Presented by Professor Anming Zhang
Operations and Logistics Division
Sauder School of Business
University of British Columbia

Dr. Zhang is a Professor in Operations and Logistics and holds Vancouver International Airport Authority Chair Professor in Air Transportation at Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC). He served as the Chair of the Operations and Logistics Division, Sauder School of Business, UBC (2003-2005), and as the Director of UBC's Centre for Transport Studies (2003-2004). He has been the Vice President (Academic & Program) for the World Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) since 2006. Dr. Zhang is the recipient of the "Yokohama Special Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher" awarded at the 7th World Conference on Transportation Research (WCTR) in Sydney, Australia in 1995, and is the recipient of the "WTCR-Society Prize", awarded to the overall best paper of the 8th WCTR in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1998. 

Dr. Zhang has published over 90 refereed journal papers in the areas of transportation, logistics, industrial organization and trade policy. He has co-authored two recent books: Globalization and Strategic Alliances: The Case of the Airline Industry, 2000, Pergamon Press, Oxford; and Air Cargo in Mainland China and Hong Kong, 2004, Ashgate, London (Chinese editions published both in Hong Kong and Mainland China). Dr. Zhang has been a consultant to organizations in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Korea, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, U.S. and Canada. Together with his colleages, he has recently completed a research project entitled "Towards Estimating the Social and Environmental Costs of Transportation in Canada." This is an input to Transport Canada's ongoing effort to estimate the full costs of all transportation modes including automobile, rail, air and shipping.

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Event Details

Date and Time
Saturday, September 22, 2012
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Registration
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Public Seminar
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Q&A

Location
Room 203 North Building
535 Fahuazhen Road, Shanghai

RSVP
RSVP and business card are required. Please RSVP with name, phone number, email, and company name to IMBA@sauder.ubc.ca or call at (021) 6293-2604 by Thursday, September 14, 2012.

Attendance at this event is no-cost.