No. 26, 12 /04/ 2006  
The Association for Canadian Studies in China ListServe  　

1. Briefings of the 12th ACSC Biennial Conference 　 The 12th ACSC conference was successfully held in the Shao Yi Fu Science Hall in Shandong University from Nov. 10-12th. The conference was generously supported by the DeFait (through the Canadian embassy) and Shandong University, and jointly hosted by the Canadian Studies Center and the Foreign Languages School of SDU. 　 The event drew wide attention from various sectors. The vice-President of SDU, Mr. Chen Yan, made welcoming remarks at the opening ceremony. In addition, Ms Jing Wei, the Director of Section of America and Oceania of the Division of International cooperation in the Education Ministry of China congratulated on the conference, Mr. Chris Greenfields, Director of International Education and Youth of DeFait of Canada gave a congratulatory speech on behalf of Canada.　 The President of ACSC, Prof. Han Jing Lun, kicked off the opening ceremony. In his opening speech he reaffirmed the contribution of various centers in China to Canadian studies and spoke highly of the work done by the ACSC Secretariat. Altogether 93 delegates and individuals from over 30 institutions in China attended the conference, 87 papers were submitted, covering various topics and fields such as public policy, environment protection, economic development, China-Canada trade, multiculturalism policy, Chinese immigrants, Canadian literature and language teaching, Canadian history, politics, diplomatic relations, etc. All the delegates exchanged ideas and opinions in five discussion groups.　 In order to raise the research quality of Canadian Studies in China, seven Canadian scholars were invited to the conference, who represented the top-notch or the first-class cohort of Canadian scholars in the fields of public policy, environment protection, Indigenous peoples and history, respectively. They and other seven Chinese scholars made the keynote speeches, which were very well received by the audience. They also joined in the penal discussions, and consequently, the interactions bore fruits. 　 During the conference, ACSC held its plenary meeting of the directors council, which amended and passed the new “ACSC Charter.” Based on the nomination of 11th Standing Council, new members were elected into the 12th Standing Council, which in turn elected the new president and vice presidents. The new president, after consulted with the Standing Council, nominated the members for the new Secretariat of ACSC. 　 In order to upgrade and expand Canadian studies research in China, a roundtable was organized during the conference, attended by directors of various centers or their representatives. Ms Wang Li, the project official from Canadian Embassy, made some important remarks on her expectations of future Canadian studies in China , while some delegates from a number of centers shared their respective views on how to improve our work and strengthen collaboration among and between centers across the country.　 Going on side by side with the conference were various activities of “Canada Week” on campus, such as Canadian Books Fair, English Speech Contest on Knowledge of Canada, Canadian movie show, Canadian scholars’ lectures, and so on. These activities greatly interested scholars from home and abroad and tremendously increased the visibility of Canada in China.　 After the conference, delegates from China and Canada conducted a cultural tour in Confucius’s home, which sharpened their understanding of Chinese traditional culture. (Written by Fu Chengshuang; Translated by Wang Bing) 　

New Members on the 12th Standing Council of ACSC(arranged according to the number of strokes of family names)　
　 Nominated by the 11th Standing Council and passed by the plenary meeting, the new members on the 12th Standing Council of ACSC are as follows: 　 Wang Bing (Liaoning Normal U.), Feng Jianwen (Nanjing Finance U.),　 Zhu Jiancheng (Guangdong U. of Foreign L. and Trade), Liu Yigong (Lanzhou U.), Chen Yanping (Beijing U.), Chen Xiaoying (Sichuan U. of Foreign Studeis), 　  Yang Lingxia (Nankai U.), Xu Bingxun （Inner Mongolia U.）, 　  Guo Jide (Shandong U.), Jiang Peng (CASS), 　 Pan Yingchun (Wuhan U.),
Leadership
President: Gu Jide
Vice Presidents: Feng Jianwen, Wang Bing
The Secretariat:　 The Secretariat of ACSC will move from Nankai U. to Shandong U. Li Wei from Shandong U. is the Secretary General. Fu Chengshuang from Nankai U. and Du Fa Chun from the Institute of Anthropology and Ethnology of CASS are the Vice Secretaries General, who will respectively take charge of the website maintenance and liaison work in Beijing. (Chinese provided by Prof. Li Wei; Tanslated by Prof. Wang Bing ) (Please see the Chinese version in the attached document 1)  　

2. Shanghai Jiaotong University and McMaster University collaborate in Student Exchange Program 　 The objective of the academic cooperation between the Shanghai Jiaotong University and McMaster University is to provide an opportunity for students to experience Chinese/Canadian cultures through direct interactions in a university setting.　 MSJ-SCEP was initiated and agreed on by the Vice Presidents of both universities, Dr. Luke Chan from McMaster University and Dr. Yinjie from Shanghai Jiaotong University. Dr. Yu Liming, director of Canadian Studies Center in Shanghai Jiaotong University supervised the actual implementation of the Program. It took four months from the preparation of the program to the actual implementation in both China and Canada. Students from both universities actively participated and contributed to the success of the implementation of the program. This Exchange Program not only gave students of both universities opportunities to explore different cultural experiences, but also formed a bridge for strengthening the friendship between the two countries. (Provided by Prof. Yu Liming)(Please see the full text in attached document 2)   3. Professor John Conner Delivers Lectures at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics 　 See attached document 3 for full bilingual texts about the event. (Provided by Prof. Feng Jianwen) (Please see the full text in attached document 3)  
4. ICCS Notice on publication of a large Issue of International Canadianists
　 ICCS has informed us that it is collecting recent reports on events, activities, important news, and newly published books from various associations. We hope all the centers will, if any, send your Englsih reports to Prof. Fu Chengshuang (fush@nankai.edu.cn), who will send our reports to ICCS. 　 5. Prof. Wang Bing Completed His Canada-Asia Award Project
Prof. Wang Bing from Liaoning Normal University succssfully obtained the Canada-Asia-Pacific Award Program funding (entitled "Comparison of the Images of Visible Minorites in Textbooks in Canada and China") in 2004. He conducted his research project in Canada in 2005, and presentd a paper on the same title as a result of the research at the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society of Canada at York University, Toronto, in May 2006. Recently, his revised paper has ben accepted by the Canadian International Education journal and will come out in the December Issue of (35:2). Interested persons may try to read it when it appears. 　(Provided by Liaoning Normal U. Center)   　
6. Two short Notices of ACSC :  　 （1）ACSC website will be revised soon. Hopefully, our members will browse it and make valuable suggestions for improvements (fush@nankai.edu.cn)　(2) ACSC 准备增加一些理事，有望派出理事的中心请与李巍(weilisdu@sdu.edu.cn）或付成双联系。