The 4th International Conference on Population Geographies
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 10-13 July 2007

The conference is organized by Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is sponsored by RGS/IBG Population Geography Research Group and co-sponsored by AAG Population Specialty Group, IGU Commission on Population and Vulnerability, United College and Chung Chi College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Local Conference Organizing Committee:

Jianfa Shen (Chair), Tung Fung, Li Zhang, Lucy Huang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Si-ming Li (Hong Kong Baptist University), George Lin (The University of Hong Kong)

John Ma (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

The Conference dates are: 10-13 July 2007.

Deadline for registration and submission of paper abstract: 20 December 2006.

The conference is fully subscribed, new submissions are not accepted after 20 December 2006.

 

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Conference Programme (Welcome to download Presentations)

Opening Session (9:00-9:20, 11 July 2007)

Welcome Speeches
Paul S.N. LEE
Dean, Faculty of Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Tung FUNG
Chairman, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

About the Series of International Conference on Population Geographies
Paul BOYLE
University of St Andrews

Opening Remarks
Jianfa SHEN
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

1A. Keynote Speeches (9:20-10:40, 11 July 2007)
Chair: Jianfa SHEN, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Value of Longitudinal Research in Population Geography [ppt]

Paul BOYLE
Longitudinal Studies Centre – Scotland (LSCS) & University of St Andrews, UK

The Migrant and the Household: Understanding China's Floating Population [ppt]

C. Cindy FAN
University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Parallel Sessions

IGU Commission on Population and Vulnerability is organizing following themed sessions in the conference,
see Call for Papers below for details: