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.cl...@gatech.edu<mailto:robin.leiche...@rutgers.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 (term ending 2018) * 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 Jennifer Clark School of Public Policy Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0345 USA tel. +1 404.385.7224 email. jennifer.cl...@gatech.edu<mailto:jennifer.cl...@gatech.edu> twitter: @GTCUI