Professor Kwan Mei Po, Director of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS) of CUHK, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Geography and Resource Management, and Head designate of Chung Chi College, attended the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG). On the occasion, she received three prestigious AAG prizes awarded to her in the past three years, namely James R. Anderson Medal of Honor in Applied Geography, Wilbanks Prize for Transformational Research in Geography, and the honorary lifetime title of AAG Fellow.

During her trip, she and ISEIS have signed a memorandum of understanding on academic cooperation and exchange with Harvard University’s Center for Geographic Analysis to establish a long-term academic relationship. She also led a multidisciplinary team to attend the conference co-organised by ISEIS and the Center.