Speaker: ZHOU Yonghong, Associate Professor, Jinan UniversityTime: 10:00-11:30Tecent Meeting ID: 900 976 551Abstract:It has been proven that language is a symbol of culture and politics. This study investigates the cohort effect of the Hong Kong's handover on the language speaking in adulthood based on the 2006 and 2011 Hong Kong population censuses. We find that Mandarin is more likely to be used by Hong Kong natives who were exposed to the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997 during their school-age years, especially for the generation that were exposed during their primary-school years. Besides, the Hong Kong natives who experienced the handover in their school-age years insist on speaking Mandarin even when the political environment changes from the year 2006 to 2011. Our evidences reveal that political change that occurs during school-age years has a long-term impact on an individual's behavior in their later adulthood. Further discussion implies that exposure to political change such as regime transfer during school-age years impacts individual's national identity.

Moderator:  Dr. Ye Bing, associate professor, School of Economics, Zhejiang University Tecent Meeting ID：309 430 555)Speakers: Dr. Zhan Qu, assistant professor, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of GöttingenAbstract: This paper shows that allowing downstream firms in a supply chain to carry strategic inventory may dampen the bullwhip effect, thereby making the supply chain more resilient to demand shocks. Strategic inventory occurs if downstream firms move orders forward in order to put pressure on the wholesale prices that suppliers charge on subsequent purchases. We show that it is the process of forward buying that reduces the variance of suppliers' production relative to buyers' sales. Since strategic inventory involves an implicit cost there is a limit to how much strategic inventory buyers should be allowed to carry and hence how much the bullwhip effect should be dampened. We prove that suppliers should only eliminate the bullwhip effect if demand shocks are not too persistent.

The first carnival of the animals: Causes and consequences of the diversification of Early Palaeozoic marine lifeThursday, 29 October 2020 -  8am (GMT) / 4pm (Beijing)Register here.Presented by:Professor Renbin Zhan, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing Institute of Geology and PalaeontologyProfessor David Harper, Department of Earth Sciences, Durham UniversityWhat will be covered?·        Life has been evolving on our planet for some four billion years but for most of geological time life was microbial·        Within a window of some 100 million years animal life appeared in complexity and diversity and gradually began to dominate our biosphere·        Major biotic events such as the Cambrian Explosion, The Great Ordovician Biodiversification and the Late Ordovician Extinction changed the direction of life on Earth, established its resilience and initiated more modern marine ecosystems·        Intrinsic factors such as competition between animals and extrinsic factors such as climate and environmental change were key evolutionary drivers·        Crucial fossil evidence from China and beyond will be discussed and illustrated.

  

The APRU Global Conference is a significant occasion that brings together those dedicated to global health from across the globe. This year, the conference will focus on the theme, Universal Healthcare across the Life Course, and defines it in the global health practice, research, and theory. The theme reflects not only the inter-dependence of the whole society but also health equity throughout the life course within and among countries.To ensure all people have access to needed promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) across the life course is a critical component to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages in.The conference will be an invaluable opportunity for those working in the field of global health to share and exchange knowledge and build networks. We look forward to welcoming global health experts and scholars around the globe to attend the conference.The 14th APRU Global Health Conference is organized in partnership with USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health.Featured SpeakersDr Margaret Chan, Inaugural Dean of Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University and Emeritus Director General of World Health OrganizationDr Minghui Ren, WHO, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage/ Communicable and Noncommunicable DiseasesProf Alejandro Gaviria, President of Universidad de los Andes and Former Minister of Health and Social Protection, Colombia RegistrationClick here( https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7fm3LO7QwSnQ9LFl7HRPQ ) to register for the conference.

