Geoff Webber, A Memorial

Geoff Webber, long time USCPFA member and ever welcoming host of Atlanta USCPFA movie night, passed away on August 23rd, 2013 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. To the end Geoff remained cheerful and optimistic. His kindness, steadiness and warmth will be sorely missed by all who knew him. Geoff was one of those rare individuals that made everyone who met him feel like family and was always genuinely interested in every topic of conversation that arose. An aeronautic engineer and theater actor and lover, Geoff had an enthusiasm for life and learning that showed in the numerous social, artistic and community endeavors he was involved with. Geoff celebrated his 84th birthday just days before his passing.

Read the Atlanta Journal Constitution's full memorial at this link. 

Geoff and Pat Webber

Geoff and Pat Webber 2013

 

 

USCPFA-Atlanta Spring Forum 2013

 "China's New Leadership: Policies and Goals as Seen in the National Peoples Congress Meeting of March 5-9, 2013"

Sunday March 17, 2013 

Time: 4:30 p.m.

 

Featuring Yawei Liu: Director of the Carter Center China Program and Thomas Remington: Goodrich White Professor of Political Science at Emory University

  

Agnes Scott College: Teasley Lecture Hall in the Mary Brown Bullock Science Center. E. Dougherty St. Decatur, GA 30030

Follow the signs that say "US-China Special Event.
For more information email - shkkse@yahoo.com    

Lecture at GSU by Eminent China Scholar

Andrew Wedeman PhD

"Double Paradox: Rising Corruption and Rapid Growth in China"

Andrew Wedeman, Professor, Dept. of Political Science, GSU

Friday, February 15, 2013 2:00-4:00pm  Georgia State University, Troy Moore Library, General Classroom Building

Dr. Andrew Wedeman is one of the world's foremost authorities on corruption in China. For this talk, he will present finding from his acclaimed book "Double Paradox" which analyzes why the Chinese economy has continued to grow at a staggering rate even as corruption worsens. Using date from a wide range of sources, Wedeman argues that the Chinese paradox of growth with corruption is a combination of timing, the nature of economic reforms, and the Party's willingness to combat corruption.

Sponsored by the Asian Studies Center of GSU, the Department of Political Science GSU and the Asian Studies Club of GSU.