From left: Huang Xing, Pitman Potter，Donna Yueng，Timothy Cheek  

From right: Timothy Cheek，Donna Yueng，Pitman  Potter  Dr. Pitman Potter from University of British Columbia visited IEA of CASS
    
    On April 23rd of 2007, three prestigious Professors from University of British Columbia (UBC) have visited the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese Academic of Social Sciences (IEA of CASS). Dr. Pitman Potter, Director of Institute of Asian Studies, Dr. Timothy Cheek and Ms. Donna Yeung from UBC. This is the third time for Professor Potter to visit IEA of CASS.
    
    Professor Huang Xing, Vice Director of IEA of CASS, welcomed the delegation from UBC. Huang mentioned that IEA of CASS would like to strengthen the linkage with UBC and to explore for further collaboration. Dr. Zhang Jijiao and Du Fachun from IEA of CASS attended this meeting.
    
    The major goal of this visit is to reach an agreement jointly to hold the Canada-China Forum on Western Development and Socio-Economic Change, which will be held this September in Beijing China, co-organized by UBC and IEA of CASS, and supported by the Canadian Embassy in Beijing. During this forum, colleagues from UBC will share Canadian experiences of Western Development in Canada with Chinese Scholars. The total participants of this forum would be 40, of which 8-10 from UBC. Interested participants should focus on his/her paper on Canadian experiences of Western Development in Canadian history and its reference to China，and send the abstract to the organizing committee by July 15th, 2007. Email: fachundu@yahoo.com         (written by Du Fachun)