Fully bilingual (French-English), the event is open to the general public. This year’s virtual Open Day gives the unique opportunity to discover École Polytechnique in a new way and envision your future studies on campus!Driven by the success of the first edition, École Polytechnique hosts its second Open Day on October 10, 2020. In order to allow students and future candidates to discover the different programs offered at École Polytechnique, all academic program directors will participate in this year’s virtual Open Day, interacting with high school students and their parents, and all other potential future candidates.This virtual and fully interactive event targets both French and international audiences, and is offered in French and in English. This year’s virtual Open Day strives to offer international participants the opportunity to follow the conferences and ask their questions live. Throughout the day, they have the opportunity to attend conferences, interspersed with short videos and testimonials.The morning sessions feature two webinars for professionals on continuing education (Executive Master and Executive Education programs). Eric Labaye, President of École Polytechnique and of Institut Polytechnique de Paris, opens the afternoon session, followed by conferences on the academic programs offered at l’X (Ingénieur Polytechnicien program, Bachelor of Science program, and Masters of Science & Technology programs).Participants will also discover the entrepreneurship options available, through the testimony of Nicolas Cruaud, Co-founder of Néolithe, a start-up incubated at l’X.Finally, the academic and research programs offered by Institut Polytechnique de Paris will be highlighted with a presentation by Yves Laszlo, Provost of École Polytechnique and Chairman of the Academic and Research Committee of Institut Polytechnique de Paris.Reserve your spot for this year’s virtual Open Day! For more details (registration is mandatory): https://communication.polytechnique.fr/jpo/index.php?lang=en 

Host： Prof.Xiaojun Li , ZJUSPASpeaker:  Dr. Biao Huang，University of British ColumbiaVenue: ZoomMeeting Room：94283460353 （Password∶lecture9）

Host： Dr. Yongdong Shen, ZJUSPASpeaker:  Prof. Chao Guo，University of PennsylvaniaVenue: ZoomMeeting Room：91370526278 （Password∶lecturel0）

Speakers:Prof. Jianguo Zhu, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of SydneyDr. Gang Lei, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology SydneyTime: 14:00, Wednesday, July 15th 2020Abstract:This webinar presents important aspects of electrical drive system design, including scalar and vectorial characterization of magnetic materials, consideration of electrical machine topologies, drive techniques, and deterministic and robust design optimization methods. Various design concepts, such as application-oriented design, design for high quality manufacturing, and system level optimization, will be introduced and discussed. About the speakers:Professor Jian Guo ZhuSchool of Electrical and Information EngineeringUniversity of SydneyJian Guo Zhu (S’93–M’96–SM’03) received the B.E. degree in 1982 from Jiangsu Institute of Technology, Jiangsu, China, the M.E. degree in 1987 from Shanghai University of Technology, Shanghai, China, and the Ph.D. degree in 1995 from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia, all in electrical engineering. He was appointed a lecturer at UTS in 1994 and promoted to full professor in 2004 and Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering in 2017. At UTS, he has held various leadership positions, including the Head of School for School of Electrical, Mechanical and Mechatronic Systems and Director for CEMPE (Centre of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics). In 2018, he joined the University of Sydney, Australia, as a full professor and the Head of School for School of Electrical and Information Engineering. His research interests include computational electromagnetics, measurement and modelling of magnetic properties of materials, electrical machines and drives, power electronics, renewable energy systems and smart micro grids. On these topics, he has conducted 60+ research projects sponsored by competitive government grants and industrial companies. Based on their research findings, he and his team have published 2 books, 8 book chapters, 414 (198 since 2015) journal articles, and 575 (188 since 2015) conference papers. His publications have attracted 13,971 (9,080 since 2015) total citations with an h-index of 56 (47 since 2015) and i10-index of 332 (225 since 2015), according to Google Scholar(https://scholar.google.com/citations?user= 3UbQavcAAAAJ&hl=en) on 8 July 2020. Among the journal papers, 158 were published in Q1 and 221 in Q2 ranked journals. As the general chairman, he has organized COMPUMAG2011 and ICEMS2017 in Sydney, Australia, and 2dm workshop 2016 in Tianjin, China. As well, he has served as an editor in chief, associate editor, and guest editor for various journals. Dr. Gang LeiSchool of Electrical and Data EngineeringUniversity of Technology SydneyGang Lei received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Huanggang Normal University, China, in 2003, the M.S. degree in mathematics and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in 2006 and 2009, respectively. He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. His research interests include computational electromagnetics, and design optimization of electrical machines and drive systems. He has published a book in Springer and 65 articles in IEEE transactions. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and a Guest Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion for a special section on robust design and analysis of electrical machines and drives.Venue: DingtalkScan the QR code to join Dingtalk group