophies. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 1998. This book includes the following chapters relating to Asia: - Regional Planning and Development in Israel as Affected by the Peace
Process, Elisha Efrat.
CALL FOR PAPERS SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF TROPICAL GEOGRAPHY Special Issue on Economic Globalization and the Tropical World in the
New Millennium- December 2000
The purpose of this special issue is to bring together
contributions from around the world on the important subject of the ongoing
transformations in the tropical world in the context of economic globalization.
Economic globalization is a complex process involving multiple and, sometimes,
contradictory tendencies across all economic sectors. While much has been
written on economic globalization and its spatial manifestations in advanced
industrialized economies, there seems little theoretical and empirical
work to unpack globalization tendencies in the tropical world. As globalization
continues to reach every corner of the global economy in the new millennium,
geographers researching into the tropical world are strongly encouraged
to contribute to a critical reflection of the nature, processes and impact
of economic globalization in relation to the tropical world.
The special issue could include the following topics:
Please contact:
If you have a paper, which may not fit into this special issue, we welcome
submissions to be considered for regular issues of the Singapore Journal
of Tropical Geography, please visit the following website:
Please send recent publications to be listed in the next issue of the Bulletin to the editor: Bimal K. Paul Department of Geography 201 Dickens Hall Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 Tel: (785) 532-6727 Fax: (785) 532-7310 e-mail: bkp@ksu.edu AGSG OFFICERS CHAIR
SECRETARY-TREASURER
AREA DIRECTORS South Asia: Barbara Brower
Southeast Asia: David Kummer
East Asia: David W. Edgington
Southwest Asia: Shaul Cohen
A SELECTED LIST OF AGSG SESSIONS PLANNED FOR AAG 2000 MEETINGS IN PITTSBURGH The titles of sessions, and names of organizers, chairs, and participants are listed below. The spring edition of The Bulletin will include a more detailed list with names of participants, paper titles, and session times. Globalization, Economic Restructuring, and Uneven Development I (Sponsored
by China, Asian Geography, Regional Development and Planning, and Economic
Geography Specialty Groups).
Globalization, Economic Restructuring, and Uneven Development II
(Sponsored
by China, Asian Geography, Regional Development and Planning, and Economic
Geography Specialty Groups).
Globalization, Economic Restructuring, and Uneven Development III
(Sponsored
by Asian Geography, China, Regional Development and Planning, and Economic
Geography Specialty Groups).
Globalization, Economic Restructuring and Uneven Development IV:
Japanese Corporate Geography at Home and Abroad (Sponsors: Asian Geography,
China, Regional Development and Planning, and Economic Geography Specialty
Groups).
NGOs in Developing Countries: A Critical Evaluation (Sponsored
by Asian and African Geography Specialty Groups).
South Asia I (Sponsored b Asian Geography Specialty Group).
Participants: Michael Emch, Belayet Khan, Bimal Paul, Sujata De, and Shahalam M. Amin South Asia II (Sponsored by Asian Geography Specialty Group).
MEMBER NEWS Smith, William James, Jr. 1999. "Drinking Water Issues and Management in the Republic of the Philippines." The Geographical Bulletin, 41 (1). Paul, Bimal Kanti. 1999. "National Health Care 'By-Passing' in Bangladesh: A comparative Study. Social Science and Medicine, 49: 679-689. Paul, Bimal Kanti. 1999. "Women's Awareness of and Attitudes
Towards the Flood Action Plan (FAP) of Bangladesh: A Comparative Study.
Environmental Management, 23 (1): 103-114.
ASIAN GEOGRAPHY SPECIALTY GROUP 1999 Annual Report Submitted to the AAG 1. AGSG mission statement: Same as the one that appears on the AAG website. 2. 2000 SG dues: $5.00 (for both students and non-students) 3. Elected AGSG Officers:
Secretary-Treasurer Term: 1999-2001
Area Directors
South Asia Term: 1998-2000
Southeast Asia Term: 1998-2000
East Asia Term: 1999-2001
Past Chair
4. Accomplishments (1998-99) · At the AAG Annual Meeting held in Hawaii, AGSG sponsored and
co-sponsored a total of 28 sessions/panels. While 6 of these sessions
covered Asia as a whole, 22 were focused on its different sub-regions.
5. Membership Participation (1998-99)
6. Financial Report (1998-99) · Account name: Asian Geography Specialty Group (c/o Nanda Shrestha)
7. Future Plans and Direction · AGSG plans to sponsor/co-sponsor several paper sessions and
panels for the upcoming AAG annual meeting to be held in Pittsburgh.
The Academy for Educational Development announces the NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM Graduate International Fellowships Competition 2000 National Security Education Program (NSEP) Graduate International Fellowships enable U.S. graduate students to pursue specialization in area and language study or to add an important international dimension to their education. Created by Congress to address the need to increase the ability of U.S. citizens to communicate and compete globally, the NSEP embodies a recognition that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but the new challenges of global society, including: sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness. NSEP Fellowships are intended to provide support through overseas study and limited domestic tuition to students who will pursue the study of languages, cultures, and world regions deemed critical to U.S. national security. Excluded explicitly is study of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Fellowships are awarded in a broad range of academic and professional disciplines including business, economics, history, international affairs, law, applied sciences and engineering, health and biomedical sciences, political science, and other social sciences. Award recipients incur a requirement to work for an agency or office of the federal government involved in national security affairs or in the field of higher education in an area of study for which the fellowship was awarded, in that order of precedence. Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. citizens, enrolled in or applying to graduate programs in accredited U.S. colleges or universities located within the United States. All applications must include study of a modern language other than English. To Apply: Guidelines and application forms for NSEP Graduate International Fellowships may be obtained from our Web page at http://www.aed.org/nsep. They also may be obtained by contacting AED at 800-498-9360 or 202-884-8285, or by e-mail at nsep@aed.org. Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by January 15, 2000. No faxed submissions accepted; late applications will not be reviewed. |
