The 2022 KAGES General Meeting took place via Zoom on Sunday, February 27, 2022, 7:00pm (EST). The event was hosted by the 2021-2022 KAGES Board. The meeting was announced in January 2022 through KAGES website, email, and Twitter. The aims of the event were to 1) recruit new members of KAGES and KSEA; 2) promote networking opportunities among scholars and students in geography and environmental sciences from United States, South Korea, and other countries; and 3) encourage KAGES student members to strengthen their activities of research and career development through awards, scholarships, KAGES-hosted AAG forums, and mentoring services.
43 participants, including 27 professionals and 16 students, registered at the event. The key
events at the meeting include: 1) report of KAGES activities during 2021-2022, 2) scholarship awards and ceremonies, and 3) elections and appointments of KAGES board members. The KGS Student Paper Award and the Student Leadership Award were presented. Kyusik Kim (Florida State University), Myung Sik Cho (Michigan State University), and Yoonjung Ahn (Florida State University) received the Student Paper Award, and Yoonjung Ahn (Florida State University) received the Student Leadership Award. We elected 2022-2023 vice president and president-elect (Dr. Hoseop Cha, Park University), one new regular board member (Dr. Taehee Hwang, Indiana University) and a new student board member (Sojung Huh, Texas State University).
Prior to the General Meeting, KAGES also hosted Young Korean Geographers’ Forum I & II
(organized by Dr. Kyung In Huh) and KAGES Mentoring Session (organized by Dr. Hyejin Yoon). Five young scholars from the US and South Korea presented their research in the forums: Yoonjung Ahn (Florida State University), Myung Sik Cho (Michigan State University), Yewon Jeong (Kyung Hee University), Kyusik Kim (Florida State University), and Hyunmin Kim (Kyung Hee University). 22 professionals and students took part in the Mentoring Session and shared their stories related to career development. We look forward to the next KAGES General Meeting in 2023.
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