第30期 3/30/2007  中国加拿大研究会会员信息站 The Association for Canadian Studies in China ListServe  =>1. 关于“2007 内蒙古大学中国—加拿大学术研讨会”的通知 （Notice for “2007 China and Canada Symposium: Ethic Culture maintenance and Modernization” held at Inner Mongolia University）    2007年7月16—18日, 内蒙古大学外国语学院和加拿大研究中心将主办“2007内蒙古大学中国—加拿大学术研讨会：民族文化传承与现代化”。本次会议将是中国和加拿大学者在多领域与多学科中相互交流﹑加深理解和拓展合作的一次学术盛会，特别邀请了中国和加拿大的知名专家和学者出席此次盛会。本次会议将集中研讨现代化对各民族的社会生活﹑历史文化﹑经济发展和教育等方面产生的影响，并在研讨和交流中相互借鉴传承民族文化的宝贵经验。真诚邀请在相关领域素有研究者出席本次学术研讨会, 期待2007年7月在美丽的草原名城呼和浩特与您相见！有关研讨会详细情况﹑会务事宜和联系方式见附件。 内蒙古大学外国语学院/加拿大研究中心                               2007年3月25日Foreign Languages School and Canadian Studies Centre, Inner Mongolia University will hold “2007 China and Canada Symposium: Ethic Culture Maintenance and Modernization” from July 16 to 18, 2007. Well-known experts from China and Canada will be invited and the symposium is going to be an occasion where scholars from the two counties exchange viewpoints, intensify mutual understanding and strengthen cooperation in many fields and subjects. The purpose of the symposium is to study the impact of modernization on ethnic social life, culture, economic development, education, etc. and learn from each other the valuable experiences in maintaining ethnic traditions cultures both in China and Canada.           Main Topics for Discussion： 1)       Cultural comparison between Canadian aborigines and minorities in north China2)       Canadian literature (including aboriginal literature)3)       Ethic education and regional development4)       Diversity of ethnic culture5)       Cooperation of economy and trade between China and Canada and economic development6)        Environmental Protection and substantial developmentExcellent papers presented will be published in a collection afterwards.  Symposium Agenda:July 16, 2007: Registration at Tao Li Hotel, Inner Mongolia UniversityJuly 17 to 18 2007 : Plennery session and panel SessionsJuly 19, 2007: Cultural tour to grassland  Venue:Tao Li Hotel in Inner Mongolia University, P. R. China.Registry Fee:RMB 500 for printed materials, city tour and meals; extra RMB 150 for the tour to grassland. Participants will pay for their rooms and Tao Li Hotel in Inner Mongolia University is recommended to stay.Those who are interested can contact with Wang Songtao, Wei LI and Liu Yanchun by email: imu-scs@126.com, or call: 0471-4993509; fax: 0471-4993509. Please contact them before May 1, 2007; summary of your paper should sent by June 1, 2007.  =>2. 加拿大威尔弗里德·罗里尔大学副校长保罗·斯蒂芬·马克西姆教授一行访问南开大学（Professor Paul Stefan Maxim, Vice-President of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and his fellows visited Nankai University）  加拿大威尔弗里德·罗里尔大学( Wilfrid Laurier University)副校长保罗·斯蒂芬·马克西姆教授(Paul Stefan Maxim)y一行四人于2007年3月21-23日在南开大学加拿大研究中心陈巴特尔博士的陪同下来南开大学进行了友好访问。22日保罗先生在南开大学周恩来政府管理学院为社会学系、历史学院、高等教育研究所的师生做了题为“加拿大和加拿大土著民：艰难的关系”的精彩报告。报告分为三个部分：第一，政府和土著民之间的社会和政治关系简要讨论；第二，加拿大土著民社会与经济条件概况；第三，主要观点及其主要研究项目。报告结束后，南开大学周恩来政府管理学院领导宴请了保罗校长一行。 23日中国加拿大研究会前会长韩经纶教授、中国加拿大研究会秘书付成双博士会见并宴请了保罗先生一行，并就开展学术交流和合作研究事项进行了会谈。23日下午，加拿大客人还和国际交流中心的领导进行了交流，就两校教师交流和学生交换事宜达成了初步的意向。（陈巴特尔供稿）照片见附件。Professor Paul Stefan Maxim, Vice-President of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and his fellows came to Nankai University for a friendly visit accompanied by Dr. Chen Bateer of the Canadian Studies Centers of Nankai University on March, 21 - 23, 2007. Mr. Paul’s three fellows are Peter Donahue, Director of International Services; Ginny Dybenk, Dean of the School of Business and Economics; and Lesley Cooper, Dean of Social Work Department. At Zhou Enlai Government School Mr. Paul gave an excellence report named “Canada and Canadian Aboriginal People: A Troubled Relationship” to the teachers and students coming from the Department of Sociology, the Historical School, and Higher Education Institute, Nankai University on the 22nd. The report is divided into three parts: First, a brief discussion about the social and political relations between the government and aboriginals; Second, the general situations of the Canadian aboriginals’ social and economic condition; Third, the main views and research programs. After the report, the Dean of the Zhou Enlai Government School, Nankai University entertained President Paul and the fellows. On the 23rd Professor Han Jinglun, the former president of Association for Canadian Studies in China and Dr. Fu Chengshuang, Vise-Secretary of ACSC met and entertained Mr. Paul and the fellows, talking about developing academic exchange and collaboration on Canadian studies. The Canadian guests also communicated with the officer of the International Exchange Centre, Nankai University and both sides expressed their intention of exchanging the teachers and the students between the two universities on the afternoon of the 23rd. (written by Chen Bateer)See the attached photos.