On April 11, the Asia-Pacific regional iSchools, in conjunction with the iSchools Board, have launched a Next Generation Committee. Di Wang, Postdoc Researcher of our school, and Shaobo Liang, Assistant Professor at our school, were both selected. Among them, Di Wang was designated as the Chair by the AP iSchools Board, and Shaobo Liang was committee member.

The purpose of the Asia-Pacific iSchools Next Generation Committee is to maximize the visibility and communication among the next generation researchers, to enhance academic initiatives and mutual support, and to empower the AP library and information science community with vitality and to cultivate future leaders in the information field. The Committee will facilitate an international network for next generation researchers through various events and activities, including the AP-iConference, workshops, panels, international research projects and joint grant proposals. This newly established sub-organization of the AP-iSchools now includes 18 members from 13 institutions of 8 countries for the first term of two years.

(The above information and picture is fromhttps://ischools.org/News/12703755)

Members List of the First Next Generation Committee of Asia-Pacific iSchools

(The above information is fromhttps://ischools.org/AP-Next-Generation-Committee)